September 25th, 2008 -- Written by Rodney
It appears that Guillermo Del Toro will be taking on a writing assignment by co-authoring a triloogy of vampire novels! We get the following scoop from the blood caves of Yahoo:
“Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro is collaborating with crime author Chuck Hogan on a trilogy of vampire novels, starting next summer with “The Strain.”
“The idea is epic in scope,” del Toro said in a statement issued Wednesday by publisher William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. “The trilogy advances in unexpected ways and each book contains unique and surprising revelations about the history, physiology and lore of the vampiric race, tracing its roots all the way back to its Old Testament origins.”
Guillermo is booked for the next decade and somehow he manages to find the time to co-author 3 novels? I don’t know how he does it, but I’m guessing he’s found a way to enjoy 38 hour days.
I think the man has incredible imagination and is well suited to co-author vampire novels with Chuck Hogan. If the books are well received, I can certainly see them being adapted into film whenever Guillermo is able to eek out enough time to do them. The only thing that is going to stop this man’s work ethic is heart failure.
If we had a “busiest dude” award, Guillermo would get the gold.
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I’m convinced that del Toro does not sleep - ever.
Guillermo is amazing, he can do it all. write novels and make movies. It’s quite rare for people to have skills for storytelling in writing and film form, both require different abilities. People who make movies don’t usually go into writing novels.
One could argue that writing novels is a step up, because it’s a more intellectual medium. It would take more to write a novel than to write a screenplay. I’m curious how involved he’s going to be in writing this trilogy though, it’s sorta like George Lucas getting writing credit on some Star Wars books when really he did nothing at all.
Del Toro is my hero!
I have just finished reading a proof copy of ‘The Strain’ and it is brilliant novel. No longer can vampires be viewed with romanticism as portrayed by many current authors. Here they are blood thirsty, soul destroying leeches - just what you expect from the bad guys. The escalating battle set in New York City brings twists with the ending setting the scene for more.
The writing is stamped with Del Toro’s trade marks; father/son relationship, religious artefacts, angels, and most importantly subways. So to say he has merely stamped his name on a book would not be correct in this case.
The only downside is I fear I have a long time to wait for the second installment.