Elordi is replacing Andrew Garfield, who decided to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts after the production was pushed in the face of dual strikes in Hollywood last year. He joins Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac, who’ll lead the project in the role of Victor Frankenstein, alongside Pearl’s Mia Goth and the two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz.

The supporting cast will also include Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front), Lars Mikkelsen (The Witcher), David Bradley (Game of Thrones), and Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth).

Del Toro’s Frankenstein adaptation marks the visionary director’s latest collaboration with Netflix after this streaming giant distributed his Oscar-winning animated film Pinocchio.

2023 has been a career-changing year for Elordi, who played key roles in Emerald Fennell’s psychological thriller Saltburn and Sofia Coppola’s biopic Priscilla. He’s currently attached to dramas On Swift Horses and Oh, Canada, in addition to being set to return as Nate Jacobs in the third season of HBO’s hit teen series Euphoria.

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The Oscar-winning director teamed up with Amazon’s Original Stories imprint. The imprint also confirmed in its announcement that the still-untitled collection will be available as Kindle ebook and an Audible audiobook sometime in 2021.

“Throughout the years, I’ve been inspired by reading short stories, from ghost stories to fairy tales. Now I have the privilege to create and share my own,” said the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water in a statement.

Also publishing via the imprint is Mindy Kaling who is set to release a collection of essays in summer 2020. 

The news was confirmed Tuesday.

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Nightmare Alley is Oscar winner del Toro’s follow-up to The Shape of Water, which won Best Picture. Del Toro will direct the pic from a script he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. 

The film is based on William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name. This isn’t the first time the story is getting a feature adaptation – Nightmare Alley was previously made into a film in 1947 starring actor Tyrone Power.

The story follows an ambitious young con-man who joins a traveling carnival. But after the young man teams up with a female psychiatrist who is even more corrupt than he is, she ends up out-manipulating the manipulator.

Nightmare Alley is Cooper’s first role since his Oscar-nominated performance in A Star is Born. You can see Blanchett next in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go Bernadette?

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The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s nostalgic horror film teases creatures almost too scary to watch. After several teaser trailers, the full clip for the upcoming screen reimagining of the classic horror book series delves deeper into adaptation’s storyline. 

The feature is based on the book series by Alvin Schwartz. Set in 1968 America, the film centers on a literal book of scary stories. When the book falls into the hands of a few teens, they quickly realize that its stories are coming to life — and for them.

Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn star in the André Øvredal-helmed film.

“Do you wanna see a haunted house?” Check out the trailer below. 

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This promising project tells the story of a corrupt conman who joins forces with an equally mischievous female psychiatrist. Their elaborate scheme eventually goes sideways after this femme fatale proves to be an even more masterful manipulator than her partner in crime.

Nightmare Alley is based on William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, and it already spawned one successful adaptation back in 1947. Instead of making a direct remake of this classic, Del Toro intends to offer his own take on Gresham’s intriguing book.

DiCaprio is in negotiations to portray an ambitious conman Stanton Carlisle, but he’s yet to officially accept the part. Oscar-winner has always been extremely picky when it comes to his roles, and we haven’t seen him on the big screen ever since The Revenant. He’ll finally make a comeback this year in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, alongside Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Guillermo del Toro has been tapped to serve as writer and director on J.J. Abrams’ Zanbato.

The Oscar-winning director revealed Friday that he’s on board the project, which has actually been in development for six years, but was kept successfully under wraps. 

“This has been in development for the last 6 years or so!  Thanks to JJ maximum security system, it had not leaked.  We are still developing steadily. Stay tuned here for news on which project SHOOTS next,” he shared on Twitter. 

Very little is known about the project, however, Collider, who was first to report the news, confirms that the feature centers around a young girl with lethal fighting skills. And Del Toro did add that the protagonist isn’t a ninja, “But… there are Ninjas in it.”

Del Toro has several projects currently in development including Pinocchio for Netflix and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark at CBS Films.

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Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has been set for an August release.

The movie based on Alvin Schwartz’s internationally best-selling book series is produced by del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) who has also co-wrote the script for the feature alongside Daniel Hageman and Kevin Hageman.

