When Guillermo del Toro’s name comes up in conversation, the discussion often revolves around his strange yet compelling filmography, from both of his Hellboy films to the noir trappings of Nightmare Alley.
And while there is plenty to talk about in these films, including the ever-popular trope that the real monsters don’t often have fur or fangs, del Toro also has a collection of films that haven’t made it to the silver screen.
Sometimes his busy schedule forced him to drop a project.
Other times, another filmmaker would step in.
And of course, there’s always the massive hurdles that any filmmaker has to get over when pitching a project.
For every movie that eventually reaches the big screen, there are plenty of others that don’t.
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