Guillermo del Toro is one of modern cinema's most celebrated visionaries. When you see one of his movies, you know you're getting some sort of sumptuous translation of dark fairy tales and monsters.His new film, Frankenstein, is being hailed by critics everywhere, and he's using that heat to try to figure out what he's going to direct next.That's where this rumor of him tackling a musical came up.Now, earlier this year, Del Toro told the world that he was ready to reinvent himself as he moved forward in his career.Could song and dance numbers be the future?Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comGuillermo Del Toro and The Phantom of the Opera In a new conversation with Inverse, Guillermo Del Toro was asked if he was interested in bringing any other monsters to the big screen after Frankenstein.And he told the outlet that he was interested in The Phantom of the Opera.“It’s such a classic tale, but I would do it differently,” Del Toro explained. “I have a couple of ideas, but for now, I’m going into crime and stop-motion.”These are the words that rocked the internet and made everyone pretty excited for the possibilities of Del Toro playing with these characters and situations.Del Toro's directorial style is characterized by intricate, practical production design and a profound, often tragic, emotional depth.He's not afraid to be creepy or to find the inner genre movies in all of the stories he tackles.And his work in stop motion on Pinocchio was pretty revelatory, even if the...
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