Guillermo Del Toro to Never Direct Sleepless in Seattle Sequel?

Posted on Friday, June 13th, 2008 by Hunter Stephenson

We can all rest easy. Turns out all of those Internet rumors were true: Hellboy 2 director Guillermo del Toro is not a fan of weepy rom-coms and will never ever direct a movie starring Meg Ryan or rabid Manhattan cougars. Page Six got the scoop of scoops by way of an interview in Complex magazine…

“No way. Sleepless in Seattle can go fuck itself,” Guillermo Del Toro said. “Monsters are the most beautiful creatures in the universe. I have no interest in everyday life, except through a twisted mirror.”

Slashfilm tracked down Everyday Life in its mundane cubicle on Friday for a comment and this is what it had to say…

“Listen, I know I’m lame. If Guillermo has a problem with me, it’s understandable. Now, if you’ll excuse me, there’s only one Almond Joy left in the office snack machine, and I want snag it for later. Congratulations on the superlative mention in Vanity Fair by the way. [incoherent mumbling]“

So, we guess that settles it. Shocked? Wouldn’t it be cool to see the director of Pan’s Labyrinth redo You’ve Got Mail as a deranged horror fantasy?

Discuss: Uh oh, there’s an unrelated Tarsem vs Guillermo del Toro fight over visionary-dom going down in the comments.

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  • Aqualeo
    Why would they ever want him to do this?
  • Hobbit
    He probably would have done it if "The Hobbit" didn't come his way. He hates the LOTR books, too, yet wants to pursue it for the gold. I'm not sold on this guy. Pan's was a *nice* little film, but definitely not groundbreaking.
  • Aqualeo
    The guy that directed The Cell and The Fall is definitely more of a visionary fantasy director than Del Toro
  • Meli
    You Got Mail! as a monster horror version would be a
    serious step up.
    Most RomComs need to burn in the fiery pits of hell.
  • Isaac
    Was there seriously a rumor about this?
    to Hobbit: there's a much larger gap between romcom and Del Toro's previous work than there is with the Hobbit. I can't wait to see Smaug. And as for Del Toro's other stuff - say what you will about Pan but his other Spanish language films (i.e. The Devil's Backbone) and Hellboy rock.
  • Quenfis
    I ran into Everyday Life at the Old Navy the other day and it had no clue who Del Torro was. After a puzzled look, it directed me down the street and around the corner to the Del Taco. Close enough I suppose, what with the Beast and all.
  • Captain Awesome
    Aqualeo,

    Hell no. If you want movies with tons of random 90's art school visuals, and absolutetly no content. Then Tarsem Singh is your guy. Great, you just sat through a 2-hour music video.

    “No way. Sleepless in Seattle can go fuck itself,” Guillermo Del Toro said. “Monsters are the most beautiful creatures in the universe. I have no interest in everyday life, except through a twisted mirror.”

    I love this man's work and honesty. :)
  • Aqualeo
    Captain Awesome,
    With The Cell, Tarsem Singh was able to take ideas in your head and make them real. Like the minds paintings put to film.

    Plus, can you honestly say that Hellboy had deep meaningful content?
  • Captain Awesome
    Whoever said Hellboy was deep? Have you read the original material?

    Are you also saying Tarsem's MTV videos are deep? Are you wearing a monocle while typing these responses?

    My question mark quote for the month has been met.
  • Captain Awesome
    And to add, The Cell was fucking horrible. Thank god for a horse being split into sections because I couldn't handle Lopez' and Vaughn's horrible acting. Much less that retarded story.

    Hey guys, we're going to go into your brains, using suits we took from Bram Stoker's Dracula and follow the inner-child of a killer who "pickles" women. Just give me a second here to hit the MTV video button.
  • What if You've Got Mail went back in time to fuck Sleepless in Seattle (Richard Kelly to direct)?
  • Meli
    @Captain Awesome
    LOL! You summed up the movie perfectly.
    Visually The Cell is eye candy, but on a whole it was not a
    good flick.
  • aaron
    i'm doumbfounded. i mean, look at him: if tubby comic nerd doesn't scream "player," i dunno what does.
  • colecovision
    wtf is wrong with you people?
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