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Fede Alvarez Agrees to Overall Deal with Legendary Pictures

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Fede Alvarez has a legendary deal…

The 41-year-oldUruguayan filmmaker, the writer and director behind Sony’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web starring Claire Foy, and his writing partner Rodolfo Sayagues have closed an overall deal with Legendary Pictures. 

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Under the pact, Alvarez and Sayagues will create, develop and produce films through their Bad Hombre Films banner starting with a Washington, D.C.-based horror film written by Joe Epstein, which Alvarez will direct.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the pic is described as The Shining set in the White House. Bad Hombre is also set to produce a reboot of the 1974 cult classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which will be penned by Chris Thomas Devlin.

Past projects from the duo include scripting Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe, both of which were directed by Alvarez. The former went on to gross $100m worldwide, while Don’t Breathe has a global cum of $157 million.

Anthony Ramos to Star in Legendary/Warner Bros.’ Monster Sequel “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”

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Anthony Ramos has landed a monster of a role…

The 25-year-old Puerto Rican actor and Hamilton star has been cast in Legendary/Warner Bros.’ upcoming monster sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

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Ramos, who recently landed a role opposite Lady Gaga in A Star is Born, joins a stellar cast that includes Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Ken Watanabe, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Aisha Hinds.

Michael Dougherty is directing from a script he co-wrote with Zach Shields.

Ramos will play Cpl. Mendoza, who keeps calm and cool on the surface but whose bravery isn’t to be underestimated in battle.

No plot details have been released for the film, which hits theaters March 22, 2019.

Ramos stars as Mars Blackmon in Spike Lee’s forthcoming Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It and co-stars in the Sundance Film Festival’s breakout film Patti Cake$, which Fox Searchlight nabbed for $9.5M and will release it in select theaters July 7.

He originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton‘s eldest son, in the Broadway musical Hamilton. Prior to that, he created the role of Justin Laboy in the Lin-Manuel Miranda short musical, 21 Chump Street.

Arjona to Star in Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim 2”

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It’s a Legendary deal for Adria Arjona…

The 24-year-old Guatemalan/Puerto Rican actress has closed a deal with Legendary Pictures to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim 2.

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Arjona joins a cast that includes John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian and Cailee Spaeny.

Steven S. DeKnight is directing the sequel based on the world created by del Toro and Travis Beacham.

Arjona is starring in NBC’s upcoming series Emerald City as Dorothy Gale. It’s the retelling of The Wizard of Oz that’s set to premiere on January 6.

Arjona stars in the James Gunn horror production The Belko Experiment and the upcoming Melissa McCarthy movie Life of the Party.

The actress also co-starred in the 2015 installment of HBO’s True Detective.

New Trailer Released for Santoro’s “300: Rise Of An Empire”

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Rodrigo Santoro is in an Empire state of mind…

Warner Bros. has just released a brand new trailer for 300: Rise Of An Empire, which sees the 38-year-old Brazilian actor reprise his iconic role as Xerxes.

Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes

The Legendary Pictures follow-up to the 2006 film 300 focuses action on the sea as Greek general Themistokles (portrayed by Sullivan Stapleton) tries to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

Themistokles is forced to face off against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia (Eva Green).

Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, David Wenham, Jack O’Connell, Andrew Tiernan, Igal Naor and Andrew Pleavin also star.

300: Rise Of An Empire opens in U.S. theaters on March 7.

del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” Becomes No. 1 Film Internationally

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It looks like Guillermo del Toro is taking over the world…

Last weekend’s box office numbers have come in, and the 48-year-old Mexican director’s new film Pacific Rim has reported results $500,000 higher than forecast on Sunday.

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del Toro’s 3D sci-fi action film –distributed by Warner Bros. for Legendary Pictures – grossed $35.3M with 4.7 million in admissions from 9,610 screens in 50 territories.

Pacific Rim’s box office performance overseas was enough to knock off Universal’s 3D animated film Despicable Me 2 and become the No. 1 film internationally over the weekend.

That brings the expensive $180M-$220M budgeted pic’s international total to $110.9M and its worldwide total to $178.5M.

