Cast member co-writer and producer Guillermo del Toro arrives at the "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" premiere during the Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas
If there's a Hollywood filmmaker who's more immersed in geek culture than Pan's Labyrinth and Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro... well, that sentence doesn't need to be finished, because there isn't. He's the king of all sci-fi/fantasy/horror media, from movies and TV to novels and video games.
So when you get a chance to chat with del Toro, producer of the upcoming creepfest Mama , how do you decide which of the dozen or so projects he's got on the go to talk about? Easy: you shotgun him with questions on a whole bunch of stuff until his PR handler calls time up.
We'll have more specifically on Mama next week when the movie opens. For now, here's del Toro on (almost) everything else.
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