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Guillermo Del Toro Hasn’t Given Up On ‘Insane’, Is Currently Seeking New Developer
Someone once described Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pan’s Labyrinth and the Hellboy films, as being more renowned for what he hasn’t made than for what he has. The visionary director has made some incredible films, but since Hellboy II: The Golden Army released back in 2008, his adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness was shuttered and not long after that THQ pulled out of developing the action horror (and also heavily Lovecraftian) Insane trilogy. It was difficult enough knowing it may be a while before I get to feast my eyes on Mountains of Madness, but when I head about Insane getting the axe, that one really hurt. Thankfully, he hasn’t given up on the project, as he’s currently seeking out a new developer to bring it to life.
Del Toro retains the rights to the IP, and while speaking with Kotaku at Comic-Con in New York, he discussed the project, saying “When something doesn’t happen one way I just continue pursuing it another if I own the property and control it.” He’s currently working with potential developers to see if any are interested, but he said his dream choice is Valve. Look, I love Valve games, and I know if they were behind it that’d practically guarantee a high quality game — the only problem is I’d really rather not wait ten years to play it. Which studio would you most like to see pick this up? Irrational (BioShock)? Monolith (F.E.A.R.)? Visceral (Dead Space)?
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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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