Guillermo del Toro's use of physical sets grounds the Pacific Rim storyline of giant robots versus monsters in reality, although Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi weren't quite expecting to have gallons of water dumped on them while filming! Charlie Day and Ron Perlman give details on their casting and characters.
Director Guillermo del Toro discusses the scope of the flick and how the forces of nature contend with each other.
Director's Notebook: 'Stoker''s Park Chan-wook on Creating the Year's Most Memorable Shower Scene (Today, Jun 18, 2013) - In this monthly column we spotlight new Blu-ray/DVD releases by interviewing directors about the scenes that stood out most for them while making their movies. This month we talk to Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) about his latest thriller, Stoker (out June 18). For Stoker, his first English-language film, Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook casts... read more
Del Toro and Tull on the Future of Pacific Rim and How It Differs From Godzilla (Today, Jun 18, 2013) - ComingSoon.net's ShockTillYouDrop.com today attended a Legendary Pictures press conference in which company president Thomas Tull and director Guillermo del Toro offered a spectacular glimpse of Pacific Rim - a Kaiju versus Jaeger battle sequence from beginning to end that found the brawl starting in the ocean and being violently dragged... read more
‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel In Planning Stages, Guillermo Del Toro Says (Today, Jun 18, 2013) - “We’re been talking about the idea for it and working on a pitch,” said Guillermo del Toro today about a Pacific Rim sequel. “And there will be a Mexican Jaeger,” he joked about the giant robots that fight the giant Kaiju monsters in the movie, out July 12. This isn’t the first... read more
John Hurt Joins Guillermo Del Toro's The Strain (Today, Jun 18, 2013) - Oscar nominee set for epic vampire TV show Guillermo del Toro's phonebook-thick To Do list features prominent mention of TV show The Strain, an adaptation of his own novel (co-written with Chuck Hogan) for US channel FX. He already has Corey Stoll cast in the lead, alongside Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Mia... read more
Gene Wilder Is Not a Fan of Tim Burton or Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2 days ago, Jun 16, 2013) - I'm a big fan of Gene Wilder. The actor has made some incredibly entertaining and funny flicks in his career. A couple of my favorites are Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. In a rare appearance to discuss his career, Wilder was asked what he thought of Tim Burton's Charlie... read more