Guillermo del Toro

Director

Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on October 9th, 1964 and is the Director. At the age of 60, Guillermo del Toro biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Guillermo del Toro Gómez, Guillo Tine Del Toro
Date of Birth
October 9, 1964
Nationality
Mexico
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Age
60 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Networth
$40 Million
Profession
Film Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Television Actor
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Guillermo del Toro Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 60 years old, Guillermo del Toro has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
89kg
Hair Color
Salt & Pepper
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Large
Measurements
Not Available
Guillermo del Toro Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
He was raised a Catholic.
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos, University of Guadalajara
Guillermo del Toro Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Lorenza Newton, ​ ​(m. 1986; div. 2017)​, Kim Morgan ​(m. 2021)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Lorenza Newton
Parents
Federico del Toro Torres, Guadalupe Gómez
Guillermo del Toro Career

Del Toro has directed a wide variety of films, from comic book adaptations (Blade II, Hellboy and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army) to historical fantasy and horror films, two of which are set in Spain in the context of the Spanish Civil War under the authoritarian rule of Francisco Franco. These two films, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, are among his most critically acclaimed works. They share similar settings, protagonists and themes with the 1973 Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive, widely considered to be the finest Spanish film of the 1970s.

Del Toro views the horror genre as inherently political, explaining, "Much like fairy tales, there are two facets of horror. One is pro-institution, which is the most reprehensible type of fairy tale: Don't wander into the woods, and always obey your parents. The other type of fairy tale is completely anarchic and antiestablishment."

He is close friends with two other prominent and critically praised Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu. The three often influence each other's directorial decisions, and have been interviewed together by Charlie Rose. Cuarón was one of the producers of Pan's Labyrinth, while Iñárritu assisted in editing the film. The three filmmakers, referred to as the "Three Amigos" founded the production company Cha Cha Cha Films, whose first release was 2008's Rudo y Cursi.

Del Toro has also contributed to the web series Trailers from Hell.

In April 2008, del Toro was hired by Peter Jackson to direct the live-action film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. On May 30, 2010, del Toro left the project due to extended delays brought on by MGM's financial troubles. Although he did not direct the films, he is credited as co-writer in An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies.

On December 1, 2008, del Toro expressed interest in a stop-motion remake to Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, collaborating with Alfonso Cuarón. On June 19, 2018, it was announced that Del Toro and Cuarón would instead be attached as executive producers on the remake with Robert Zemeckis helming the project as director and screenwriter.

On June 2, 2009, del Toro's first novel, The Strain, was released. It is the first part of an apocalyptic vampire trilogy co-authored by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The second volume, The Fall, was released on September 21, 2010. The final installment, The Night Eternal, followed in October 2011. Del Toro cites writings of Antoine Augustin Calmet, Montague Summers and Bernhardt J. Hurwood among his favourites in the non-literary form about vampires.

On December 9, 2010, del Toro launched Mirada Studios with his long-time cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, director Mathew Cullen and executive producer Javier Jimenez. Mirada was formed in Los Angeles, California to be a collaborative space where they and other filmmakers can work with Mirada's artists to create and produce projects that span digital production and content for film, television, advertising, interactive and other media. Mirada launched as a sister company to production company Motion Theory.

Del Toro directed Pacific Rim, a science fiction film based on a screenplay by del Toro and Travis Beacham. In the film, giant monsters rise from the Pacific Ocean and attack major cities, leading humans to retaliate with gigantic mecha suits called Jaegers. Del Toro commented, "This is my most un-modest film, this has everything. The scale is enormous and I'm just a big kid having fun." The film was released on July 12, 2013 and grossed $411 million at the box office.

Del Toro directed "Night Zero", the pilot episode of The Strain, a vampire horror television series based on the novel trilogy of the same name by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. FX has commissioned the pilot episode, which del Toro scripted with Hogan and was filmed in Toronto in September 2013. FX ordered a thirteen-episode first season for the series on November 19, 2013, and series premiered on July 13, 2014.

After The Strain's pilot episode, del Toro directed Crimson Peak, a gothic horror film he co-wrote with Matthew Robbins and Lucinda Cox. Del Toro has described the film as "a very set-oriented, classical but at the same time modern take on the ghost story", citing The Omen, The Exorcist and The Shining as influences. Del Toro also stated, "I think people are getting used to horror subjects done as found footage or B-value budgets. I wanted this to feel like a throwback." Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam starred in the film. Production began February 2014 in Toronto, with an April 2015 release date initially planned. The studio later pushed the date back to October 2015, to coincide with the Halloween season.

