Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | yesterday
Guillermo del Toro's long list of incredibly cool projects keeps growing: Alfonso Cuaron tells Empire that del Toro has written, and will be directing, a stop-motion animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Witches."
Filmstalker (Free subscription) | yesterday
We heard some time ago that Guillermo Del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón were set to adapt another Roald Dahl story when Del Toro suggested The Witches, and even produced a script in lightning time. Cuarón loved the script and the project moved forward with Cuarón set to direct. However news today suggests that Del Toro is adding to his already burgeoning slate and is going to direct...
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filming doesnt begin until 2010, but that wont stop good ol Guillermo del Toro from leaking some more minor details about The Hobbit whenever he can! Over at BilboHobbit.com, the director promises...
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Two years ago, it was announced that Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro would be teaming up to remake Roald Dahl’s classic book, “The Witches.” You might remember the 1990 version that starred Angelica Huston which was quite good, but probably scarred a generation or two of children. It’s a story that’s [...]
FEARnet: News & Reviews (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I think about Roald Dahl’s The Witches, I can’t help but be overcome with fond memories of my childhood. Angelica Huston used to freak me out in that movie. Bad. Maybe that’s why it took me so long to see Crimes and Misdemeanors. But take those great childhood memories and fuse them to two names: Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo Del Toro. Okay, now we’re talking adulthood memories! had the...
io9 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Now, here's an idea that will give me nightmares for years: Guillermo Del Toro is going to direct the stop-motion feature adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastic novel The Witches, where a small boy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
As if he wasnt already busy enough, weve got the scoop on another possible upcoming project for geek icon Guillermo Del Toro this week. This is just one of a hundred movies he seems to be juggling...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
As part of a promotion for the new Hellboy II Blu-Ray, Guillermo del Toro participated in an online chat with fans last weekend. As always, del Toro usually provides some minor updates on The Hobbit during chats like this, and he revealed a few details actually worth mentioning. Thanks to BilboHobbit.com for providing the transcript of the chat. Most importantly, del Toro says...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
According to the transcripts from a recent online chat by Guillermo del Toro, fans can expect the cameras to start rolling on "The Hobbit's" 370-day shoot in 2010.
Backseat Cuddler (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Guillermo del Toro did a live Blu-Ray chat for the Hellboy II: The Golden Army users where he announced plans for the two upcoming Hobbit films. He confirmed that a shoot lasting just over a year - 370 days to be precise - will commence in 2010 for the two “The Hobbit” films. He added that we will see [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Benicio Del Toro is Hollywood's finest mumbler since Marlon Brando. He is never better than when mumbling his lines. Except, possibly, when he has no lines to mumble at all. He loves nothing more than paring a script down to nothing. No one can grunt, wince or wheeze their way through a movie quite like Del Toro. Which makes his new film, Che, the perfect vehicle for him. In the movie,...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Guillermo del Toro, being the mensch that he is, went back online this week (hey, it’s not a holiday week in Mexico) to talk more details about The Hobbit. Of course, there aren’t many details left to share at this point—filming doesn’t begin until 2010, and they haven’t even figured out the shortlist for Bilbo yet. But the conversation at contains a few small tidbits that at least the diehard...
Teaser-Trailer.com (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Director Guillermo Del Toro knows he’s been entrusted a real responsibility with the movie adaptation of The Hobbit , check those interviews made a while ago: Hobbit by Director Guillermo del Toro We are all longing for a new movie saga based on J.R.R. Tolkien ’s fantasy novels! Let’s hope that Guillermo Del Toro will bring us a great Hobbit movie! 2011 , the scheduled year of...
A view on PR from Silicon Valley (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Director Guillermo del Toro is directing the two-part Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit. While doing promotion for the new Hellboy II Blu-Ray, director Guillermo del Toro provided some minor updates on his upcoming two-part adaptation of The Hobbit . He reports that filming will commence in 2010 and last an entire year. del Toro - who's well-known for his love of practical...
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Director Guillermo del Toro reveals more about the prequel production.
