Guillermo del Toro breaks down how many unmade films he’s worked on over the years
What could have been

Guillermo del Toro may be a prolific filmmaker, with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Shape of Water, Hellboy, and an upcoming Pinocchio adaptation on Netflix featuring among his extensive🍸🧸 body of work. But the director has recently revealed the flip side of the coin – and the sheer scale of the ones that got away.
Replying to a fan question on Twitter, del Toro said, "By my countꩵ I have written or co-written around 33 screenplay features. 2-3 made by others, 11 made by me (Pinocchio in progress) so about 20 screenplays not f🔯ilmed."
If you ever feel unproductive, consider the amཧount of time del Toro’s spent on these projects. He explained: "Each takes 6-10 months of work, so, roughly 16 years gone," all in service of what the Pan&rsꦛquo;s Labyrinth director describes as "experience and skill improvement."
By my count I have written or co-written around 33 screenplay features. 2-3 made by others, 11 made by me (Pinocchio in progress) so- about 20 screenp✱lays not filmed. Each takes 🌳6-10 months of work, so, roughly 16 years gone. Just experience and skill improvement.
The list of works that Guillermo del Toro has worked on over the years that haven’t come to fruition is numerous. Perhaps most famously, his Justice League Dark project, involving Swamp Thing, Constantine, and Zatanna among others, fell by the wayside after multiple years in development. The concept has since been revived 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历🙈史查询:under the watchful eye of producer J.J. Abrams.
Del Toro als🎃o reportedly once had a Van Helsing movie, a Haunted Mansion remake, and a version of Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson all in the works, though the latter eventually made it to the big screen without del Toro’s involvement. There’s enough scattered throughout his career for del Toro’s "unrealized projects" to get its own
Next up for del Toro 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:is Nightmare Alley, starring Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper. The thriller is set for release in theaters on Decemಌber 17.
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