“Gothic romance is such a complex genre, and through the years it has sort of degenerated into the…”
“Gothic romance is such a complex genre, and through the years it has sort of degenerated into the paperback version of the genre, which was this kind of paperback with Fabio on the cover, rescuing the girl from a burning building. And I thought, this is quintessentially a female genre, that was written with characters that were very complex, very strong. I wanted to make a movie in which to some degree I recuperated and, maybe if possible, enhanced all that. It was very important to have the girl be Fabio, and Charlie Hunnam be the damsel in distress. But also because I’ve been surrounded by strong females all my life; my wife, my mother, my two kids. Everyone I associate with–producers, my first producer was Bertha Navarro, and I’m always at a loss at the portrayal of weak female figures in movies. These people must live in a different world, you know?”
–
Interview: Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Pacific Rim 2, His Dream to Make a Noir, and Why He Flipped the Gender Script for Crimson Peak
(via themarysue)
Reposted from http://ift.tt/1Pkxc0t.
Tags: i think there's a really good chance, that this is going to go on my list, of horror (ish) movies I actually like, it's a very short list, and it would absolutely fucking _rule_, to add one to it, c'mon scary movie, you can do this.
