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'''Guillermo del Toro''' is a 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]]''.
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
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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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* [[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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{{Academy Award Best Director}}
{{Golden Globe Award Best Director}}
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