Guillermo Del Toro News

Grammy-nominated electronic music artist THE CRYSTAL METHOD--who is now Scott Kirkland (founding member Ken Jordan went into retirement)-is heading back out on the road in 2019 to support his latest studio album THE TRIP HOME.   Starting mid-February through June, Kirkland will embark on a major DJ tour hitting over 30 tertiary markets in North America.  TCM has also been confirmed to appear at BottleRock Festivalthis spring. The full range of dates follow below. 

Warner Bros has announced the release dates of many major film titles, according to Deadline

SpectreVision, the boutique genre division of Company X, and ACE Pictures announced today that principal photography will begin next month on COLOR OUT OF SPACE. Starring Nicolas Cage, the film will be directed by Richard Stanley -- his first feature in over twenty years.  Based on the novella by H.P. Lovecraft, COLOR OUT OF SPACE will reunite Cage with SpectreVision, the company behind the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2018 film MANDY. The film will also star Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck, RED SPARROW), Tommy Chong (UP IN SMOKE), Elliot Knight (DC's Titans), Julian Hilliard (The Haunting of Hill House) and Q'Orianka Kilcher (The Alienist, DORA THE EXPLORER).

Anne Hathaway is set to star in Robert Zemeckis and Warner Bros.' “The Witches” adaptation, according to Variety. 

Emmy®Award-winning actress Melissa McCarthy will receive this year's Distinguished Artisan Award at the 6th Annual  Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) celebrating her prolific acting career and the plethora of characters she embraces. McCarthy is the first female artist to receive this award. The black-tie awards gala, honoring both make-up artists and hair stylists outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater, returns to the NOVO in L.A. Live on Saturday, February 16, 2019.  The announcement was made today by Sue Cabral-Ebert, President of IATSE Local 706. 

 Sacha Gervasi is set to write Terrified, Fox Searchlight's remake 2017 Argentinian genre film Aterrado, according to Deadline. The original was written and directed by Demián Rugna and he will helm the English language remake.

Enjoy the Cincinnati Pops' beloved New Year's Eve concert at 8 PM on December 31 inside historic Music Hall as Susie Benchasil Seiter guest conducts the Orchestra.

 JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & Asia) have partnered to showcase Short Shorts Film Festival in Hollywood on January 17, 2019. The free one-day film festival will bring together premier film talent from Japan, including Cannes Film Festival judge Naomi Kawase and actor and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member Tetsuya Bessho, at the historic TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. The two-part program aims to bring a sense of intrigue and cultural discovery to festival attendees through the art of short contemporary visual storytelling. 

CBS Films and eOne's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark from Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro, is set to be released in theaters on August 9, 2019, according to Deadline.

The National Gallery of Art, Washington, today announced that its Board of Trustees elected Kaywin Feldman to be the institution's next director—the fifth in the Gallery's 77-year history. She will succeed Earl A. Powell III, who has served as the director since 1992.

Premium network EPIX® continues to amplify its original slate, adding to its scripted greenlights with the docuseries Elvis Goes There.  Premiering Monday, February 4, 2019 at 10pm, the four-episode, one-hour series follows renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world with unprecedented access, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity. 

In an era where female filmmakers are leading the charge in having their stories heard and changing the face of Hollywood, El Rey Founder and Chairman Robert Rodriguez sits down with one of the most legendary pioneering women in film, Barbra Streisand.  The special airs Monday, November 26th on El Rey Network beginning at 8pm ET. 

Two heartwarming holiday specials that many of today's parents grew up with on television are making their cinematic debuts when Fathom Events and The Jim Henson Company present “Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas” and “The Bells of Fraggle Rock” on December 10 and 16 only.

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 has announced a special event - THROW ME ON THE BURNPILE AND LIGHT ME UP, an 80-minute solo show written and performed by Lucy Alibar and directed by Neel Keller.  BURNPILE will have 3 performances only - Thursday, December 6; Friday, December 7; and Saturday, December 8 - all at 7pm at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).

Over 40,000 names have been counted on a petition to save FilmStruck, the subscription-based film streaming service. Barbra Streisand and Guillermo del Toro have pledged their commitment to the petition, and urged others to do so via Twitter.

Nearly 60% of Netflix members on a global basis enjoy kids and family content every month, so the company today unveiled a robust slate of animated event programming - both feature films and original series - to give kids and families around the world more of what they love.

Carl Theodore Dreyer and Christian Jul wrote VAMPYR, basing it on aspects of Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 publication, IN A GLASS DARKLY, a collection of five short stories of mystery and the supernatural. Subtitled THE DREAM OF ALAN GREY, the movie tells of a young man's strange experiences in the North-Central French village of Courtempierre. They may have been real or just dreams, we cannot be sure.

The Marrakech International Film Festival is proud to announce a prominent group of participants in its important new talk series CONVERSATION WITH.

Fresh off his Oscar win for “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro will make his animated feature film directing debut with 'Pinocchio,' according to Variety. Del Toro, who will write and produce the film as well, has received the green light from Netflix to film the stop motion musical version of the classic children's tale about a puppet who wants to be a real live boy.

On October 27 and 31, LA Opera presents a special Halloween treat for cinephiles and opera lovers alike: a screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer's suspenseful and surreal 1932 cinematic masterpiece Vampyr, featuring the world premiere of a new musical score by Joby Talbot performed live at the spectacular Theatre at Ace Hotel.