Guillermo del Toro gives an update on The Mountains of Madness – “It’s too big, too crazy, too R -Raed” for Hollywood

Hollywood is full of stories of passion projects that spend years blocked in the development of development before finally hitting the screen. James Cameron foam with Avatar For over a decade before its release of 2009 e George Miller’S Mad Max: Fury Road He was famous in Limbo for years.

But when it comes to dream projects lost for some time, few filmmakers have them Guillermo del Toro. His list of united films is so huge that he also has his Wikipedia page.

Now, the Oscar winner director has given a sweet and sour update on one of the most famous of all, his long -planned adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s At the Ountains of Madness.

Speaking with Empire of his imminent Frankensteinwhich debuts on Netflix in a few weeks, Del Toro revealed that the film and its stop-motor Pinocchio They were two projects that had always been at the top of his “dry list of all time”.

Only one remains uncontrolled with To the mountains of madness. And unfortunately Del Toro does not think it will ever happen.

“What is on the wish list that I think will remain there are the mountains. It’s too big, too crazy, too much ray R, I guess. And to be completely sincere, I don’t know that I want to do it after this.”

For Del Toro, part of the reason to close the door of the project comes from the reflection on his creative journey as a director. He added:

“This film closes the cycle. If you look at the lineage, from the Cronos to the spine of the devil, to the labyrinth of Pan to Crimson Peak a (Frankenstein), this is an evolution of a certain type of aesthetic and a certain type of empathy. I feel as if I needed a change.”

Originally published in 1936, the novel of Lovecraft follows an Antarctic expedition from Miskatonic University who discovers secrets for a long time buried in the ice, including monstrous creatures and remains of an ancient older alien breed of the same humanity.

It is one of the most ambitious stories of the author, and exactly the type of cosmic horror that seems to be made to measure for the dark imagination of Del Toro.

Del Toro chased To the mountains of madness Since the beginning of the 2000s, with the project that bounces between Warner Bros. and Universal over the years.

At a certain point, Tom Cruise He was even attached to the star. When Del Toro signed his first agreement with Netflix, he confirmed that he was one of the first projects he launched. But like any attempt before, the same problem always loomed: the cost of the film.

Between huge practical effects, large -scale sets and heavy visual effects, the film would need a successful budget north of $ 100 million. Combine it with a guaranteed Rating R and a limited box office potential and the project has always been a difficult sale for studies.

The fans had their gaze closer to what could have been when Del Toro released a coil VFX test a few years ago, showing the type of nightmare creatures that the film would unleash. For fans of horror, it was an attractive reminder of how close the film was once.

While To the mountains of madness It may never arrive on the big screen, Del Toro suggested that one day it could one day release the wealth of concept art and the development material created during its long gestation. This means that even if the film never escapes the development of hell, fans could still take a detailed look at what it could have been.

Then while while To the mountains of madness He can remain buried in the ice, Del Toro is closing a chapter of his career with Frankenstein and prepare to open a new one.