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“The Walking Dead” Movie Will Happen…Eventually
Who knew Robert Kirkman’s comic would become such a pop culture phenomenon when AMC took a huge chance and adapted the material, which had been passed on more than a handful of times.
Now in its ridiculous seventh season, with the eight already announced for 2017, the zombie series shows no signs of slowing down. The ratings have never been better – averaging near 12 million people a week – and Kirkman’s comic has set the stage for at least 11 seasons.
Scott Gimple, showrunner of “The Walking Dead”, believes as much will be the case for the hit AMC series, as he revealed when ComicBook.com asked whether or not the TV show could become a movie. He even jokes about what a modern day cast would look like:
“That question comes up every now and again,” Gimple said. “I’m sure one way or another, one day, it’ll happen. I think it would be cool.”
“William Shatner as Rick. We’ll get Edward James Olmos as Daryl. Hit all the big shows!” Gimple joked about a potential reboot on the big screen. “Matthew Fox as the Governor!”
Recent shows have been turned into movies and found huge success (i.e. Sex and the City, The Entourage), but would it make sense to wait until the series concludes to tackle such a feat? I love the idea of a movie creating an arc that fits right in the middle of a show’s high point, like what Paramount did with “South Park” and the accompanying R-rated film in 1999. Here we are 17 years later and that show is still going strong. AMC could do this with “The Walking Dead” and its massive fan base (12 million viewers could translate into a $100 million box office) at any point and it would work. The question is, would it be worth their time and money, would it signal an end to the show, could it kill the show? You know the old say, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
Still, those hoping to see Rick and company on the big screen should be beaming with optimism. It’s going to happen, it’s just a matter of when.
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Absolutely “No Goddamn AI” Was Used to Bring ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ to Theaters in 4K 3D This October
Guillermo del Toro returned to San Diego Comic-Con this past week to take part in a special Pan’s Labyrinth 20th anniversary panel, which also featured stars Doug Jones and Ivana Baquero. They were on hand to preview the upcoming theatrical re-release of Del Toro’s masterpiece, which is headed to the big screen beginning October 9, 2026.
Guillermo del Toro made one thing crystal clear about the 2006 film’s upcoming theatrical release in 3D and HDR; “absolutely no goddamn AI” was used any step of the way.
“It’s much more expensive… I don’t care,” del Toro said, speaking about the painstaking process of bringing the film into the 4K 3D format by hand. “What we’re protecting is the beauty and redeeming power of art. We are protecting a lineage of art.”
Del Toro added, “You have to put in time. You have to do every element by hand.”
If there’s any filmmaker at the moment who completely embodies the anti-AI movement it’s Guillermo del Toro, who has been vocally against the use of generative AI in the creation of art from the very beginning. He said back in October of last year that he’d “rather die” than use AI.
Other big name filmmakers have been dipping their toes into generative AI, with AI recently used by David Fincher for the restoration of his film Se7en. It’s likely to become more and more common in Hollywood for the restoration of older movies and the creation of brand new movies, but Guillermo del Toro is standing in firm opposition to the controversial technology.
He recently shouted at the Gotham Awards, “Fuck AI!”
Bloody Disgusting’s parent company Cineverse is teaming up with Fathom Entertainment for the Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 20th Anniversary release, in theaters October 9.
Pan’s Labyrinth will be presented theatrically for the first time by Cineverse and Fathom in 4K, and with versions available in both 3D and HDR by Barco – the dedicated HDR viewing solution offering up to 6 times higher peak luminance.
Each version for this re-release has been overseen by Guillermo del Toro.
Tickets will be available online September 9 and at participating theater box offices.
Pan’s Labyrinth takes place in 1944, in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
Young Ofelia and her pregnant mother have been brought to live in the countryside, where her brutal stepfather Captain Vidal’s job is to wipe out the remaining rebels camped in the local forest. Nearby, in a hidden labyrinth, Ofelia meets an ageless Faun, who tells her that she is really a princess from an enchanted world. He gives her three tasks which she must complete in order to reclaim her rightful place. As her mother’s failing health threatens the life of her unborn child, Ofelia undertakes a quest to complete the Faun’s tasks.
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