Cameron talks about Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness | Movie News
There's been a lot of attention given to this week's James Cameron 3D imbroglio, but of more interest is his comments on the big-screen adaptation of HP Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS.
A longtime pet project of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, MOUNTAINS was finally given thumbs/tentacles up recently as a big-budget 3D movie with Cameron producing. But what brought the AVATAR overlord to the world of terrifying god-beasts?
"In this particular case, I’m working with Guillermo because I enjoy his company, and a creative collaboration is something that we’ve talked about doing for a long time," Cameron tells Wired. "It’s going to be an epically scaled horror film and we haven’t seen anything like that in a really long time — I guess since ALIENS."
Lovecraft's original story follows an Antarctic expedition's discovery of a lost civilization, but as Cameron points out, the macabre author never got too detailed in his descriptions of creatures. But that shouldn't be an issue thanks to the imagination of del Toro, as Cameron says: "Guillermo brings an eye for design that is so original and so quirky and so steeped in the lore of movie design and horror design, but always fresh and unexpected. Frankly, I just want to see what he comes up with and I want to enable the nuts and bolts of the production so he doesn’t have to worry about that. I want to help him how to work in 3-D."
Source: Wired
Extra Tidbit: I'm still sticky with glee that this is not only happening, but with a big budget and the support of the reigning 3D expert.
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I love GDT and I LOVE Lovecraft stuff so I'll be first in line for this puppy!
I love GDT and I LOVE Lovecraft stuff so I'll be first in line for this puppy!
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WTF is Cameron talking about? First off, Cthulhu doesn't appear in this story. Second, HPL was EXPLICITLY detailed in describing Cthulhu in "The Call of Cthulhu".
Finally, the term used to describe the creatures that lived in AtMoM is "Elder Things". The "Ancient Ones" are quite different....the term was used in 3 ways,...
WTF is Cameron talking about? First off, Cthulhu doesn't appear in this story. Second, HPL was EXPLICITLY detailed in describing Cthulhu in "The Call of Cthulhu".
Finally, the term used to describe the creatures that lived in AtMoM is "Elder Things". The "Ancient Ones" are quite different....the term was used in 3 ways, one of which was predominant:
1) Yog-Sothoth was referred to as "The Ancient One" (Through the Gates of the Silver Key and Lurker at the Threshold)
2) The Great Old Ones were (only) once referred to as "The Ancient Ones" (In August Derleth's "The Cthulhu Mythos")
3) They were considered a completely separate race, tied to Yog Sothoth and the Dreamlands in Through the Gates of the Silver Key, To Arkham and the Stars (Fritz Lieber), and Beyond the Threshold (August Derleth)
So...neither Cthulhu NOR the Ancient Ones appear in AtMoM...if Cameron doesn't know that, maybe he should keep his trap shut about this movie.
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Anywho, At the Mountains of Madness is a major part of the Cthulhu mythos. And even though Cthulhu doesn't appear, he plays an indirect role in the actual story.
Anywho, At the Mountains of Madness is a major part of the Cthulhu mythos. And even though Cthulhu doesn't appear, he plays an indirect role in the actual story.
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If I'm not mistaken he's referring to movies like the upcoming Saw 3D that are made to cash in on a dead franchise
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3D horror films are only allowed if Cameron is doing them........... apparently.
Anyway so long as GDT is doing it im there.
3D horror films are only allowed if Cameron is doing them........... apparently.
Anyway so long as GDT is doing it im there.
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