del Toro Directing Lovecraft

by Travis Prinzi on January 30, 2008

I had heard about the potential for this when I listened to S.T. Joshi’s “Reflections on H.P. Lovecraft” lecture, but it appears to be official: scheduled for release in 2010, del Toro will be directing a film version of At the Mountains of Madness. Thanks to Jeremy for the E-Owl.

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1 Amy H. Sturgis January 30, 2008 at 5:31 pm: I love the fact that the first discussion thread about this on IMDB is titled “Let’s not get all nerdy about this.”

Oh it’s too late for that, my friend, much, much too late…

[Note: It's complete coincidence that I just so happen to be wearing my Miskatonic University Antarctic Expedition hoodie today...]
2 Dave the Longwinded January 30, 2008 at 7:08 pm: Does anyone know for sure if del Toro “turned down” DH, or was he never offered the director’s chair?

Hmmm…if he turned down DH to do a Lovecraft adaptation, I would be curious to know why.
3 Travis Prinzi January 30, 2008 at 8:46 pm: I think the news said he was “not in the running,” meaning, “We’re not considering him.”
4 Melli February 2, 2008 at 12:19 pm: Actually, I heard that Del Toro is “not in the running” because he’s already scheduled to work on another film during the time that Deathly Hallows is scheduled to be directed.