Guillermo Del Toro rocks. Why, you ask? Sure, it has more than a little to do with him being the director of “Hellboy,” “Hellboy 2,” “Blade 2,” The Devil’s Backbone,” Pan’s Labyrinth, among others.
It also has to do with tenaciousness, and following your dreams, no matter how bleak things may seem (it also never hurts to do the right sacrifices, at the right time.
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!).
As I posted a few months ago, Universal abandoned Del Toro’s passion project, a movie based upon H.P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains Of Madness,” a part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos (an interconnected series of stories that revolve around a common thematic element: horrific alien beings intent upon reclaiming the earth and oftentimes subverting everything that makes us human).
Now, there have been other films based upon Lovecraft’s Mythos, though the best examples are John Carpenter’s “In The Mouth Of Madness” and Stuart Gordon’s “Herbert West: Re-Animator” and “From Beyond.”
And not to switch topics, but Joseph Kosinski’s “Oblivion” has earned, so far, over $157 million (on a $120 million dollar budget). The point is that Tom Cruise is the star of that film, and would have also been the star of “At The Mountains Of Madness” as well.
The point being that “Oblivion” has proven that Cruise can carry a feature – which was in doubt.
Now that it’s been proven that Cruise can get butts in the seats, the largest hurdle that remains is the performance of Del Toro’s upcoming “Pacific Rim.” If that’s successful – and if the ‘Transformers’ films have taught us anything at all, it’s people love robots – then the likelihood of a ‘Moutains Of Madness’ feature increase exponentially, despite the expected R rating.
But don’t take my word for it, check out Deadline.
SCREENPHILES 
Guillermo can do no wrong in my book. I love the flicks mentioned above (and would like to add one of my favorites) “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”!
He was the executive producer of “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.” The film itself was directed by Troy Nixey, and while I thought it was OK (I read somewhere Nixey wanted to nix the tooth removal scene. Guillermo Del Toro convinced him to keep it in) I think it would have been particularly creepy and poignant if Del Toro took the helm.
I’m about to watch “Mama”, which has a comparable constellation with Del Toro as executive producer, too. Let’s have a look…
I think you’ll like it, though before you do you might want to check out the short that inspired the film.
Of course, I have a link to it on my site;)
Done!
OT: I came to notice that Peter Jackson bears a certain resemblance to Del Toro on some pictures (or vice versa).