Guillermo del Toro will definitely go down as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time in the history of cinema. The Mexican filmmaker has made many notable films throughout his career spanning over 3 decades, but it seems like he finally has had enough of watching and making live-action movies.
In his recent appearance at the Annecy festival, del Toro opened up about his future in the industry and revealed that he will primarily be focusing more on animated movies from now on.
The Shape of Water director might be done with making live-action movies
Even after being one of the most successful filmmakers in the industry with 3 Academy Awards to his name, Guillermo del Toro revealed that he still has to face people in the industry who are, “geared toward grinding out shit and destroying your art.” The Mimic director further talked about how many of his projects have been rejected recently while talking to the students who are trying to make it in the industry and gave them an important piece of advice. He said,
“They still say no to me. In the last two months, they said no to five of my projects. So it doesn’t go away. Making movies is eating a sandwich of shit. There’s always shit, just sometimes you get a little more bread with yours. The rate of productivity against your efforts will remain frustratingly difficult, and frustratingly long. And you will always encounter a**holes. But have faith in the stories you want to tell and wait until someone wants to buy them.”
If a name as established as del Toro in the industry is being treated this way, it really won’t come as a surprise if he takes a step back from making any more live-action movies.
Guillermo del Toro and his never-ending love for animated movies
The Mexican filmmaker has always been vocal about his love for animated movies and has made some of the most iconic animated movies in the past. Guillermo del Toro also talked about the future of animated movies at the Annecy Festival and revealed that with movies like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Super Mario Bros. coming out, they could lead the industry into a whole new era of animated movies. He said,
“The three hits of Spider-Verse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Mario are moving things, allowing a little more latitude, but there are still big fights to be had. Animation to me is the purest form of art, and it’s been kidnapped by a bunch of hoodlums. We have to rescue it. [And] I think that we can Trojan-horse a lot of good shit into the animation world”
Del Toro also hates the idea that everyone in the animated movies acts like they’re in a ‘teenage rom-com‘. According to him, the movies should be more realistic and the characters should act like actual human beings instead of being perfect all the time.
That is why in the live-action movie, Pinocchio, he tried to make the animation more life-like by adding a few extra movements and gestures. Guillermo del Toro also won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, this year for his movie.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
