At The Mountains Of Madness

Gentle Lamb Guillermo Del Toro Says Pacific Rim 2 Is Still On

Canceling canceling the apocalypse.

by Carolyn Cox Sep 18th

Kaijus never say die!

Guillermo del Toro Hasn’t Given Up On At the Mountains of Madness, May Try a PG-13 Version

Quit playin' games with my heart.

by Rebecca Pahle Jul 7th

If there's one film project that will make sci-fi nerds collapse to the floor and start twitching... it's The Phantom Menace. But if there are two, the second is Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness, an H.P. Lovecraft passion project that got the kibosh after years of work on del Toro's part because it turns out Universal didn't want to risk spending hundreds of millions of dollars on an R-rated horror movie. But hope isn't dead yet.

Guillermo del Toro Says Prometheus May Have Already Eaten His Lunch; Cthulhu May Slumber a While Longer

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by Susana Polo May 8th

If you're a follower of the career of Guillermo del Toro, which we certainly are, from Hellboy to Pan's Labyrinth to his involvement in the very early concept stages of this December's The Hobbit, you might be aware of one of his longest gestating projects, At the Mountains of Madness. Shelved once again in March of last year, the adaptation of the most famous work in of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos, has continually had trouble getting greenlit, as a conceptual horror movie about the ultimately uncomfortable relationship between mankind and the rest of the universe that would require a large budget, big special effects, and an R rating. Wait... that sounds familiar... In fact, all of those things could also apply to Ridley Scott's long awaited return to the Aliens universe, and del Toro feels this makes the market a bit to saturated.

Guillermo Del Toro Still Determined to Make The Mountains of Madness

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by Susana Polo Jun 28th

Guillermo del Toro's dream project, a film adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness subsided beneath the deeps three months ago, the eldritch whispers of its gestating emergence into reality fading with the news that Universal Pictures wasn't willing to take the bet that del Toro could turn a profit on a $150 million R-rated movie. However! del Toro, like a certain tentacle-faced high priest we could name, is steadfast in his determination to bring Lovecraftian horrors into the lives of each and every one of us.

Del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness Is Actually, Apparently, Not Happening At All

by Susana Polo Mar 9th

We held off on reporting on this yesterday, because we just didn't want it to be true. But despite the a lot of strong initial details to the contrary, it's pretty much confirmed, now. Due to budget and rating concerns from Universal Pictures, Guillermo Del Toro is shelving At the Mountains of Madness for now. From The Daily Blam!:

Though At The Mountains Of Madness was been repeatedly dubbed del Toro's passion project, it seems he is not working on it's development anymore. CriterionCast.com exchanged emails with the director, first asking: "I’m sure everyone is e-mailing you this question today, but is this June start date for Mountains of Madness true.. Got your greenlight?" To which del Toro simply replied "The opposite. Dead."

Guillermo Del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness Starts Filming in June

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by Jamie Frevele Mar 7th

In case you were worried that Guillermo Del Toro's film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, was just a crazed fever dream you had several months ago, set your fears aside. It's going to start filming in June. Producer Don Murphy (Transformers) confirmed the shoot date, though not much else is known about the production. James Cameron is also tapped to produce, and Tom Cruise and Ron Perlman are the only listed members of the cast. (Perlman confirmed his involvement in January; his character did not appear in the original novel, but will be a "no-nonsense dog sled guy." Cameron says that this will be an "epically scaled horror movie," and added, "The fans certainly won't want for a visual feast with this film." That's pretty promising coming from the guy responsible for Aliens. (io9)

5 Projects That Guillermo del Toro Should Do Now That He’s Not Doing The Hobbit

by Susana Polo Jun 4th

At the beginning of this week we were saddened by the news that Guillermo del Toro will no longer be working on The Hobbit movie. Among other things, we were really looking forward to seeing his Mirkwood, and to watching Weta Workshop's triumphant return to Middle Earth. But we are comforting ourselves by imagining all the other projects he is now free to pursue. Below, we outline four of our Guillermo del Toro dream projects, and a few bonus projects that, you know, might actually happen.