By Guillermo del Toro has had on-and-off again relationships with several projects over the past few years, including The Hobbit and a Slaughterhouse-Five adaptation, but none have been closer to director’s heart than At the Mountains of Madness. H.P. Lovecraft’s novella follows an expedition of men to the Antarctic, who find a mysterious hidden city, with a mysterious hidden evil. It was announced back in June of this year that del Toro would helm an adaptation of the story for Universal Pictures, with James Cameron producing, but del Toro has been working on the idea for over three decades. That is why it is great to hear that things are steadily moving along for the director, who hopes to begin shooting the film in June 2011. /Film reports that del Toro recently attended a summit meeting with Universal to discuss his latest sketches for the project and a finalized script, which the director said Cameron was integral to completing:
“In his subtle style he said to me, ‘I have a few notes, but I have one fatal flaw [that I see in the script].’ He pointed out one thing that was big. I’ve been thinking about this for 35 years,…
Guillermo del Toro has had on-and-off again relationships with several projects over the past few years, including The Hobbit and a Slaughterhouse-Five adaptation, but none have been closer to director's heart than At the Mountains of Madness. H.P. Lovecraft's novella follows an expedition of men to the Antarctic, who find a mysterious hidden city, with a mysterious hidden evil. It was announced back in June of this year that del Toro would helm an adaptation of the story for Universal Pictures, with James Cameron producing, but del Toro has been working on the idea for over three decades. That is why it is great to hear that things are steadily moving along for the director, who hopes to begin shooting the film in June 2011. /Film reports that del Toro recently attended a summit meeting with Universal to discuss his latest sketches for the project and a finalized script, which the director said Cameron was integral to completing:
"In his subtle style he said to me, ‘I have a few notes, but I have one fatal flaw [that I see in the script].’ He pointed out one thing that was big. I’ve been thinking about this for 35 years, and he pointed out something I’d never seen."
The Pan's Labyrinth director may be looking to cast Hellboy alum Ron Perlman in a role, and the names of Tom Cruise and James McAvoy have also been mentioned in relation to the project. Lovecraft has certainly had cinematic notice over the decades, but nothing could be more exciting than the work of one of the greatest fantasy horror writers of all time in the hands of one of the greatest fantasy horror directors of our time. I even look forward to seeing it in 3-D.
[via /Film]