Tag: The Shape of Water
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Guillermo del Toro’s Secrets to Successful Film Pitch: Pitch For Yourself, Bring the Passion
In a town where a single pitch meeting can make or break a lifelong dream, Guillermo del Toro is among the fortunate whose vision has repeatedly been realized.Though he took home the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars in 2017 for “The Shape of Water,” not all of del Toro’s ideas have been so successful.…
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Guillermo del Toro: It’s the Director’s Duty to Always ‘Exceed the Budget’
As you can imagine, Guillermo del Toro has some unique insights on what it means to be a director. Speaking to Alec Baldwin as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Director Series, he shared one that his financiers might not be especially happy about: “As a director, it is your duty to always responsibly exceed…
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Haley Bennett in Talks to Join Amy Adams in Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ (Exclusive)
“The Girl on the Train” star Haley Bennett is in early talks to join Amy Adams and Glenn Close in Netflix’s adaptation of “Hillbilly Elegy,” directed by Ron Howard.Sources say a deal hasn’t closed yet and her schedule could pose conflicts, but Bennett and Netflix are determined to resolve whatever issues may arise. Gabriel Basso…
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Leonardo DiCaprio in Talks to Star in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ (Exclusive)
Leonardo DiCaprio is in negotiations to star in Fox Searchlight’s “Nightmare Alley,” Guillermo del Toro’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning film “The Shape of Water.”Del Toro will direct the pic and co-wrote the script with Kim Morgan. “Nightmare Alley” is being produced and financed by del Toro and J. Miles Dale with TSG Entertainment, with Fox…
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‘Nightmare Alley’ Remake Will Team Leonardo DiCaprio With Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is ready to return to directing after winning an Oscar for The Shape of Water. The filmmaker will helm a remake of the 1940s noir Nightmare Alley, and he’s already attracting some serious star power. Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in del Toro’s movie, which will follow a con-man who…
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Leonardo DiCaprio in Talks to Lead Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’
Talk about a match made in heaven: Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is in line to lead the next film from Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water filmmaker took 2018 off after scoring Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture with his fantastical love story, and it appears he’s now settled on Nightmare…
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Glenn Close Joins Amy Adams in Ron Howard’s Netflix Movie ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Fresh off her seventh Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win for The Wife, Glenn Close has signed on to join Amy Adams in Ron Howard’s Netflix drama Hillbilly Elegy, Collider has learned. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Vanessa Taylor (The Shape of Water) is adapting J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir, whicih saw a family crisis force the former…
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Guillermo del Toro Writing and Directing Secret Bad Robot Project ‘Zanbato’
Guillermo del Toro hasn’t set up a live-action directing project since winning an Oscar for The Shape of Water, but it looks like that’s about to change. The filmmaker is writing and directing a movie a for Paramount and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot which is said to be about “young female ninja”, although del Toro…
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Alfonso Cuarón wins Oscar for best director for Roma
Cuarón becomes fifth Mexican best director winner in six years, as he takes the Academy Award for his 70s-set drama RomaAlfonso Cuarón has won the Oscar for best director at the 91st Academy Awards for Roma.This is the second time Cuarón has taken the award, after winning in 2014 for his space drama Gravity. This…