The Andre Ovredal helmed feature film follows group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. Zoe Colletti was the first to be cast in the film, and stars as Stella. Colletti’s co-stars include Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn.

The production also released glimpse into the film’s aesthetics with an official movie logo. It definitely gives us nightmarish vibes.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is set to arrive on August 9, 2019.

August 2019 just got scary.
From acclaimed director André Øvredal and Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is in theaters this summer. pic.twitter.com/GqY1eZ1HTl

— Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (@ScaryStoriesMov) December 14, 2018

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The Shape of Water Oscar-winning director is going animated. Del Toro is teaming up with Netflix finally make his “lifelong passion project” happen — Pinocchio.

Back in 2012 del Toro told Entertainment Weekly: “In a strange way, two of the stories that fascinate me the most are kind of related, which is Frankenstein and Pinocchio. They are both about creatures that are created and then get lost in a world they don’t understand. And they are both journeys of understanding, and journeys of evolution of the spirit. When we started working on Pinocchio we knew very clearly that we wanted to make it different in the sense that it is not just a fairy tale but a fairy tale that actually moves you and emotionally affects you. It deals with ideas that are relevant to everyone, to all mankind in a way.”

The official news that del Toro will be helming a new stop-motion Pinocchio was announced by the streaming giant Monday.

According to Vareity, the stop-motion musical version of the classic will be set in 1930s Italy when fascism was on the rise. The iconic Disney movie was itself an adaptation of the 1883 fairy tale written by Italian author Carlo Collodi.

“No art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio,” said del Toro in a statement. “In our story, Pinocchio is an innocent soul with an uncaring father who gets lost in a world he cannot comprehend. He embarks on an extraordinary journey that leaves him with a deep understanding of his father and the real world. I’ve wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember.”

He continued: “What I’m going for is a PG-13 — more adolescent, more teenage. I hesitate to say just darker because it’s not just darker. It is a tale that is adapted to a more complex reality, more complex ethical questions. It’s more a tale for youth than a tale for just kids.”

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Elordi is replacing Andrew Garfield, who decided to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts after the production was pushed in the face of dual strikes in Hollywood last year. He joins Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac, who’ll lead the project in the role of Victor Frankenstein, alongside Pearl’s Mia Goth and the two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz.

The supporting cast will also include Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front), Lars Mikkelsen (The Witcher), David Bradley (Game of Thrones), and Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth).

Del Toro’s Frankenstein adaptation marks the visionary director’s latest collaboration with Netflix after this streaming giant distributed his Oscar-winning animated film Pinocchio.

2023 has been a career-changing year for Elordi, who played key roles in Emerald Fennell’s psychological thriller Saltburn and Sofia Coppola’s biopic Priscilla. He’s currently attached to dramas On Swift Horses and Oh, Canada, in addition to being set to return as Nate Jacobs in the third season of HBO’s hit teen series Euphoria.

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The Oscar-winning director teamed up with Amazon’s Original Stories imprint. The imprint also confirmed in its announcement that the still-untitled collection will be available as Kindle ebook and an Audible audiobook sometime in 2021.

“Throughout the years, I’ve been inspired by reading short stories, from ghost stories to fairy tales. Now I have the privilege to create and share my own,” said the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water in a statement.

Also publishing via the imprint is Mindy Kaling who is set to release a collection of essays in summer 2020. 

The news was confirmed Tuesday.

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Nightmare Alley is Oscar winner del Toro’s follow-up to The Shape of Water, which won Best Picture. Del Toro will direct the pic from a script he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. 

The film is based on William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name. This isn’t the first time the story is getting a feature adaptation – Nightmare Alley was previously made into a film in 1947 starring actor Tyrone Power.

The story follows an ambitious young con-man who joins a traveling carnival. But after the young man teams up with a female psychiatrist who is even more corrupt than he is, she ends up out-manipulating the manipulator.

Nightmare Alley is Cooper’s first role since his Oscar-nominated performance in A Star is Born. You can see Blanchett next in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go Bernadette?

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The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s nostalgic horror film teases creatures almost too scary to watch. After several teaser trailers, the full clip for the upcoming screen reimagining of the classic horror book series delves deeper into adaptation’s storyline. 

