James Cameron joins At the Mountains of Madness!

[FunGuyfromYuggoth]

I am a little bit doubtful about Cameron's claims to have been a huge Lovecraft fan all along and to have read and loved all his stories

To be fair, James Cameron is older and a bit prone to hyperbole. I just want him to put on his usual Halloween fright mask to keep the suits off away.

[Badger]

"a bit"?

[Badger]

And here's another video interview with del Toro about bunnies and Gerald Ford.

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[StuartB]

And here's another video interview with del Toro about bunnies and Gerald Ford.

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The more I see of del Toro and the more I hear about this project, the more excited I get. This could be truly impressive!

[Cthulhudude]

As a del Toro fan I was excited about this project years ago, back when it was a dream whispered on the night winds and nothing more. Now that it might actually see the light of day, I’m positively giddy.

[ratspiral]

Just curious, but if you were to cast this film with known actors, whom would you like to see?

i can personally imagine sam rockwell in this. has anyone seen him in Moon? or even confessions of a dangerous mind? yes, usually he can be comedic, but he does a great job of "unraveling".

Patrick Wilson would be another choice, he's nice looking, can pull off being intelligent, and can also scream and freak out well too (Hard Candy). of course these are just my opinions...

on i side note i am excited about GTD on this project. i love his movies (especially hellboy) and even though they are shooting in 3d doesn't mean much. Coraline was filmed in 3D and yet was released in both 2d and 3d. i just wish i knew when to expect it. haven't been excited about a movie in a while.

[PeterFdH]

James McAvoy is being touted as playing a part in this which I think would be fine. As to Cruise, I'm not so sure. It would be a bit of a departure for him surely...

Two other questions:
1. Will they be able to resist giving a leading part to an actress in spite of the fact that there are no women in the story?
2. If the movie is a success, what chance is there of getting a Beyond the Mountains of Madness adaptation as a sequel?

[Max_Writer]

James McAvoy is being touted as playing a part in this which I think would be fine. As to Cruise, I'm not so sure. It would be a bit of a departure for him surely...

Two other questions:
1. Will they be able to resist giving a leading part to an actress in spite of the fact that there are no women in the story?
2. If the movie is a success, what chance is there of getting a Beyond the Mountains of Madness adaptation as a sequel?

1. No. Hollywood is full of idiot producers who feel that without a love story, a film cannot be made.
2. Not one that would be worth watching.

[Corum89]

1. Will they be able to resist giving a leading part to an actress in spite of the fact that there are no women in the story?

I get the feeling I know what Liv Tyler's next project will be. Didn't you know Arwen was there all along?

2. If the movie is a success, what chance is there of getting a Beyond the Mountains of Madness adaptation as a sequel?

It would be 12 hours long.

[StuartB]

1. No. Hollywood is full of idiot producers who feel that without a love story, a film cannot be made.
2. Not one that would be worth watching.

Now there is optimism for you!

Unfortunately, I must agree regarding actresses. Del Toro certainly hasn't mentioned that the movie would be an 'all-male' cast. Besides! Who is going to scream! It's only culturally acceptable for women to scream on screen!

As to BTMoM, that will never happen. It is not 'accepted' as part of the Lovecraft canon.

[PoC]

As to BTMoM, that will never happen. It is not 'accepted' as part of the Lovecraft canon.

In such a case, it could have more to do with owning the rights to the script?

I'm quite flexible on adaptations to other media. If Del Toro wanted to change some of the characters to women (without being "screamers" - and from seeing Del Toro's other films I'd be surprised if there were such), then I'd certainly be OK with that.

After all who can tell under all those parkas?

[Fallingtower]

In such a case, it could have more to do with owning the rights to the script?

I'm quite flexible on adaptations to other media. If Del Toro wanted to change some of the characters to women (without being "screamers" - and from seeing Del Toro's other films I'd be surprised if there were such), then I'd certainly be OK with that.

After all who can tell under all those parkas?

Fine with having gals in the flick...but...
I hope there isn't going to be a romance subplot....no time for lovin' in the cold Lovecraftian wastes.
That is...unless you consider having a shoggoth pull folks apart and then suck their innards out romanctic.

[Iohannes]

Will they be able to resist giving a leading part to an actress in spite of the fact that there are no women in the story?

You haven't read Del Toro's (earlier leaked) script, have you? The protagonist's having to leave his pregnant wife in Arkham to join the expedition is one of his emotional stressors.

[PeterFdH]

Nope, I never read it as I didn't want spoilers but I gather that the new script differs substantially anyway. I have no problems with women being in the film or any other changes as long as it remains faithful to HPL and what lies at the heart of the story. If he is retaining that idea from the old script then that would work for me even though it's not part of the original story.

[StuartB]

After all who can tell under all those parkas?

An excellent, if rather odd, point! What the heck... Parkas ftw!