You may think that you haven't heard of the Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro, but chances are you have heard his name briefly in passing and once you realise his past features, a resounding "ahh" will echo around the room. The visionary director started with small (but successful) Spanish films until moving onto the little heard of 'Mimic' which was an American production. From here he continuously switched from Spanish films to American films, churning out comic-book films 'Blade II' and 'Hellboy' most recently.
But what really got him noticed over her was the superb, award laden modern masterpiece 'Pan's Labyrinth'. Described by Del Toro himself as an adult fairytale, the film shocked and awed in equal measure. Currently the director is finishing up work on the Hellboy sequel, before moving onto the long awaited prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' saga, 'The Hobbit'. A great choice of director in my opinion, and with Peter Jackson on board as executive producer how could they go wrong?
Well i hope that cleared up a few queries people were having about my choice of auteur and i will try to update my blog whenever i can.
Ta :)
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