When asked to write an article about a director and how their work has progressed through the years, it was predictable that I would go with Guillermo Del Toro. If you follow Atomic Geekdom, it’s hard not to find me freaking out over something he has done. For years, he has fascinated and captivated my love for film to the utmost.
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Scott Rudin to Produce 'Justice League Dark'
A project that has been eagerly anticipated (by me at least) but with no real news being reported about is Justice League Dark. There were rumblings that Guillermo Del Toro had written a script and was on board to direct, but now with all the work he's got on his plate, he'll transition over to a Producer role along with Scott Rudin (Steve Jobs, No Country For Old Men). The Tracking Board is reporting that Rudin is currently looking to update the script and begin the search for a director for the film. Not much of the plot is known but if its anything like the DC Comics source material, it will revolve heavily around magic. The site also reports that it will begin shooting in 2016.
Guillermo Del Toro - In Service of Monsters
On any given day you will find me in some conversation or debate concerning how absolutely amazing GDT is. Just everything this man does has creepy beauty that is right down my alley. So the second I heard that my favorite gallery here in Los Angeles was paying tribute, I was beyond excited. 1988 Gallery is genius for the simple fact that they take a subject that has a deep fan base and opens it up to a plethora of amazing artists. The artists involved do not disappoint. All aspects of Guillermo Del Toro’s work was represented in abstract, direct and gorgeous ways. With me being a MEGA GDT fan, I was standing in a line opening night awaiting entrance to a rotating wall-to-wall group of like minded people.