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Guillermo del Toro - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview

The visionary director spends an hour talking to us about his career.

Part 3 of 12: On a change of plans after being offered The Hobbit...


Highlights from the video:
I was planning to stay in Los Angeles and start two animation companies to start doing genre animated films, but doing them in a different way - doing them through an anime house in Japan and doing them 3D in America.

And then I got the call and my life changed completely. I'm still finishing the building for the company, but I'm not going to use it for three or four years!

Continue on part 4, as del Toro explains his approach to The Hobbit and how he's been managing the incredible weight of expectation hanging over the project.
jokerboy1991

jokerboy1991 on 07-10-2008 10:26 AM

DEL TORO IS THE MAN!

Some guy you dont know

Some guy you dont know on 07-10-2008 01:22 PM

God bless this man.

HappyBudda

HappyBudda on 07-10-2008 06:42 PM

del Toro is slowly becoming one of my favorite directors.. i can't wait to see Hellboy II.

smi1ey

smi1ey on 07-10-2008 07:58 PM

I ditto the previous 3 comments. This guy is truly dedicated in heart mind and spirit to his work.

TreeSapX

TreeSapX on 07-10-2008 08:41 PM

Add me to that list.

Rafael28

Rafael28 on 07-11-2008 01:09 AM

Greatest film director of our time, can't see anyone coming close.

Cal7

Cal7 on 07-11-2008 09:36 PM

Christopher Nolan is def better than him

agutierrez20

agutierrez20 on 07-11-2008 10:40 PM



I think Batman and Memento are good movies, but looking at the body of work of both directors i'll go with Del Toro, Nolan is good but not even close to GDT as far as inventive and original.

jokerboy1991

jokerboy1991 on 07-11-2008 11:46 PM

What about Insomnia and The Following. They are both great directors to me though, besides Del Toro's Mimic he hasnt made a bad movie.

thetruebastard

thetruebastard on 07-16-2008 09:55 AM

"Greatest film director of our time, can't see anyone coming close."

He is great, but I can see a lot of people coming close:

Alfonso Cuaron
Chanwook Park
P.T. Anderson
Alexander Payne
Wes Anderson
Bong Joon-ho
Etc.

Plus, you have guys like Cronenberg and Herzog still doing damn fine work.

firecover098

firecover098 on 07-11-2008 06:14 AM

He's hot. BTW, did you guys see his profile on 'Ri ch ki ss. c om'? Is he lonely? He has a nice profile with hot pics. And more he's a certified millionaire there. Is he looking for new dates seriously there?

Rusty Broomhandle

Rusty Broomhandle on 07-11-2008 06:59 AM

Haha... I was somewhat annoyed at the spammer above, but then it occurred to me how utterly hilarious it is.

Anyone here wanna see hot pics of Guillermo del Toro?

TheIceGhost

TheIceGhost on 07-11-2008 09:41 AM

It's ashame he had to turn down Deathly Hallows, he would'a rocked the hell out of that (well, those) movie(s).

I also think he should direct an adaptation of the graphic novel Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa.. that would be a-w-e-s-o-m-e.

Oh well, at least we have The Hobbit to look forward to.

ploox

ploox on 07-11-2008 03:31 PM

this guy is a definite genius, can't wait to see what he does with the hobbit

TheMrE

TheMrE on 07-11-2008 09:52 PM

Why don't you guys make a regular podcast out of this (and all) the interviews. I would love to watch them on the go.

mouveebuff99

mouveebuff99 on 07-12-2008 05:17 PM

GDT has been the most under rated Filmaker for the past few years. Devels Backbone was great. I seen that when it first came out to rent. I was blown away, I then have followed his career very closely. I am a young filmaker myself and watching these videos that RTs has on, has been like a class lecture. This guy is great.

the train

the train on 07-12-2008 09:43 PM

the mimic screenplay is available at http://sfy.ru/sfy.html?script=mimic, if anyone is interested in exploring the original third act. i thought it was a more believable ending than the one in the original movie. i would love to see what he could do with mimic if given the leeway to do it.

tomwaitsjrHAPPYICONOCLAST

tomwaitsjrHAPPYICONOCLAST on 07-13-2008 09:02 PM

One of the ten best directors working in the world.

diskjokk

diskjokk on 07-13-2008 09:26 PM

Del Toro is one of the best directors working today. When I first saw Pan's, I was riveted, captivated, and enthralled; it was such a nice surprise to see a good, original, and entertaining story. After watching Pan's, I made sure to watch every other film Del Toro directed.

Thank goodness for a director like Del Toro.

I also agree with another post made earlier that RT should make this series a podcast if possible.

wordweaver12

wordweaver12 on 07-13-2008 09:54 PM

I love Del Toro and his visionary is to be respected. However, he tends to be a little over the top which is a good thing. My only fear is that, he might make "The Hobbit" too colorful and the movie could loose its flair

Greg Fisher

Greg Fisher on 07-14-2008 03:20 AM

Wow. Awesome interview! This is, in fact, my favourite director. Can't wait to see Hellboy 2.

stevensbiggestfan93

stevensbiggestfan93 on 07-14-2008 03:47 PM

ill know very little of Del Toro but after hearing what he has done i have seen all his movies this past weekend and i think he is magnificent, a great director and might even be the best we've seen since coppola, scorcese, lucas, hitchcock, and spielberg, but i can not wait to see the hobbit films....

EricTetz

EricTetz on 07-14-2008 06:44 PM

The sound guy who recorded these clips needs to be fired.

thebbeenn

thebbeenn on 07-17-2008 03:01 AM

It's funny, as I saw Hellboy II this evening, amid the joygasms I thought wouldn't it be wonderful if del Toro teamed up with Peter Jackson on a project...


Now I know The Hobbit is in good hands - in the hands of the some of the best people in the business.

It's gonna be truly and utterly awesome.
JRR Tolkien will smile in his heaven.

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