According to “The Shape of Water” producer J. Miles Dale, the journey for Guillermo del Toro‘s passion project began when the director was a child in Guadalajara, Mexico, watching a rerun of “Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954) on television. Unlike most viewers, the future filmmaker was hoping that the prehistoric beast and the bathing beauty (Julie Adams) would run off together. “He was obviously heartbroken when that didn’t happen,” Dale believes, “because it stuck with him for about 40 years until he was able to right the cinematic wrong by writing this movie.” From his childhood discontentment sprung this love story about a mute janitor (Sally Hawkins) who falls for a fish man during the Cold War. Watch our exclusive video interview with Dale above.
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Del Toro’s reputation for visually stylish,...
See‘The Shape of Water’ interviews: Guillermo del Toro, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, and more exclusive chats [Watch]
Del Toro’s reputation for visually stylish,...
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