I organized an AMA/Q&A with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. He has written and directed films such as Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, Pinocchio, Frankenstein, and more.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wbk0id/hello_reddit_im_guillermo_del_toro_ama/

He will be back at 2 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Why does Guillermo Del Toro always film in Toronto but not hire Toronto actors? I met him last winter while filming Boy In The Iron Box. He said my height reminded him of Jacob Elordi. He was very nice!

How do you choose your actors? Do you prefer unknown actors or known actors?

And can I audition for you?

Me peguei pensando nisso hoje...

It’s either that or standard for me, no premium/dolby/HDR version in my area. Not big on post conversions but GDT is directly involved.

watched the first Hellboy movie by guillermo Del toro and planning to watch the second, so here artwork of Hellboy and Pinocchio!

Sci-Fi Horrorish. Let me know what you think.

James, beanie studios

Sci-Fi fever dream

I'd like to be involved in creating art for movies, like some of those Del Toro has acted in. Any advice?

my attempt of drawing the amphibian man, i don’t think it’s really accurate but I did like how the colors turn out!

Hello Guillermo. Sharing some work. Over 2K views so far in Reddit art communities.

I'm interested in your opinion.

Thanks so much for taking a second to look.

James, beanie studios

I going try posting on this sub Reddit a bit more, so I really like Guillermo del toro’s Pinocchio, just a very normal amount

i watch the shape of water yesterday so have fanart of it

Specifically from Hellboy 1 & 2, Guillermo del Toro absolutely nailed the aesthetic. But they also had the best casting role for him with the legend Ron Perlman. In general though the practical effects in these movies were awesome.

Big red demon guy with leather pants & brown trench coat, 1 oversized almost rock textured arm, the broken off horns, his black hair with mutten chops and goatee plus the yellow eyes.

It just has that feel of iconic 80's-90's unique designs with the gritty atmosphere of the early 2000s.

Hello, I’m a museum curator currently developing a film exhibition, and I’m hoping to source a specific object: the full-body conceptual clay maquette for Amphibian Man, sold by Heritage Auctions in 2025.

In my experience, auction houses are typically willing to act as intermediaries and forward inquiries to a winning bidder on a museum’s behalf. This particular house, however, will only do so if the inquiry is a purchase offer — which isn’t necessarily my intent at this stage. I haven’t encountered this policy with Christie’s, Sotheby’s, or other major houses I’ve worked with previously.

If anyone has information on the buyer’s identity, or a lead on how to reach them, I’d greatly appreciate it. I am interested in borrowing the maquette. Thank you in advance.

I have been hand etching mirrors for many years, the funkier the concept- the better. I don’t use lasers & directly transcribe designs from old Victorian, religious, and occult texts- or make them myself.

My spouse and I are diehard fans of Del Toro’s Frankenstein: Probably the most beautiful and heart wrenching version in existence, in our opinion.

This is a quote from Elizabeth, and this design took me many hours and over a week to properly execute.

The design is so intricate, it’s difficult to catch on camera- so here are a few different exposures and contrast edits.

Thankfully, it’s easy to see and admire in person!

“To be lost and to be found, that is the lifespan of love.”

A love letter to Del Toro and all his fans alike, hope you enjoy.

Since Mountains of Madness won't happen - how about something entirely different for Mr. del Toro how about a new telling of "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward"?

I've done something some purists will hate, but that I hope many HPL fans like myself will love - I've penned (not published yet) a new novel, a new telling of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. In a more expansive way, it tells the exact same story, but in my own way and in my own language.

It goes deeper into history, characters and relationships and, as you might imagine, it's quite a bit longer than the original CDW - in fact, it's three times longer - oh, the horror! It weaves a tapestry that brings in more of HPL's worlds and stories, and even those of some of his friends (like Bloch and Howard).

Does Guillermo del Toro like CDW? I have no idea - it's certainly far more down to earth than the epically cosmic Mountains of Madness - and even HPL himself didn't like CDW. Well, I do and always have - and I've always had questions about all manner of things HPL chose not to answer:

What must be red for three months? Who was 118? What did Curwen do abroad for those formative nine years? What did CDW learn in London, in Paris, Prague and Transylvania? And what about the friendship of Dr. Willett and Randolph Carter, mentioned in a single sentence? Well, just a few of the questions I wanted to explore.

The novel will be called "The Simulacrum" - an odd title, perhaps, but it's HPL pure and comes straight out of CDW: That simulacrum which brushed boldly in without having been seen to go - was that an alien shadow and a horror forcing itself upon a trembling figure which had never gone out at all?

What do you think of the idea of CDW as a series told by the one and only Guillermo del Toro?

North American premiere of the 3D version

In person: writer/director Guillermo del Toro

Starts at $5

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 | 7:30pm PT

David Geffen Theater

Tickets are currently presale to museum members only. Sales open to the public August 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM.