by Travis
From a USA Today article on Del Toro:
“I’m interested in monsters because, much like archangels and angels, they represent a portion of the human soul.”
“In adult movies, R-rated movies, monsters can signify many different things,” says del Toro. “But in the (PG-13) Hellboy mythology, they symbolize our imperfections and how we can embrace them. [...]
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Del Toro on Fantasy and Religion
August 4th, 2008 — , Del Toro, Fairy Tales, Magic in Literature, demons, fantasy fiction and religion from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
Hog’s Head PubCast #54: Revolutionaries and Gradualists
July 3rd, 2008 — , Del Toro, Frankenstein, House Elves, Podcasts, audiobooks, social justice from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
Social Justice, Flawed Characters, and the Fabian Key to Harry Potter’s Sociopolitical Vision; audio clip from A Short History of Myth
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The Hobbit Updates
April 29th, 2008 — , Andy Serkis, Del Toro, Gryffindor Common Room, Ian McKellen, The Hobbit from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head
Lots of buzz surrounding The Hobbit:
Salon.com asks why Del Toro wants to do the film if he’s on record as hating fantasy fiction.
Del Toro responds at MTV
Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are in.
No Del Toro for Deathly Hallows - The Hobbit Instead?
January 28th, 2008 — , Deathly Hallows movie, Del Toro, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Movies from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head Pubcast - A Harry Potter Blog!
Much to the chagrin of many here, Del Toro was not in the running to direct Deathly Hallows, because he’s in talks to direct The Hobbit.
Is this true? And if so, is it a double blow? (No Delo Toro for DH, no Jackson for Hobbit?)
Brief Del Toro discussion makes it into my next pubcast, which [...]
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