Guillermo del Toro could have Directed Thor - Blu-ray Forum

MAPdead · 06-13-2009, 01:57 AM

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Director Guillermo del Toro has lots of projects in the works, including "At the Mountains of Madness," "Jekyll and Hyde," "The Strain," "Frankenstein" and of course "The Hobbit" prequels. And while he is still considering "Hellboy 3," he said that it probably won't happen since Ron Perlman doesn't want to wear the Hellboy suit anymore.

Del Toro now reveals to MTV News that his list of movies could have been very different, if he accepted the job to helm the upcoming "Thor" movie. He said that he was very close to taking the job, which would have been instead of "The Hobbit."

"They approached me for 'Thor,'" said del Toro. "And for a long time we talked about that, because the mythology and the images were very attractive to me. I'm a fan of [Jack] Kirby and the power he has, and I'm a fan of the original mythology. So I thought we could go back to the original mythology a lot. I love Loki, I think he's a great figure."

The job eventually went to Kenneth Branagh and del Toro signed on to helm "The Hobbit" prequels.

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Damn I wish he would be making it I know it would have been amazing.

Eagle_23 · 06-13-2009, 02:01 AM

No Hellboy 3!! NNOOOOO!!!

iori · 06-13-2009, 02:11 AM

i would love a hb 3. sucks

PH3AR · 06-13-2009, 02:33 AM

I would like another Hellboy there enjoyable films

tbizzle · 06-13-2009, 02:35 AM

From what I've heard about Brannagh, I'm pretty stoked that he's directing it. But Guillermo would've been awesome as well, in a different way

Blu Titan · 06-13-2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JHM

i would love a hb 3. sucks

Agree. The Hellboy movies are great.

MAPdead · 06-13-2009, 02:57 AM

I would love to see a Hellboy 3 but if Perlmen isn't down then it shouldn't be done.

charlie swords · 06-13-2009, 03:13 AM

i would rather see Del Toro direct Dr. Strange, but it looks like he's pretty busy.

MAPdead · 06-13-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie swords

i would rather see Del Toro direct Dr. Strange, but it looks like he's pretty busy.

You know that would turn out great to as well.

Batman1980 · 06-13-2009, 05:00 PM

The Hobbit>Thor and it's not even close so this doesn't bother me at all.

NARMAK · 06-13-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Eagle_23

No Hellboy 3!! NNOOOOO!!!

your kidding right? Hellboy movies are awesome

As for GTD having directed it, i'll reserve judgement till i see the other directors version but feel GDT has more interacttion with weird gothic, medieval, fantasy, arcane style films

Don't know if he could pull Thor off as well if that's where his talent lies but we'll see, maybe he could branch out to a different mythoilogy & look as he is a very talented director going by his works

I think Thor could suprise us though as it's not a very well known mainstream character like Batman or Superman but if done right will be catapult into limelight with people expectations rising for an Avengers movie

KubrickFan · 06-13-2009, 07:13 PM

Would be cool, but I think he's more suited for The Hobbit. And Branagh directing Thor looks to be promising too, so I don't really mind.

mjbethancourt · 06-13-2009, 09:25 PM

Yeah, GDT considered this, until demand for his services went through the roof on the basis of his work on 'Hellboy' and 'Pan's Labyrinth'. He is way too talented to be wasted on 'Thor'. He can do whatever movie he wants to, now. Just look at his schedule: everything after 'The Hobbit' is pretty much a list of personal vanity projects. This is his time. He is officially the industry's hot commodity for directors. That's why he's currently working on what could possibly be the biggest motion picture of all time.

Thor fans, don't despair, Branagh is actually a pretty good director.

cflames89 · 06-13-2009, 11:21 PM

I think things fell into place just fine on both ends.

Eagle_23 · 06-14-2009, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by NARMAK

your kidding right? Hellboy movies are awesome

Think you misinterpreted me there (I love the 2 Hellboy movies). I'm upset that we likely won't be seeing a Hellboy 3, especially after the setup for it in the 2nd. I still have hope though.

shuah · 06-16-2009, 06:54 AM

Personally, I'm glad he isn't doing either Hellboy or Thor. I couldn't care less about how the Hobbit turns out, but I think he completely screwed up Hellboy & turned it into Blade II vs X-Men.

What a horrible director.

Devil's Backbone was awful

Blade II was worse than the first

Pan's Labrynth was super weak

I'm still waiting for this Guilliermo Del Toro guy to come along. I still haven't seen one of his movies. I know I haven't, because everybody says he's so great and that many people can't be wrong. But all the movies I've seen that are supposedly his, so far, have been really boring with pissy endings.

Batman1980 · 06-16-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by shuah

Personally, I'm glad he isn't doing either Hellboy or Thor. I couldn't care less about how the Hobbit turns out, but I think he completely screwed up Hellboy & turned it into Blade II vs X-Men.

What a horrible director.

