Del Toro Reveals Preference for FRANKENSTEIN
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Monday, June 30, 2008
Source: Shock Til You Drop
For years, director Guillermo del Toro has been eager to be behind the camera while an actor in his shot said "It's Alive! It's Alive!" for Frankenstein. Of course, with so many projects on his list of things-to-do, the Universal Pictures remake of the Mary Shelley classic keeps getting pushed back.
But that's not stopping Del Toro from brainstorming ideas in terms of his vision for the classic monster. While moving down the red carpet of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Ryan Rotten had a chance to ask the director on who he would prefer as the creature. Surprisingly, he answered the question and it's someone he knows very well. A certain actor who has experience in make up prosthetics. Equally surprising, that actor had no clue he was being considered.
Here's what Del Toro told Ryan.
"For the monster I would love to have Doug Jones," he revealed. Jones has worked for the director as a creature performance since Mimic and plays Abe Sapien in the Hellboy films. "I think he can do a fantastic job. Ron looks seven feet tall in Hellboy, but he's not. I think we could do that with Doug, but I would love to do it with him. The only vision of the Frankenstein monster I've ever latched onto is Berni Wrightson's. He's lanky and long and it's gorgeous in a tragic way. Doug has all of those qualities."
To read Jone's reaction to that announcement and the status of The Hobbit script process (brainstorming and pizza sessions), click here.
Look for our own Mania coverage of the Hellboy II premiere event throughout the week.
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