Good news for Guillermo del Toro’s latest, PAN’S LABYRINTH. According to Variety, Picturehouse has dropped nearly 6 mil to grab the North American distribution rights. President Bob Berney had this to say on why:
“Guillermo has crafted a poetic film that combines several genres: horror, fantasy and war,” said Berney, who sees it appealing not only to the “Hellboy” helmer’s fan base but to the arthousearthouse, genre and Spanish-language markets.
They plan an aggressive platform release for the pic which is set in fascist Spain in the 1940s, [and] centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child who tries to come to terms with an era of postwar repression by creating a world filled with mythical creatures. Maribel Verdu, Sergi Lopez, Ivana Baquero and Doug Jones star.
Awesome for everybody it sounds like! Nothing like when people have the balls to champion things that are a little off the usual.