Foreign territories for Pacific Rim opening last weekend included France, Germany, Hong Kong and Holland.

The movie already has debuted in the major markets of Russia, Korea, Mexico, UK, Australia, and Italy.

Upcoming releases include July 31st for China, Spain, Japan, and August 9th for Brazil.

Warner Bros. Releases “Making of” Featurette for del Toro’s “Pacific Rim”

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Here’s your chance to get a sneak peek at the monsters of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim.

Warner Bros. has released a new 4-minute featurette that gives viewers an up close and personal look inside the massive robots deployed to battle the kaijus that have emerged from the sea in the 48-year-old Mexican filmmaker’s highly anticipated film.

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“Every movie has to have a portion of analog practical effects to really convey the sense of physical reality of the film,” says del Toro, before expanding on how he managed to do that for Pacific Rim.

Meanwhile, the film’s stars Idris Elba and Charlie Hunnam talk about  the challenges they faced while filming del Toro’s “torture machine.”

Pacific Rim, from Legendary Pictures, opens July 12.

First Full-Length Trailer for del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” Released

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is shaping up to be the blockbuster of the summer…

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures has released the first full-length trailer for the 48-year-old Mexican director’s monster movie.

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The trailer expands on footage that was unveiled at WorldCon last month.

Pacific Rim centers on an alien attack that threatens the Earth’s existence, and the giant robots piloted by humans that the government deploys to fight off the invasion.

It stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Clifton Collins Jr.

Pacific Rim opens nationwide on July 12.

Latest Trailer for del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” Released

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The anticipation is building for Guillermo del Toro’s latest film…

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have released the latest trailer for the 48-year-old Mexican filmmaker’s sci-fi film Pacific Rim.

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The trailer features mecha vs. monsters scenes that drove fanboys wild at this year’s WonderCon.

Pacific Rim, which features the tagline “Go Big or Go Extinct,” opens on July 12.

del Toro Lands All-Star Cast for His Next Film “Crimson Peak”

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Guillermo del Toro has rounded out an A-list ensemble for his next film…

The 48-year-old Mexican filmmaker has cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessica Chastain, Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam in his haunted house thriller Crimson Peak for Legendary Pictures.

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The film – the next movie to be directed by del Toro after helming the highly anticipated Pacific Rim, which comes out later this year – and is set to begin shooting in January 2014.

del Toro, who originally wrote the ghost story script with collaborator Matthew Robbins for Universal Pictures, is having Lucinda Coxon rewrite the script.

del Toro previously told Deadline.com that Crimson Peak is best described as “a very set-oriented, classical but at the same time modern take on the ghost story. It will allow me to play with the conventions of the genre I know and love, and at the same time subvert the old rules.”

Legendary will produce the film and be a participating financing partner, with Universal retaining an option to finance at a later date.

Meanwhile, del Toro’s Pacific Rim is due out July 12 via Warner Bros.

del Toro Developing “Pan’s Labyrinth” for Broadway…

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He’s already conquered Hollywood with films like Hellboy and the highly anticipated Pacific Rim… And now Guillermo del Toro is setting his sights on the Great White Way…

The 48-year-old Mexican filmmaker is developing his award-winning film Pan’s Labyrinth as a Broadway musical.

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del Toro has already reportedly written a book for the stage version of the 2006 Mexican dark fantasy film, which centers on the young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer who finds refuge and terror in a fantasy world in 1944 Fascist Spain.

Paul Williams has just signed on to write the lyrics, while Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla is writing the music.

del Toro has been working quietly on the stage version of the film for four years, interviewing directors, librettists and composers.

del Toro, Williams and Santaolalla are also currently working on the music for the del Toro-produced animated film Day of The Dead, currently in the advanced stages of production.

“I admire and love Gustavo and Paul wrote the perfect album in Phantom Of The Paradise, which I have loved for decades,” said del Toro, who just wrapped Pacific Rim for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. and who’ll next direct the haunted house tale Crimson Peak.

“I’m so excited about translating Guillermo’s magical vision into music and songs,” said Santaolalla. “I’m such a longtime fan of both Guillermo and Paul that to work on this with them is truly a dream come true.”