Cronos (1993) Debut feature from the Mexican director about an unusual scarab-shaped device and the consequences it has on an old antique dealer. Praised at Cannes, winning the Best Picture award partly due to the imaginative story and implicit themes of religion.
Mimic (1997) First international production and widely considered to be Del Toro's worst film to date. The narrative is interesting yet formulaic with a swarm of cockroaches spreading a deadly disease.
The Devil's Backbone (2001) Returning to a Spanish/Mexican feature starring Del Toro regular Federico Luppi. A gothic horror set during the Spanish Civil War, regarding a young boy in an orphanage and the spirits that reside there.
Blade II (2002) Switched back to an American production with this adult comic book movie. Strangely Del Toro was brought on to direct the sequel to the Blade franchise, without having been involved in the first one. Went to become the most successful of the trilogy.
Hellboy (2004) His second foray into comic books was the more child friendly 'Hellboy' where he worked with regular collaborators Ron Perlman and Doug Jones. This film enabled him to create strange and magical creatures which would be used in later films.
Blade II (2002) Switched back to an American production with this adult comic book movie. Strangely Del Toro was brought on to direct the sequel to the Blade franchise, without having been involved in the first one. Went to become the most successful of the trilogy.
Hellboy (2004) His second foray into comic books was the more child friendly 'Hellboy' where he worked with regular collaborators Ron Perlman and Doug Jones. This film enabled him to create strange and magical creatures which would be used in later films.
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Considered Del Toro's best film to date, the adult fairytale is seen by the director as a 'spiritual' sequel in terms of themes and narrative to his earlier film, 'The Devil's Backbone'. The film premiered at Cannes and won numerous awards across the globe.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Due to the previous success of 'Pan's Labyrinth', Del Toro was able to fast track the second part of his Hellboy saga. The film has yet to be released yet, but early buzz is looking good.
After work on the four year shoot of 'The Hobbit' and its sequel is complete, Guillermo Del Toro has expressed interest in a range of potential projects including Frankenstein, Tarzan and an adaption of H.P Lovecraft's classic novella 'At the Mountains of Madness', and maybe even a third Hellboy film.
After work on the four year shoot of 'The Hobbit' and its sequel is complete, Guillermo Del Toro has expressed interest in a range of potential projects including Frankenstein, Tarzan and an adaption of H.P Lovecraft's classic novella 'At the Mountains of Madness', and maybe even a third Hellboy film.
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Have you decided on the 3 films yet? I think you should make Pan's Lab your main focus, it's a great film to analyse!
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