“Charlie Kaufman’s not a cheap writer”: It’s Bewildering That Guillermo del Toro Still Hasn’t Made His Dream Movie Despite Winning the Oscar
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is one of the most recognized directors in Hollywood. The Pan’s Labyrinth filmmaker has won the Oscar for Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Animated Feature in his career and has been a part of several acclaimed genre pieces. His penchant for monster and horror stories knows no competitors.
Del Toro announced way back in 2013 that he wanted to work on an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s classic sci-fi novel Slaughterhouse-Five. The filmmaker mentioned on multiple occasions that he and Adaptation screenwriter Charlie Kaufman had cracked the idea for the adaptation but it never came to be.
Guillermo del Toro teased an adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five with Charlie Kaufman A still from Slaughterhouse-Five | Credits: Universal Pictures
Guillermo del Toro has so many unrealized projects that a whole Wikipedia page has been dedicated to them. From a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon (which ultimately inspired...
Del Toro announced way back in 2013 that he wanted to work on an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s classic sci-fi novel Slaughterhouse-Five. The filmmaker mentioned on multiple occasions that he and Adaptation screenwriter Charlie Kaufman had cracked the idea for the adaptation but it never came to be.
Guillermo del Toro teased an adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five with Charlie Kaufman A still from Slaughterhouse-Five | Credits: Universal Pictures
Guillermo del Toro has so many unrealized projects that a whole Wikipedia page has been dedicated to them. From a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon (which ultimately inspired...
- 1/23/2025
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
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