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Article: U's got monster plans for del Toro.(Guiliermo del Toro )
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- September 4, 2008
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Many top film directors have no idea what their next movie is. But Guiliermo del Toro is now booked through 2017. And maybe beyond.
Universal--which has a three-year first-look deal with the helmer inked in June '07--and del Toro are making a long-term commitment by setting up four directing projects, including remakes of "Frankenstein," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Slaughterhouse-Five."
The fourth project is an adaptation of "Drood," a Dan Simmons novel acquired by U that will be published in February by Little, Brown.
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Of course, del Toro's first priority is New Del Toro Line and MGM's "The Hobbit" to which ...