By Ryan Parsons | Image property of respective holders, Variety
Guillermo del Toro
I hope Guillermo del Toro was looking to remain busy, as his to-do list has just been filled in all the way through 2017.
Guillermo del Toro Very Busy
While Universal Pictures already has a first-look deal with del Toro that kicked off June '07 and runs for three years, the studio has extended their commitment to the director by setting up four directing projects with him including remakes of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Slaughterhouse-Five.
Wait, that's only three projects. The fourth project is thankfully not a remake, but an adaptation of Dan Simmons' novel Drood, which was recently acquired by Universal.
For those of you who haven't been living in a cave in some Middle East country, it is likely that you already know of Guillermo del Toro's involvement in New Line and MGM's two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. To ease any doubts fans may have, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillippa Boyens are also involved on the films and are in constant contact with del Toro.
When Guillermo wraps up The Hobbit he will immediately begin working with Universal. Though it is nearly impossible to assume which project he'll do next, Universal is hoping that Drood pops up next on his to-do list. From this point on, Del Toro will be a Universal property for at least the next half-decade.
Showing their support, Universal has shown support to del Toro's pet project, the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness.
Not that he needs more on his plate, but del Toro will all the while produce Universal projects including Hater and Crimson Peak.
Guillermo understands just how close his relationship to Universal is.
"No one expected The Hobbit to come about; it was the most marvelous monkey wrench tossed into my life," del Toro said. "I consider (the new deals) the renewal of my marital vows with Universal."
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