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Guillermo del Toro: The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work will be published on October 19 via White Lion Publishing. It’s written by Ian Nathan, who previously authored similar tomes on Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, and more.

The 176-page hardcover book charts the progression of del Toro's career with analyses of each of his films, including Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Hellboy, Blade II, Pacific Rim, and Crimson Peak. The synopsis is below.

Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative directors working in cinema today, Guillermo del Toro has built up a body of work that has enthralled movie fans with its dark beauty and edge-of-the-seat set pieces.

In this book, acclaimed author Ian Nathan charts the progression of a career that has produced some of contemporary cinema’s most revered scenes and idiosyncratic characters. From Oscar winners Pan’sLabyrinth and The Shape of Water to blockbuster hits such as Hellboy and Pacific Rim, this detailed examination looks at how the strands of del Toro’s career have woven together to create one of modern cinema’s most ground-breaking bodies of work.

An enlightening look into the mind of an auteur blessed with a singular creative vision, Guillermo del Toro analyses the processes, themes and narratives that have come to be recognised as distinctly del Toro.

Pre-order Guillermo del Toro: The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work from Amazon.

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Book Review: Guillermo del Toro: The Iconic Filmaker and His Work

⭐⭐⭐⭐ for me!

As a fan of del Toro's work, I'm always intrigued on the behind the scenes and his thought process and this book delivered on that very same thing and I am so excited to have read this!

This is like a mini trove of delights of his movies, excerpts from interviews and articles to highlight del Toro's work as the write and director that is known but also the fan. He's as much in love with his work as the inspiration behind them and this book highlights some of that and I think, for an unofficial & unauthorized book, the author does a great job of collecting a lot of data that is probably common or known and mixes it with beautiful images from the various del Toro films and even some of the different inspirations that del Toro has mentioned.

Some things I knew about and others were extra details that enriched a favorite film or even made me think about a particular scene in a new light and I love that about this particular book.

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Old Bill Panto

This is a quote from Ian Nathan’s excellent book Anything You Can Imagine, which if you have an interest in the making of the Lord of the Rings films I recommend you read. This has basically become my favourite bit of LotR film trivia.

Old Bill Panto was often on set. Old Bill, the faithful pony who carries supplies as far as Moria, had been in and out of the script. A pony added complications: even the ‘livestock’ had to have hobbit doubles and there were locations inaccessible to horses such as the pristine flanks of Caradhras. Yet whenever Jackson pictured the signature silhouette of the Fellowship striding forth it always featured Bill. Bill in his own way was iconic. A ‘hobbit scale’ Bill was provided by Restus, a chestnut cross between an American quarter-horse and a Shetland, while Weta crafting a ‘pantomime’ Bill surmounted the issue of bringing Restus to remote locations — something of an irony given Jackson had sworn to McKellen these films ‘wouldn’t be the stuff of pantomime’. Remarkably lifelike from a distance, ‘Old Bill Panto’ would be performed according to old-fashioned principles with operators Katrina Talbot and Rebecca Fitzgerald having to decide who would be front and back.

And after unearthing an old drive and digging through my digital clutter I was amazed to discover I have a tiny screenshot of Old Bill Panto in action! I have no idea what video I took this from but here you go:

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“Guillermo del Toro: The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work” By Ian Nathan Publishing October 19, 2021

Guillermo del Toro is a complete and intimate study of the life and work of one of modern cinema's most truly unique directors, whose distinct aesthetic and imagination are unmatched in contemporary film. Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative directors working in cinema today, Guillermo del Toro has built up a body of work that has enthralled movie fans with its dark beauty and edge-of-the-seat set pieces.

In this book, acclaimed author Ian Nathan charts the  progression of a career that has produced some of contemporary cinema’s most revered scenes and idiosyncratic characters. This detailed examination looks at how the strands of del Toro’s career have woven together to create one of modern cinema’s most ground-breaking bodies of work.

Delving deep into del Toro's psyche, the book starts by examining his beginnings in Mexico, the creative but isolated child surrounded by ornate Catholicism and monster magazines, filming stop motion battles between his toys on a Super-8 film camera. It follows him to film school, where we learn of his influences, from Kafka to Bunuel, and explores his 1993 debut Cronos, the independent horror debut which draws on the religious and occult themes which would recur throughout del Toro's work.

It goes on to cover his development as a director with 1997's Mimic, his blockbuster success with the Hellboy films and goes on to study the films which have cemented his status as a legendary auteur, Oscar award winners Pan's Labrynth and The Shape of Water, as well as his sci-fi masterpiece Pacific Rim, as well as looking at his exciting upcoming projects Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio.

An enlightening look into the mind of an auteur blessed with a singular creative vision, Guillermo del Toro analyses the processes, themes and narratives that have come to be recognized as distinctly del Toro, from practical effects to an obsession with folklore and paganism. It looks into the narrative techniques, stylistic flourishes and creative decisions which have made him a true master of modern cinema.

Presented in a slipcase with 8-page gatefold section, with scores of illuminating photographs of the director at work on set as well as iconic stills from his films and examples of his influences, this stunning package will delight all Guillermo del Toro devotees and movie lovers in general.

Ian Nathan, who lives and works in London, is one of the UK’s best-known film writers. He is the author of nine previous books, including Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Terminator Vault, Tarantino, Tim Burton, The Coen Brothers and Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, the world’s biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He also regularly contributes to The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Cahiers Du Cinema and the Discovering Film documentary series on Sky Arts.

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