Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein"

[Akijama]

Okay, so before we dive into this, let's just recap where the forever busy Guillermo del Toro is at right now. He's got his robots vs. monsters thing "Pacific Rim" hitting theaters this Friday, after which he'll work on the TV adaptation of his novel series "The Strain" for FX through until the end of the year. And then he'll kick off 2014 with his next feature film, the gothic horror "Crimson Peak." But as always, del Toro has about a half dozen irons in the fire, and he's already looking to reteam with his "Crimson Peak" star Benedict Cumberbatch on another project.

Speaking with Daily Telegraph (today's print edition, not yet online), the paper reveals "he is hoping to direct Cumberbatch again in a new film version of 'Frankenstein.' " Exciting stuff, but as fans know, the project has been one del Toro has been working on for years in fits and starts. Back in 2009, he was reportedly doing test shooting and had selected Doug Jones (who featured as creatures in "Pan's Labryinth" and the "Hellboy" movies) to play the freakish monster. And it's easy to understand why del Toro wants Cumberbatch.

The actor has already played both the monster and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to great acclaim, starring opposite Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle's very well-received stage version that also screened in select theaters last year. All said, we'll have to see if this actually works out, but it seems del Toro is continuing to tinker with it, though it remains to be seen what Universal will do particularly considering Fox already has their "Frankenstein" starring Daniel Radcliffe already slated for a fall 2014 release.

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[hagios]

Originally Posted by Akijama

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I would love to see this happen!

My 1st. inkling of Guillermo del Toro was when I found out about 'The Strain'.

Consequently I went & ordered right away his trilogy on 'The Strain'.

Can't wait to see 'The Strain' on tv!

[RandyK]

Was just going to post this too.

I can never have enough Benedict Cumberbatch. Between this and Crimson Peak, it's good to be a fan of BC, del Toro, and the genre in general.

[Al_The_Strange]

Dang, how many films will Del Toro make?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=223511

I'd prefer seeing his take on Frankenstein though. It should be awesome.

[JonD7]

It's taking forever... ugh.

[Jaymole]

Rather see him try and get the Mountains of Madness back off the ground again....what a disappointment it was when the studio decided not to proceed.

I am sure he will make an interesting Frankenstein movie, but I would rather see something original that the umpteenth remake of Frankenstein.

[Foggy]

Stop it! Stop it right now Del Toro! Stop staying you're going to do stuff! Haven't you got a list of everything you need to catch up on before you start saying more stuff!

[dissention]

He has a new project every week and most of them never get off the ground.

I'm still disappointed nothing came of his adaptation of Dahl's The Witches.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Stop it! Stop it right now Del Toro! Stop staying you're going to do stuff! Haven't you got a list of everything you need to catch up on before you start saying more stuff!

This.

I'm tired of all these announcements and projects never getting off the ground.

[Eagles612]

I'm more interested in the "gothic horror" Crimson Peak. Pan's Labyrinth is my personal favorite from him so I'd love more original creatures and original stories. IMDB lists a "dark" remake of Pinocchio which you'd think would've been mentioned. As much as I am tired of remakes, I will still probably check out his takes on that and Frankenstein.

[ZoetMB]

While an original take on Frankenstein might be interesting, I can't imagine what they could bring to it that hasn't already been done. The Coppola version stuck much closer to the novel, but wasn't that great, in spite of DeNiro. There was a TV movie version that was also closer to the book, but also wasn't terrific.

If you attempt to make it look like the 1930s films, it will seem campy and probably remind everyone of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein". When I watch "Son of Frankenstein", I always start to laugh because the Brooks film took so much from it.

But if you make it modern, which could be believable if placed slightly in the future with all the advances in both robotics and stem cell research, it could just wind up being "meh".

But DelToro does have a great imagination. A Frankenstein with the creativity and intellect of "Pan's Labyrinth" and the humor of "Hellboy" could be spectacular.

[Da Main Man]

Originally Posted by King-Pause

I would love to see this happen!

My 1st. inkling of Guillermo del Toro was when I found out about 'The Strain'.

Consequently I went & ordered right away his trilogy on 'The Strain'.

Can't wait to see 'The Strain' on tv!

reading your post was indeed a 'Strain'

:P

[hagios]

Originally Posted by Da Main Man

reading your post was indeed a 'Strain'

:P

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

While an original take on Frankenstein might be interesting, I can't imagine what they could bring to it that hasn't already been done. The Coppola version stuck much closer to the novel, but wasn't that great, in spite of DeNiro.

It was Kenneth Branaugh, dude. Coppola did Dracula, which was great.

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

If you attempt to make it look like the 1930s films, it will seem campy and probably remind everyone of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein". When I watch "Son of Frankenstein", I always start to laugh because the Brooks film took so much from it.

Right on.

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

But if you make it modern, which could be believable if placed slightly in the future with all the advances in both robotics and stem cell research, it could just wind up being "meh".

Isn't that what Dean Koontz tried to do as a series of novels? I never did bother to read those.

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

But DelToro does have a great imagination. A Frankenstein with the creativity and intellect of "Pan's Labyrinth" and the humor of "Hellboy" could be spectacular.

I agree. Given all that you've said, it'll have to be a really unique and creative director to make Frankenstein into something new and refreshing. Everything else has been done before.

[Aerodude73]

This would be great, BUT, I'd really love a 3rd "HELLBOY"

[khan1670]

Meh, I'd rather him do something new for him than rehash a story we've seen multiple times.

I'm sure it would be great, would just rather him cover something else.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Make a new Spanish film. While I like most of his body of work, his foreign films are his best and everyone knows it.

[legendarymatt92]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Make a new Spanish film. While I like most of his body of work, his foreign films are his best and everyone knows it.

Yeah, he should make another couple of Spanish films. At least he produces and nurtures a lot of talent from his country, though.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Make a new Spanish film. While I like most of his body of work, his foreign films are his best and everyone knows it.

I think that's a common trend with foreign directors. John Woo and Kim Ji-Woon seems to have made their best work in their home countries.

[hagios]

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