Guillermo Del Toro Gives Updates On His Latest Projects

By Michael Lopez

These are definitely busy times for Guillermo del Toro. The Mexican director helped co-write this summer's Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, has a Pinocchio movie in the works, and is getting ready to direct the highly-anticipated monster flick, Pacific Rim.

Sitting alongside Dark star Katie Holmes, Guillermo humorously compared his style of filmmaking with different types of food.

"I love sophisticated food, I love caviar and this and that, but I also love Twinkies," he told MTV Movies. "[With Pacific Rim] it's like I stepped into a room full of Twinkies, you can hear the song and my face brightening up, a love moment. I go, 'Monsters? In that number and that size, doing the things that they do in Pacific Rim,? [It is a] pure banquet."

Described as a modern-day Godzilla movie, Rim's script is still shrouded in secrecy. All we know so far is, The Office’s Idris Elba will have a major part and Horrible Bosses’ Charlie Day has been cast in what del Toro describes as a "very strange" role.

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark will also have its share of creatures when it arrives in theaters this August. And one other monster that Guillermo shed some light on was The Incredible Hulk. Speaking with IGN, he confirmed that his Hulk ABC show was moving forward.

"We are fortunate now that we are moving forward into pages of the screenplay for the [Hulk] pilot," del Toro explained. “We are trying a really strong take on the character."

Which Guillermo del Toro project are you most excited to see? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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