It seems that Universal has pulled the plug on Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness project. They've been dangling the AtMoM carrot in front of del Toro since well before Hellboy II, promising that they'd produce the film after the next movie. Several movies later, it finally looked as though - with James Cameron coming aboard - Universal was going to make good on their promise. (There was even word of Tom Cruise being attached to the film, which - although it scared many a fanboy - could only have been a good thing as far as studio bigwigs were concerned.)Well, at the last minute, the studio has backed out, and the film hangs once again in limbo.
I don't know about you, but I'm sick of studios going after low-hanging fruit, churning out "blockbusters" that, after viewing them, leave you wondering where you spent the last two hours while thoughtful, meaningful films are few and far between.
Not that it will matter to Hollyweird, but I've signed an online petition to get this film made. You should, too:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mountainsofmadness/
The Universal execs should be careful: AtMoM lies on the shelf dead but dreaming. After all, that is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons someone else may help del Toro get this film made, and then they'll be screwed.
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I am actually kind of relieved by this news. I'm a huge HPL fan and I hate most movies. I wasn't looking forward to having to make the decision of whether I should go see AtMoM.
After watching Lord of the Rings I can't get that stupid Gollum voice out of my head when I re-read the books now. Argh! I wish I never saw those damn movies...
Well that's a blow, I was really looking forward to Guillermo del Toro view on the whole HP Lovecraft thing.
Balls. I was kinda hoping this one would happen. Of course, Del Toro's vision would probably never live up to the Cyclopean city of my imagination.
I thought if anyone could get it right, or at least close, it is Guillermo.
He is a huge fan. Just hope he gets another shot at it.
The best HPL films seem to be the little films (mostly) from Lurker. The other short films have been good as well and I liked the Cthulhu film that was made. Yes, the title should be changed and the story followed more closely, but it is one of the few longer films that captures a proper spirit of the material. HPL is HARD to film. I give anyone credit for even trying.
Not unexpected, but a damn shame anyhow. Hollywood will never see the value of something like this. It's not sexy enough to get made with the kind of budget Del Toro would have needed to see his vision through. But he did have a vision, and it was a good one, unlike many filmmakers that churn movies out.
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