Devil's Backbone was awful

Blade II was worse than the first

Pan's Labrynth was super weak

I'm still waiting for this Guilliermo Del Toro guy to come along. I still haven't seen one of his movies. I know I haven't, because everybody says he's so great and that many people can't be wrong. But all the movies I've seen that are supposedly his, so far, have been really boring with pissy endings.

Wow talk about a controversial opinion. Guillermo del Toro is one of the most popular filmmakers in Hollywood right now for a reason. He brings an edge and a vision that Hollywood needs, not sure why you can't see that in his movies.

shuah · 06-16-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Wow talk about a controversial opinion. Guillermo del Toro is one of the most popular filmmakers in Hollywood right now for a reason. He brings an edge and a vision that Hollywood needs, not sure why you can't see that in his movies.

Because they all have weak endings and not much else. He doesn't make stories interesting. He just makes them cool to look at.
He actually dumbs stories way down. Deep, deep down.
He has the same problem that Tim Burton has. He's an art director. Not a movie director.

I'll admit that it's all entertainment and just a product. But, come on, his stories are pretty weak, his characters are boring.

Less happened in Mike Mignola's original Hellboy comics, but they were more interesting. It wasn't just Mike's art. He knew where less was more. Del Toro just throws fireworks at the camera. He overdoes everything.

I bought Hellboy.
I really wanted to like it.

I really wanted to like Pan's Labrynth.

But the guy can't tell a story.

Not to mention the fact that he likes to over-stretch his effects department, so all of the CGI looks like wax.

MCT · 06-16-2009, 02:38 PM

good thing the Hobbit is just as much PJ's vision as it is his, then. PJ will tell the story, Del Toro will show it. Winning combination to me.

Teabaggins · 06-16-2009, 02:44 PM

hmm, what an entirely different movie that would have been from what Branagh will make. I bet Del Toro's ideas about Asgard would be more interesting

06-13-2009, 09:25 PM	#13
mjbethancourt Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2008 Location:suburban fly-over USA 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:876	Yeah, GDT considered this, until demand for his services went through the roof on the basis of his work on 'Hellboy' and 'Pan's Labyrinth'. He is way too talented to be wasted on 'Thor'. He can do whatever movie he wants to, now. Just look at his schedule: everything after 'The Hobbit' is pretty much a list of personal vanity projects. This is his time. He is officially the industry's hot commodity for directors. That's why he's currently working on what could possibly be the biggest motion picture of all time. Thor fans, don't despair, Branagh is actually a pretty good director. Last edited by mjbethancourt; 06-13-2009 at 09:34 PM.

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06-13-2009, 02:01 AM	#2
Eagle_23 Special Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Toronto, Canada 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:780 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:22	No Hellboy 3!! NNOOOOO!!!

06-13-2009, 02:11 AM	#3
iori Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 Trading Score:2	i would love a hb 3. sucks

06-13-2009, 02:33 AM	#4
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	I would like another Hellboy there enjoyable films

06-13-2009, 02:35 AM	#5
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	From what I've heard about Brannagh, I'm pretty stoked that he's directing it. But Guillermo would've been awesome as well, in a different way

06-13-2009, 02:57 AM	#7
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	I would love to see a Hellboy 3 but if Perlmen isn't down then it shouldn't be done.

06-13-2009, 03:13 AM	#8
charlie swords Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	i would rather see Del Toro direct Dr. Strange, but it looks like he's pretty busy.

06-13-2009, 05:00 PM	#10
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	The Hobbit>Thor and it's not even close so this doesn't bother me at all.

06-13-2009, 07:13 PM	#12
KubrickFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:319	Would be cool, but I think he's more suited for The Hobbit. And Branagh directing Thor looks to be promising too, so I don't really mind.

06-13-2009, 11:21 PM	#14
cflames89 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Just north of the Blu aisle Blu-ray collection:718	I think things fell into place just fine on both ends.

06-16-2009, 06:54 AM	#16
shuah Banned Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Grand Rapids, Michigan	Personally, I'm glad he isn't doing either Hellboy or Thor. I couldn't care less about how the Hobbit turns out, but I think he completely screwed up Hellboy & turned it into Blade II vs X-Men. What a horrible director. Devil's Backbone was awful Blade II was worse than the first Pan's Labrynth was super weak I'm still waiting for this Guilliermo Del Toro guy to come along. I still haven't seen one of his movies. I know I haven't, because everybody says he's so great and that many people can't be wrong. But all the movies I've seen that are supposedly his, so far, have been really boring with pissy endings.

06-16-2009, 02:38 PM	#19
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	good thing the Hobbit is just as much PJ's vision as it is his, then. PJ will tell the story, Del Toro will show it. Winning combination to me.

06-16-2009, 02:44 PM	#20
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	hmm, what an entirely different movie that would have been from what Branagh will make. I bet Del Toro's ideas about Asgard would be more interesting

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