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[kris.]

Del Toro's strengths are not in directing and especially not in writing, so I'm fine with this.

this is the wrongest thing i've read all day.

i'm okay with this i guess? daredevil was really cool, but no GDT makes me sad.

 

[BronsonLee]

How did Del Toro get knocked off his own pet project? What the fuck.

Wouldn't surprise me if he hand-picked DeKnight to get things moving

 

[Toa TAK]

Yeah baby, more Pacific Rim.

 

[Mariolee]

Everything turned out better than expected.

And I LOVED Pacific Rim.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Waaaaaattt?????

 

[harSon]

Well, the problems I had with the first one were mostly about the script, so what really matter is that they have a new writer.
Hmmm, I don't know this Jon Spaihts guy, to the google machine -

Prometheus (written by)
The Darkest Hour (screenplay) / (story)

FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I'd feel better if Beacham were still doing the screenplay. Pacific Rim's script was horse shit, but his unproduced script Carnival Row is easily one of the best scripts I've ever read.

 

[Jarmel]

Wouldn't surprise me if he hand-picked DeKnight to get things moving

It seems like he would have made a statement saying he approved of the choice if it was his decision. Also why wouldn't he direct the sequel?

 

[Quick]

Apocalypse cancelled again.

 

[Rodney McKay]

Just give me Spartacus with giant robots (slaves) vs. giant monsters (Romans) and I'm in!

 

[BronsonLee]

It seems like he would have made a statement saying he approved of the choice if it was his decision. Also why wouldn't he direct the sequel?

Because he wants the movie to get made

Even Del Toro knows about the Del Toro Curse

 

[JadedWriter]

Guy who was the showrunner of the first season of Marvel/Netflix Daredevil after Drew Goddard left.

I think he got his start as a Producer on Angel as well.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Whhaaaat?! That's crazy. I guess he's done (or will be) with his Transformers stuff.

 

[grendelrt]

It seems like he would have made a statement saying he approved of the choice if it was his decision. Also why wouldn't he direct the sequel?

https://twitter.com/RealGDT/status/702326678337556480?lang=en

 

[jb1234]

is he a good writer? he's the in thing with studios right now but we've only seen 2 of his movies so far and they've both been absolutely shit.

we'll see when doctor strange and passengers is out.

I read his Passengers script and it was terrific (although it remains to be seen how much it's been changed since that draft and the shooting one).

 

[Buba Big Guns]

Holy shit if it's anything like spartacus

 

[Jigorath]

wut

 

[katsubento]

Yes!!! Bring it on!!

 

[kris.]

https://twitter.com/RealGDT/status/702326678337556480?lang=en

this makes me feel a little better. woo!

 

[Toxi]

IT'S ALIVE

 

[Darrenf]

Well this came out of nowhere. Not sure what to think.

 

[slightconfuse]

Apocalypse uncanceled

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm hoping for the best.

 

[Kinsei]

DeKnight is pretty awesome. That writer though...

 

[BronsonLee]

It was likely this or not get Pacific Rim 2 at all, would be my guess

Can't wait on Del Toro forever

 

[duckroll]

Wow, Del Toro not directing? Not sure how I feel about this. DeKnight seems like a pretty good showrunner, but I feel the episode he actually directed (the finale) was one of the weaker episodes.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Does this mean Del Toro can move on in making HBO's Monster a reality?

 

[Narag]

... the hell?

 

[harSon]

I read his Passengers script and it was terrific (although it remains to be seen how much it's been changed since that draft and the shooting one).

I forgot about that script. I read it like 5-6 years ago?

 

[jb1234]

I forgot about that script. I read it like 5-6 years ago?

What did you think of it?

 

[Jarmel]

I want the sequel but this is starting to reek.

How familiar is Deknight with mecha stuff anyway?

 

[duckroll]

I want to know if the Pacific Rim anime is still happening!

 

[Prologue]

I'm really surprised and disappointed that Guillermo del Toro would let go of his child like this. He was incredibly passionate about this movie.

 

[Currygan]

the guy from Spartacus? rofl

 

[Blader]

Christ, does del Toro have the saddest luck in all of Hollywood? Guy fights tooth and nail for a sequel, it gets cancelled, then it's back on, then cancelled again, now back on again with a completely different director. Jeez.



That said. I'm kinda intrigued about this.

 

[Mengy]

This...isn't promising news. Was Del Toro simply too busy to do it? I love the first Pacific Rim, hopefully this will turn out well.

 

[Jarmel]

I want to know if the Pacific Rim anime is still happening!

It'll be by Liden Films.

 

[torre_avenue]

Does this mean Del Toro can move on in making HBO's Monster a reality?

HBO let it go. So, Monster doesn't even have a network to broadcast it.

So, that puts "Monster" in the same hell as "Silent Hills", "At The Mountains of Madness", "The Hobbit", "Justice League Dark", "Hellboy 3", "Haunted Mansion", "Frankenstein", "Pinocchio", "inSANE" and likely so many many more projects.

The Del Toro curse is real.

 

[Neoxon]

I mean, he's not Del Toro, but he's a fairly good choice.

 

[TheGreatLugia]

I want to know if the Pacific Rim anime is still happening!

You already know the answer.

 

[Sou Da]

I want to know if the Pacific Rim anime is still happening!

Was it?

 

[inky]

It was likely this or not get Pacific Rim 2 at all, would be my guess

Can't wait on Del Toro forever

I can't imagine it is for that reason. He was ready to go and Legendary pulled the plug, or at least put it in hiatus. It's more likely he just moved on and is involved in something else. I noticed Jon Spaihts is now writing, when before it was Zak Penn.

Bit of a shame, but we'll see how it turns out.

 

[duckroll]

I mean, he's not Del Toro, but he's a fairly good choice.

Is he though? Based on what? The best we can say is that it's an interesting choice, but TV showrunners making their feature directorial debuts with franchise sequels is kinda hit or miss.

 

[BronsonLee]

I can't imagine it is for that reason

Del Toro literally EXISTS to do this exact thing

How many times has he backed out of something/had shit get canned after being super gung-ho on it

DON'T TRUST EM

 

[Admiral Woofington]

HBO let it go. So, Monster doesn't even have a network to broadcast it.

So, that puts "Monster" in the same hell as "Silent Hills", "At The Mountains of Madness", "The Hobbit", "Justice League Dark", "Hellboy 3", "Haunted Mansion", "Frankenstein", "Pinocchio", "inSANE" and likely so many many more projects.

The Del Toro curse is real.

Without Monster I have nothing to look forward to anymore in TV besides American Gods.

Come on Starz or Cinemax, pick up Monster.

 

[Plywood]

Fuck yes.

Who?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Without Monster I have nothing to look forward to anymore in TV besides American Gods.

Come on Starz or Cinemax, pick up Monster.

WESTWORLD

brah

 

[ZeroGravity]

Cautiously optimistic now, which is better than I was before for this movie.

 

[Malvingt2]

HBO let it go. So, Monster doesn't even have a network to broadcast it.

So, that puts "Monster" in the same hell as "Silent Hills", "At The Mountains of Madness", "The Hobbit", "Justice League Dark", "Hellboy 3", "Haunted Mansion", "Frankenstein", "Pinocchio", "inSANE" and likely so many many more projects.

The Del Toro curse is real.

damn..

 

[duckroll]

WESTWORLD

brah

You mean the HBO show which still has no start date and which has halted production because the scripts apparently needed more polishing?

 

[Admiral Woofington]

WESTWORLD

brah

Westworld seems like it was hyped so much that HBO has been needing to refine it forever now.