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Cinematical (Free subscription) | yesterday
... article, Uni and Guille will be teaming up for (get this) new versions of Frankenstein , Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde , and Slaughterhouse-Five *, as well as an adaptation of Dan Simmons' upcoming "alternate reality Charles Dickens" novel Drood ! Oh, and he'll also be producing Hater with Mark Steven Johnson and Crimson Peak with Matthew Robbins! This guy's like the Derek Jeter of genre directors!...
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Filmstalker (Free subscription) | yesterday
Guillermo del Toro is set to be a busy man, not a busty man as I accidentally typed there. Apart from the upcoming The Hobbit films he has a first look deal with Universal that consists of a huge list of films, including four possible directing projects of which three are remakes. There's Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Slaughterhouse-Five. The fourth project is based on a novel called Drood....Visit...
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E! Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
As if Hellboy and Hobbits weren't enough to keep him off the streets, Guillermo del Toro has literally scared up some more work. The fantastical filmmaker has been tapped by...
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Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and the studio has attached the "Pan's Labyrinth" director to adaptations of "Frankenstein," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Slaughterhouse-Five." All three of those books have been previously adapted, the first two in multiple forms.The "Hellboy" filmmaker will also get to take first crack at "Drood," a Dan Simmons novel that won't be published until February 2009. That book takes a fanciful...
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Eolake Stobblehouse blog (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
"My Dark Side likes Mary Poppins. No wonder I was bullied in school." - Dr. Jackmann, from the TV show Jekyll Just rented this, and it's nicely done. Powerful performance by James Nesbitt. Funny by the way how a woman can seem different in different circumstances. I saw Gina Bellman as Jane in Couplings , and she did not seem all that hot, but in Jekyll she is gorgeous. Same with Tamsin...
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NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
With Sen. John McCain plans to run a positive ad tonight congratulating his Senate colleague Barack Obama on winning the Democratic nomination, Chicago Tribune's Mark Silva took the chance to scoff at the campaign's "Jekyll [and] Hyde" advertising approach , as if the Arizona Republican can't deem it polite to take a one day holiday from criticizing his opponent while planning on vigorously...
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Vulture (Free subscription) | yesterday
Seriously, the Dude Is Busy: Hollywood's War on Original Ideas finds an unlikely ally in the form of Guillermo del Toro , who's signed a three-year first-look deal with Universal and set up four directing projects, including remakes of Frankenstein , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , and Slaughterhouse-Five . While we're obviously excited to see the monsteriffic visionary continue directing through...
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RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
... already booked up as well. Variety reports del Toro is set to helm remakes of Frankenstein , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Slaughterhouse-Five for Universal as well as a film adaptation of the Dan Simmons novel "Drood", which is set to be published in February 2009. Of the bunch Universal anticipates Drood to be del Toro's first post- Hobbit pic, which would mean it would hit theaters some...
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Screenhead (Free subscription) | yesterday
Guillermo del Toro is set with a long-term commitment of four directing projects, including remakes of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Slaughterhouse-Five. We already have heard about The Hobbit. The next project added to his dance card is an adaptation of “Drood”, a Dan Simmons novel that will be published in February by Little, [...]
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Film News: 'Hobbit' director eyes 'Frankenstein,' 'Jekyll' -- Many top film directors have no idea what their next movie is. But Guillermo del Toro is now booked through 2017. And maybe beyond.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell portrayed Abramoff as a conflicted man. Yes, he corrupted politicians with golf junkets, expensive meals and luxury seats at sporting events. But he also donated millions of dollars to charity, and his good deeds were catalogued in hundreds of letters from friends."How can we be talking about the same person?" Lowell said. "But that's the record: A modern-day 'Dr. Jekyll...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... righteousness," he said.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell described Abramoff as "modern-day 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'" who generously gave to charities as he lavished public officials with meals, trips and sports tickets to gain political access for his clients.
The judge, who received 355 letters from victims and Abramoff's supporters, said she struggled to balance his crimes against...
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The Sun (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... ... Corvette has long ruled the roads of the USAnd yet, behind the macho exterior, the ZR1 is a Jekyll and Hyde car, quite capable of being driven sedately at low speeds in traffic, but let it loose on the open road and it turns into the devil on wheels. The standard Corvette has always been a seriously underrated car but there is no chance of anyone under-estimating the ZR1. Just one look...
