Guillermo del Toro’s gothic ghost story Crimson Peak loses Benedict Cumberbatch

August 21, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

You never like to see a popular actor leave a project like Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak; especially when their name is Benedict Cumberbatch. First Emma Stone had to exit the film due to a conflict in her schedule now we see another one go — this time, however, it hurts much worse. As a […]

John Hurt to play Abraham Setrakian in The Strain

June 17, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

FX’s adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s horror novel The Strain has just added John Hurt to co-lead opposite Corey Stoll and Mia Maestro in the network’s high-profile drama pilot, reports Deadline. Hurt is the final piece to the puzzle for the show as he’ll portray Professor Abraham Setrakian, a holocaust survivor who immigrated to […]

Guillermo del Toro’s haunted house chiller Crimson Peak will be shockingly violent

June 3, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

While most of us have been focusing on Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming monster flick Pacific Rim which crashes into theaters this July, he’s got another flick that I’ve mentioned a few times right here on the site called Crimson Peak in the works and today he spoke on what we can all expect regarding the […]

Two more join Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain

May 22, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Strain has been rolling along at a steady pace for FX lately as they’ve just added two more to Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming vampire series based on the novels he co-wrote with Chuck Hogan. The latest additions to the cast go to Titanic’s Jonathan Hyde and Inglorious Basterds’ Richard Sammel (above), reports THR.

The Strain to exterminate Kevin Durand

April 26, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s nice to see things rolling along for Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain because it’s one of those stories that was just meant for the small screen and I can’t wait to see where they take the series. In case you missed it, yesterday we learned that House of Cards actor Corey […]

TV adaptation of Guillermo del Toro's The Strain finds leading man

April 25, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

We haven’t really heard a whole lot from FX’s adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire tale The Strain but it looks like things are starting to pick up as Deadline reports that Corey Stoll (below) has landed a leading role in the series. Carlton Cuse of Bates Motel is acting as showrunner on the pilot […]