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Guillermo del Toro
Born 9th Oct 1964, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (one of the 'three amigos') has become known for his excellent dark films. His talents have lead to him be brought in to direct the eagerly anticipated 'The Hobbit', however he left the production following a series of delays.
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Guillermo del Toro - news / articles
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Guillermo Del Toro's video game debut scrapped -
7 August 2012
-Director Guillermo del Toro's foray into video games is over before it began - bosses at a major developer have cancelled plans to release his first project.-The Hellboy filmmaker struck a deal with computer company THQ in 2010 to create his first game, called Insane, whic
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Hellboy boss adamant Del Toro won't return for third film -
20 June 2011
-Moviemaker Guillermo del Toro won't return to direct a third Hellboy movie, according to the comic book character's creator.-Del Toro won rave reviews for his work on 2004's Hellboy and its sequel Hellboy 2: The Golden Army in 2008, with both films garnering box office sal
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Del Toro to direct The Hulk -
18 November 2010
-Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro has signed up to give The Hulk a new lease of life in an upcoming epic TV show.-
-The comic book creation was first seen on the small screen in a 1970s programme starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, before the giant green charac
Guillermo del Toro - what members say
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El Espinazo del Diablo 20 October 2003
review by from Warwickshire, England
Del Toro magic 26 July 2004
review by A customer from Portsmouth
Del Toros Vampire Debut 11 March 2008
Guillermo del Toro - filmography
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Julia's Eyes - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Boris Ruiz, Daniel Grao, Joan Dalmau
Director: Guillem Morales
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Guillem Morales directs this Spanish horror/thriller. Belen Rueda stars as Julia, who is left bereft when her blind twin sister Sara (also played by Rueda) dies in mysterious circumstances. As Julia probes into the mystery surrounding her sister's death, she is hindered in her quest by the police, ..read more »
 
66%
from 2,369 members
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Julia's Eyes
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Belen Rueda, Lluis Homar, Francesc Orella
Director: Guillem Morales
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Guillermo del Toro (PanÂ’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) produces the story of Julia (Belén Rueda, The Orphanage), a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease who finds her blind sister Sara hung in her basement. Despite all signs pointing to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively ..read more »
67%
from 7,060 members
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Bailee Madison, Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce
Director: Troy Nixey
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Troy Nixey directs this horror remake, written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins, about a young girl who discovers monsters after moving in to her father's country mansion. Shortly after joining her father, Alex (Guy Pearce), and his girlfriend, Kim (Katie Holmes), in their new home, Sally ..read more »
59%
from 9,957 members
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Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Second big screen outing for the popular cult superhero Hellboy (Ron Perlman), who originally appeared in Mike Mignola's Dark Horse comic series. In this highly acclaimed instalment, the mythical world starts an uprising against humanity in a bid to take over the Earth, and Hellboy and his team are ..read more »
69%
from 40,701 members
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Pan's Labyrinth - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Sergi Lopez, Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdu
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Spanish fantasy story directed by Guillermo del Torro ('Cronos') with stunning sets, shocking scenes and effects - set in the mind's eye of a lonely young girl. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is a young girl in a remote mountain village in Spain in 1944 after Franco's ascension to power. To escape the ..read more »
79%
from 7,565 members
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Pan's Labyrinth
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Sergi Lopez, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Spanish fantasy story directed by Guillermo del Torro ('Cronos') with stunning sets, shocking scenes and effects - set in the mind's eye of a lonely young girl. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is a young girl in a remote mountain village in Spain in 1944 after Franco's ascension to power. To escape the ..read more »
77%
from 95,598 members
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Hellboy
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Dark Horse Comics' popular cult superhero Hellboy makes the leap from the comic book pages to the big screen in this fantasy action adventure. In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking ..read more »
62%
from 59,064 members
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Blade 2
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Daz Crawford, Kris Kristofferson, Matt Schulze
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Wesley Snipes returns as Blade, the daywalking half-human/half-vampire who has dedicated his life to fighting the threat posed by the undead. This time he enters into an alliance with vampire chief Damaskinos in order to eradicate a new strain of vampire which preys on both the living and the ..read more »
67%
from 26,584 members
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Blade 2 - Blu-ray
(2002)
Starring: Daz Crawford, Kris Kristofferson, Matt Schulze
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Wesley Snipes returns as Blade, the daywalking half-human/half-vampire who has dedicated his life to fighting the threat posed by the undead. This time he enters into an alliance with vampire chief Damaskinos in order to eradicate a new strain of vampire which preys on both the living and the ..read more »
76%
from 157 members
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The Devil's Backbone
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Frederico Luppi
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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The mournful fable of the Santa Lucia School during the last days of the Spanish Civil War. An imposing stone building set on a desolate plateau, the school shelters the orphans of the Republican militia and politicians, and other abandoned children. Upon his arrival at Santa Lucia, 10-year-old ..read more »
71%
from 20,389 members
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Mimic
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Josh Brolin, Giancarlo Giannini, Glen Bang
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Three years after creating the Judas breed - a new species of insect - in order to wipe out plague-carrying cockroaches, Dr Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) worries that the breed may have evolved. Along with her husband Peter (Jeremy Northam) and their assistant Josh (Josh Brolin), they travel the ..read more »
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from 6,250 members
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Mimic - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Josh Brolin, Giancarlo Giannini, Glen Bang
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Three years after creating the Judas breed - a new species of insect - in order to wipe out plague-carrying cockroaches, Dr Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) worries that the breed may have evolved. Along with her husband Peter (Jeremy Northam) and their assistant Josh (Josh Brolin), they travel the ..read more »
63%
from 334 members
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Cronos
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Ron Perlman, Frederico Luppi, Claudio Brook
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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A modern vampire tale, elevated from the usual trappings of fangs and garlic, Cronos is living evidence that the vampire movie is disturbingly undead, stylishly reworking the ancient themes of dread and desire in a sophisticated and unique way. Packed with startling imagery and a strong visual ..read more »
61%
from 7,739 members
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Hellboy - Blu-ray
Starring: Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Dark Horse Comics' popular cult superhero Hellboy makes the leap from the comic book pages to the big screen in this fantasy action adventure. In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking ..read more »
70%
from 5,093 members
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Cronos - Blu-ray
Starring: Ron Perlman, Frederico Luppi, Claudio Brook
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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A modern vampire tale, elevated from the usual trappings of fangs and garlic, Cronos is living evidence that the vampire movie is disturbingly undead, stylishly reworking the ancient themes of dread and desire in a sophisticated and unique way. Packed with startling imagery and a strong visual ..read more »
63%
from 567 members
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Guillermo del Toro facts
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...The Devil's Backbone (a.k.a. 'El Espinazo del Diablo') is Guillermo del Toro's third feature film, and is a psychological ghost story at its core. It is a story about a young boy...