The feature is based on the book series by Alvin Schwartz. Set in 1968 America, the film centers on a literal book of scary stories. When the book falls into the hands of a few teens, they quickly realize that its stories are coming to life — and for them.

Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn star in the André Øvredal-helmed film.

“Do you wanna see a haunted house?” Check out the trailer below. 

The post Watch First Full Trailer for “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

This promising project tells the story of a corrupt conman who joins forces with an equally mischievous female psychiatrist. Their elaborate scheme eventually goes sideways after this femme fatale proves to be an even more masterful manipulator than her partner in crime.

Nightmare Alley is based on William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, and it already spawned one successful adaptation back in 1947. Instead of making a direct remake of this classic, Del Toro intends to offer his own take on Gresham’s intriguing book.

DiCaprio is in negotiations to portray an ambitious conman Stanton Carlisle, but he’s yet to officially accept the part. Oscar-winner has always been extremely picky when it comes to his roles, and we haven’t seen him on the big screen ever since The Revenant. He’ll finally make a comeback this year in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, alongside Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Guillermo del Toro has been tapped to serve as writer and director on J.J. Abrams’ Zanbato.

The Oscar-winning director revealed Friday that he’s on board the project, which has actually been in development for six years, but was kept successfully under wraps. 

“This has been in development for the last 6 years or so!  Thanks to JJ maximum security system, it had not leaked.  We are still developing steadily. Stay tuned here for news on which project SHOOTS next,” he shared on Twitter. 

Very little is known about the project, however, Collider, who was first to report the news, confirms that the feature centers around a young girl with lethal fighting skills. And Del Toro did add that the protagonist isn’t a ninja, “But… there are Ninjas in it.”

Del Toro has several projects currently in development including Pinocchio for Netflix and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark at CBS Films.

The post Guillermo del Toro & J.J. Abrams Team on “Zanbato” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has been set for an August release.

The movie based on Alvin Schwartz’s internationally best-selling book series is produced by del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) who has also co-wrote the script for the feature alongside Daniel Hageman and Kevin Hageman.

The Andre Ovredal helmed feature film follows group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. Zoe Colletti was the first to be cast in the film, and stars as Stella. Colletti’s co-stars include Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur, and Natalie Ganzhorn.

The production also released glimpse into the film’s aesthetics with an official movie logo. It definitely gives us nightmarish vibes.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is set to arrive on August 9, 2019.

August 2019 just got scary.
From acclaimed director André Øvredal and Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is in theaters this summer. pic.twitter.com/GqY1eZ1HTl

— Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (@ScaryStoriesMov) December 14, 2018

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The Shape of Water Oscar-winning director is going animated. Del Toro is teaming up with Netflix finally make his “lifelong passion project” happen — Pinocchio.

Back in 2012 del Toro told Entertainment Weekly: “In a strange way, two of the stories that fascinate me the most are kind of related, which is Frankenstein and Pinocchio. They are both about creatures that are created and then get lost in a world they don’t understand. And they are both journeys of understanding, and journeys of evolution of the spirit. When we started working on Pinocchio we knew very clearly that we wanted to make it different in the sense that it is not just a fairy tale but a fairy tale that actually moves you and emotionally affects you. It deals with ideas that are relevant to everyone, to all mankind in a way.”

The official news that del Toro will be helming a new stop-motion Pinocchio was announced by the streaming giant Monday.

According to Vareity, the stop-motion musical version of the classic will be set in 1930s Italy when fascism was on the rise. The iconic Disney movie was itself an adaptation of the 1883 fairy tale written by Italian author Carlo Collodi.

“No art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio,” said del Toro in a statement. “In our story, Pinocchio is an innocent soul with an uncaring father who gets lost in a world he cannot comprehend. He embarks on an extraordinary journey that leaves him with a deep understanding of his father and the real world. I’ve wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember.”

He continued: “What I’m going for is a PG-13 — more adolescent, more teenage. I hesitate to say just darker because it’s not just darker. It is a tale that is adapted to a more complex reality, more complex ethical questions. It’s more a tale for youth than a tale for just kids.”

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