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 Since
The Shape of Water did so well Guillermo del Toro has signed an overall deal
with Fox Searchlight to write, produce and direct live-action feature projects
at the division. Searchlight will create a new label that will be the home for
projects in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres, developed by del Toro. The
first project under the deal will be Hostiles’ Scott Cooper’s supernatural
thriller Antlers based on the short story The Quiet Boy. The story follows an
elementary school teacher who takes in a troubled student that harbors a
mysterious family secret with deadly consequences. Del Toro will write, produce
and direct a remake of the 1947 Fox film Nightmare Alley. He will co-write the
script with Kim Morgan, but the film isn’t his next project. The film will tell
the story of a man who hooks up with a female psychiatrist who fleeces people
with their mentalist act, who then turns the table on him. That film will happen
sometime down the road since del Toro’s next film will be the Fantastic Voyage
remake. |
