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Del Toro is notoriously known for turning down high-budgeted [[Summer Blockbuster]] movies to work on smaller, independent projects. So far he has rejected offers to direct ''[[I Am Legend]]'', ''[[One Missed Call]]''; ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe]]''; ''[[Halo]]'', and even ''[[Harry Potter and
▲Critically acclaimed filmmaker and author from Mexico, widely known for his work on the [[Speculative Fiction]] genre. He is perhaps best recognized by moviegoers as director of the ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' film series, as well as his best-received film, ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]''.
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▲Del Toro is notoriously known for turning down high-budgeted [[Summer Blockbuster]] movies to work on smaller, independent projects. So far he has rejected offers to direct ''[[I Am Legend]]'', ''[[One Missed Call]]''; ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe]]''; ''[[Halo]]'', and even ''[[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince]]''. He did, however, accept an offer to work on the upcoming ''[[The Hobbit (film)|The Hobbit]]'' film series, but ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''-helmer [[Peter Jackson]] would up taking over the director's spot, with del Toro staying on as a writer.
▲He is currently developing ''Trollhunters'', which he will produce at [[Dreamworks Animation]]. He also announced that he will make Dreamworks his animation home and has already worked on a few projects, including ''[[Kung Fu Panda]] 2'' and ''[[Megamind]]''. The full press release can be read [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id8b4313a40c3bc11cb00b07f74df9f4a here].
He made his literary debut with co-author Chuck Hogan in 2009, with the release of a vampire novel, ''[[The Strain]]''. It is the first part of a trilogy of novels. He is also hoping for a final sequel to the Hellboy movies.
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Is a frequent collaborator with [[Ron Perlman]]. He is also [[One of Us]] being an avid gamer who cites games like ''[[Half-Life]]'' and ''[[BioShock (series)]]'' as being his favorites and he is currently making a game titled ''Insane''.
Not remotely related to actor Benicio Del Toro.
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** ''[[Cronos]]''
** ''[[The Devil's Backbone]]''
** ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' and its sequel, ''[[The Golden Army]]''.
** ''[[Pan's
** ''[[Pacific Rim]]'' (2013)
** ''[[Crimson Peak]]'' (2015)
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** ''[[The Shape of Water]]'' (2017)
** ''[[Mimic]]''
** ''[[Blade]] II''
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** ''[[Don't Be Afraid of the Dark]]''
* ''[[The Strain]]'' (Novel, 2009)
* ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]'' (Upcoming film, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100926162611/http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/guillermo-del-toro-to-bring-disneys-haunted-mansion-ride-to-the-bigscreen.html with a screenplay by Del Toro], based on the ride at Disneyland.)
* ''Trollhunters'' (
* ''Hellboy Animated'' (Producer)
* ''[[The Hobbit (film)|The Hobbit]]'' (Formerly directing and co-writing, but after several years in [[Development Hell]] he stepped down as director, and remains as a co-writer with [[Peter Jackson]] (and his usual writing team)).
* ''Insane'' (
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* ''[[Puss in Boots (animation)|Puss in Boots]]'' (executive producer)
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]
* [[Break the Cutie]] - Many of his films feature children in extreme peril.
* [[Clockwork Creature]] - ''[[Cronos]]'' and the ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' movies have both featured creatures powered by clockwork. A clock also features prominently in ''[[Pan's
* [[Creator Thumbprint]] - Slime, aspects of [[Clock Punk]] (or at least, clocks), things in jars (often [[People Jars]]), and references to Roman Catholicism. The supernatural is extremely common, and he's also greatly interested in the [[Spanish Civil War]].
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]] - Most of his films feature sympathetic monsters and evil humans.
* [[Doing It for the Art]] - Many of his films are passion projects. He's turned down or postponed high-profile films to work on smaller ones that he has a personal connection to.
* [[Executive Meddling]] - Guillermo often wrestles with this; his first film ''Mimic'' was equated to "having a beautiful daughter and watching her arms get cut off". The studios have fought with him at other points (for example, they wanted ''[[Pan's
* [[The Fair Folk]] - Seen in ''[[Pan's Labyrinth|Pans Labyrinth]]'', the ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' movies and ''[[Don't Be Afraid of the Dark]]''.
* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]
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