Guillermo del Toro

Emma Watson, better known to Harry Potter fans as Hermione Granger, is in final talks to star in a new film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast from director Guillermo Del Toro.  This is the latest in a series of high profile projects Watson has been involved with since the wrap of the Harry Potter series. She took a small role in My Week with Marilyn, stars in the film adaptation of popular young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower , and will reunite with Potter director David Yates...Read Full Story

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will direct and produce a new version of “Beauty and the Beast” for Warner Bros. Studios, the online edition of Variety magazine reported. The studio has signed Andrew Davies (“Bridget Jones’ Diary”) to polish Del Toro’s screenplay for the film, which this time will feature flesh-and-blood actors. The original Walt Disney film was the first animated movie in history to receive an Oscar nomination for best picture and generated worldwide box-office...Read Full Story

Just because fan-favorite filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is in the midst of shooting his most expensive blockbuster to date – the 25-foot-tall robots vs. monsters sci-fi epic, Pacific Rim – doesn’t mean he’s slacking off, as far as keeping in touch with fans about the current status of the project. Principal photography commenced on Pacific Rim back in November 2011, with a rising-star-studded cast that includes actors such as Charlie Hunnam ( Sons of Anarchy ), Idris Elba ( Prometheus ), and...Read Full Story

WARWICKSHIRE screenwriter Andrew Davies is to pen a new Beauty and the Beast film starring Harry Potter's Emma Watson. It will be directed by Guillermo del Toro for Warner Bros. Davies (pictured), a former lecturer in English, lives in Kenilworth and has been writing for TV since the mid-60s, becoming known for period dramas based on classic literature. Among his big-screen works are the two Bridget Jones films and The Three Musketeers. Variety reports that Watson is in final...Read Full Story

Guillermo del Toro has revealed new details on “Beauty,” a new Warner Bros. adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” that will star “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson . Del Toro will direct the film, while Warner Bros. has picked Andrew Davies (“Bridget Jones’ Diary,” “The Three Musketeers”) to pen the script, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The filmmaker is also currently developing a Haunted Mansion movie with Disney, a Frankenstein movie with Universal, and a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde movie...Read Full Story