Guillermo Del Toro: 'Pacific Rim' No 'Invasion Movie,' 'Mountains Of Madness' Can Get Made

by Kevin Sullivan We thought we'd at their maximum on nerdy excitement over "Off-shore Rim," a film best made clear as Guillermo del Toro directs giant robots fighting monsters, however the "Hellboy" director amped up again with talk of "top-notch monsters" in the latest sit-lower with MTV News. When del Toro first saw the initial two-page pitch for "Off-shore Rim," one detail separated it from newest monster movies in the mind: it isn't an invasion movie," he stated. "It had been an extremely new method of getting giant monsters and giant robots fight one another." To obtain a sense of what don't be surprised come This summer 2013, del Toro states his latest hearkens to japan kaiju movies in the nineteen fifties and '60s like Godzilla. Think miniature structures and men in rubber suits. The kaiju genre in Japan that's outlandish, but is definitely incredibly appealing, del Toro stated. But as pumped because he involved "Off-shore Rim," del Toro appeared equally disappointed about another project -- the film that almost was, del Toros R-ranked adaption from the H.P. Lovecraft tale "In the Mountain tops of Madness." I believe [discovering the project was shelved] was among the toughest instances of my existence, he stated. Tom Cruise had signed about the star, and George Lucas Industrial Light and Miracle finished a creature test so excellent the director referred to it as being heartbreaking." But "Mountain tops" went from steam just days prior to being scheduled to enter production when del Toro received a telephone call while scouting locations close to the Arctic Circle: He and the team will have to go back to the States. Next after arranging conflicts forced him off as director of "The Hobbit." But del Toro is hopeful. 'Mountains' may happen eventually. Cthulu willing, well have it made. In the event that does not set your geek heart aflutter, we have no idea what's going to. Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!