Guillermo Del Toro wants to helm Maleficent
Tim Burton was previously attached to direct the film, but has since dropped out.
"Let me put it this way, if they ask I'll take the meeting," Guillermo del Toro said. "I think Maleficent's dragon is the only design with the wings separate from the front legs, the only time that design has ever worked. And let me tell you how much of a fan I am. I have a collection of over two or three dozen Maleficent figures, some of them four or five feet tall. I own about 10 pieces of conceptual art from Sleeping Beauty that include the dragon and a lot more pieces that are just from Sleeping Beauty. It's one of my three favorite Disney films. I would love to. But I don't want to put too many hopes on it. They're probably on a fast track and I cannot take any more projects on a fast track."
No production date has been set.
Maleficent comes to theaters March 14th, 2014 and stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Kenneth Cranham, Sam Riley, Lesley Manville.
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m2
It would be great to see Gullermo take on this film, but it definitely sounds like it will NOT happen.
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Sean
@rudy
No one else but Guillermo Del Toro, would be a good chice to direct the movie Maleficent.
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Rudy
@themoviefanatic I see Del Toro making more fantasy movies than anything else.
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Rudy
dark and gloomy.
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Rudy
@themoviefanatic I disagree, simply because Maleficent is an evil person. If (most likely) she will be the main character (why else would her name be the title!) who would be better to make a dark a gloomy movie revealing this character as it truly is?
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Sean
@rudy
I like his style as well in his movies to, but for this movie i think Guillermo Del Toro is a better choice.
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Rudy
@themoviefanatic All of them, I didn't really like his style, but now i like it.
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Sean
@rudy
Which of Tim Burtons movies were you starting to like his way of filming ?
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Rudy
@themoviefanatic I was starting to like Burton's way of filming though 8(
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
I would love to watch anything this man directs/produces, writes
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Bane5000
This would be different and awesome to watch with Del Toros production design
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Sean
@shuabert
Yes, i couldn't agree with you more, about what you said about him being the king of dark fantasy.
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Josh
@themoviefanatic Agreed. If GDT signs on to this, my interest will go way up from what it was when Burton was attached. Del Toro is pretty much the king of dark fantasy.
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moviegeek
Now THIS would be epic.
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Sean
@rudy
I have a feeling this movie will begood, considering that it's Guillermo Del Toro directing this and not Tim Burton.
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MovieWiz001
Well, alright, do it!
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Diaigma
Oh I'm SURE he'd love to do MORE than that! :P
@dan1 - completely agree. One of my guilty pleasures :P
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thedude-abides
I'd like to see him direct more original concepts, but he would be a GREAT fit for this.
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ZanyZap
Del Toro probably has the coolest nerd mansion ever.
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Mutant
Okay then
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SpaceCowboy
Cool!
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XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@dan1 -- I gotta agree with that, on-the-other-hand, I remember when Tim Burton dropped out and I suggested that Del Toro direct it, looks like I was right on the money.
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Rudy
No Tim why?!!
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Dan
I wish he'd love to direct Hellboy 3 and finish that series first. Sigh.
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