He was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Del Toro directed the Cold War drama film The Shape of Water, starring Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, and Michael Shannon. Filming began on August 15, 2016 in Toronto, and wrapped twelve weeks later. On August 31, 2017, the film premiered in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Lion for best film, making Del Toro the first Mexican director to win the award. The film became a critical and commercial success and would go on to win multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, with del Toro winning the Academy Award for Best Director.

Del Toro collaborated with Japanese video game designer Hideo Kojima to produce P.T., a video game intended to be a "playable trailer" for the ninth Silent Hill game, which was cancelled. The demo was also removed from the PlayStation Network.

At the D23 Expo in 2009, his Double Dare You production company and Disney announced a production deal for a line of darker animated films. The label was announced with one original animated project, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia. However, del Toro moved his deal to DreamWorks Animation in late 2010. From 2016 to 2018, Trollhunters was released to great acclaim on Netflix and "is tracking to be its most-watched kids original ever."

In 2017, Del Toro had an exhibition of work at the Minneapolis Institute of Art titled Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, featuring his collection of paintings, drawings, maquettes, artifacts, and concept film art. The exhibition ran from March 5, 2017, to May 28, 2017.

In 2019, del Toro appeared in Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding, providing his likeness for the character Deadman.

In 2008, del Toro announced Pinocchio, a dark stop-motion film based on the Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, co-directed by Adam Parrish King, with The Jim Henson Company as production company, and music by Nick Cave. The project had been in development for over a decade. The pre-production was begun by the studio ShadowMachine. In 2017, del Toro announced that Patrick McHale is co-writing the script of the film. In the same year, del Toro revealed at the 74th Venice International Film Festival that the film will be reimagined during the rise of Benito Mussolini, and that he would need $35 million to make it. In November 2017, it was reported that del Toro had cancelled the project because no studios were willing to finance it. In October 2018, it was announced that the film had been revived, with Netflix backing the project. Netflix had previously collaborated with del Toro on Trollhunters. Many of the same details of the project remain the same, but with Mark Gustafson now co-directing rather than Adam Parrish King. It is set to be released in December 2022.

In December 2017, Searchlight Pictures announced that del Toro would direct a new adaptation of the 1946 novel Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham, the screenplay of which he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. In 2019, it was reported that Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette and Rooney Mara had closed deals to star in the film, which went into production in January 2020. It was released in December 2021 to positive reviews. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

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Night Of The Living Dead director George A. Romero has a horror novel coming out posthumously this YEAR... after filmmaker's death in 2017

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 8, 2024
Night Of The Living Dead director George A. Romero has a horror novel coming out posthumously this year - after his death in 2017 aged 77. Romero created the Night Of The Living Dead franchise with the original film in the series in 1968, and has since been regarded as a titan of the zombie movie genre. Later in his career, he broke into books and collaborated with author Daniel Kraus on the horror novel The Living Dead, published three years after Romero's death.

For a blockbuster dinner date, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Guillermo Del Toro banded together

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 21, 2023
It's rare to see one Hollywood good dining out at your local restaurant, but Scott's patrons were treated to no less than three on Monday evening. As they enjoyed an evening meal in the English capital, Oscar-winning Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Guillermo Del Toro were welcomed by the Mayfair venue, a popular destination for visiting celebrities. Hanks, as well as wife Rita Wilson, seemed to be in good spirits as he discussed the two legendary directors outside of the popular restaurant.

All Recognised in BAFTA Nominations, Ana de Armas, Austin Butler, and Viola Davis are among BAFTA Nominations

www.popsugar.co.uk, January 19, 2023
On 19 January, the BAFTAs announced their nominations for 2023 ahead of the ceremony, which takes place on Sunday, February 19th. The prestigious festival, which will be hosted by respected actor Richard E. Grant and TV royalty Alison Hammond, honors the best in film over the past year, and it's likely to be a close call as to which films earn the gold medals. With "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere at Once" following, the nods have 14 noms, with "All Quiet on the Western Front" leading the nods with 14 noms. Austin Butler is pitted against Brendan Fraser in the Leading Actor category for their critically acclaimed roles in "Elvis" and "The Whale" respectively, while Viola Davis for "The Woman King" goes up against Ana de Armas in the Leading Actress section.
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