September 24, 2009
Exclusive: Ian McKellen on The Hobbit
Sir Ian McKellen is spending the week at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, where he was last night presented with a special Donostia Award in recognition of his career as an actor. RT was in town to catch the presentation, and earlier in... More...

November 14, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Jaden Smith to be The Karate Kid
This week's big ten includes the expected mix of remakes (The Karate Kid, Pinocchio), comic book adaptations and... Ridley Scott directing Monopoly? More...

November 14, 2008
Five Favorite Films with Guillermo del Toro
RT caught up with Hellboy II director Guillermo del Toro at the DVD/Blu-ray Launch Event for Hellboy II: The Golden Army, where the celebrated fantasy auteur shared his favorite films of all time. More...

November 12, 2008
Five Favorite Films with Hellboy's Mike Mignola
RT speaks with Hellboy comics creator Mike Mignola to learn his Five Favorite Films of all time, which appropriately span the cinematic landscape where art meets horror. More...

October 09, 2008
Meet Corey Feldman Courtesy of RT
The Raindance Film Festival is ongoing in London and, as part of our media partnership, we're proud to remind all RT readers that we'll be presenting a very special Dinner and the Movies feature-length interview with 80s superstar Corey Feldman on... More...

September 05, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Raimi and Maguire return for Spider-Man 4 and 5
This week's Ketchup bottle brings news about Spider-Man 4 & 5, Ghostbusters 3, and casting news for Matt Damon, Denzel Washington, and Jennifer Connelly. More...

August 22, 2008
UK Critics Consensus: Hellboy Delights; Somers Town Shines
This weekend's UK cinema releases see Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II entering the already crowded summer superhero fray, Steve Carrell, Anne Hathaway and Dwayne Johnson play it for laughs in the big screen adaptation, of the, little known in the... More...

August 01, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Plans For Venom, Marvin The Martian, X-Files, And More
In this week's Weekly Ketchup, we've got the latest spin-offs, remakes and trilogies, and Disney's lofty plan for a video game adaptation. More...

July 13, 2008
Guillermo del Toro - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview
We have an extended chat with the director of Cronos, Pan's Labyrinth and this week's Hellboy II to talk about his career past, present and future and tap him for juicy information on the upcoming Hobbit adaptation. More...

July 13, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Moody Superheroes Rule the Box Office
Hellboy II: The Golden Army nudges Hancock out of first place while Murphy debuts as the summer's biggest flop. More...

July 12, 2008
Exclusive: del Toro on Why Wind in the Willows Went Away
Following revelations earlier in our exclusive Dinner and the Movies conversation with Hellboy 2 director Guillermo del Toro that he'd passed up chances to direct movies like Se7en, The Chronicles of Riddick and Sleepy Hollow, the visionary... More...

July 11, 2008
Review Revue: Hellboy II vs. Meet Dave vs. Journey 3D?
There are three movies opening in wide release this week, but who are we kidding? Hellboy II: The Golden Army is riding the biggest wave of buzz. Watch this week's Review Revue as we discuss how Guillermo del Toro's fantastical superhero sequel is... More...

July 11, 2008
Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit Secrets Spilled
We couldn't spend an hour in Guillermo del Toro's company - as part of our Dinner and the Movies interview series - without talking The Hobbit, and the visionary director spilled plenty of secrets to RT about his upcoming adaptation. More...

July 10, 2008
Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro on Creating an International Animation Studio
Guillermo del Toro plans to start up an international animation studio when he's finished work on The Hobbit film(s), he told RT during our exclusive Dinner and the Movies interview, which has started on the site today. More...

June 30, 2008
Guillermo del Toro On Starting Hobbit Preparation
At the Saturn Awards, where the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films gave Guillermo del Toro a lifetime achievement award, the director shared his first thoughts on The Hobbit. Things are still early in pre-production. More...

June 20, 2008
Exclusive: Hellboy II Edit Suite Visit and Concept Art
Guillermo del Toro treats RT to a sneak peek at the new movie and a look at some of the concept artwork. More...

May 02, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Iron Man Sequel Likely, Hilary Swank Shaves Her Eyebrows
This week's Ketchup bottle shakes out rumors about potential Iron Man sequels, news of Mel Gibson moving back in front of cameras, casting dirt on Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Charles Dickens and Neil Gaiman adaptations, and new projects for... More...

April 04, 2008
Trailer Bulletin: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
On July 11, Guillermo del Toro brings Hellboy back to a theater near you, with Hellboy II: The Golden Army -- and he's just unveiled a new trailer to get you excited about it. More...

March 27, 2008
Ian McKellen Is Not Too Busy for The Hobbit
Even while The Hobbit was in legal limbo, Sir Ian McKellen wasn't shy about letting people know he wanted to reprise his role as Gandalf for the Lord of the Rings prequel(s). More...

March 27, 2008
UK Box Office Breakdown: Horton, Spiderwick Entertain Easter Audiences
While Meet the Spartans offends and The Orphanage sneaks into touch - get our update on the state of cinemagoing this week. More...

March 07, 2008
Guide of the Dead - An RT Romero Retrospective
As Diary of the Dead hits cinemas, we sit down with George A. Romero to talk retrospectively about what has come from his zombie opus, the Dead series, and what the future has in store... More...

February 15, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine On Film, Justice League May Lose A Couple Of Heroes
In this week's column, Greg Dean Schmitz gives us the lowdown on some upcoming superhero movies, like Wolverine, Justice League, and Dr. Strange. There is also news about some game adaptations, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, believe it or not,... More...

February 01, 2008
The Weekly Ketchup: New Bond Title, Golden Brad Bird, Del Toro To Direct Hobbits
In this week's Ketchup, Bond 22 has a flashy new title, Brad Bird gets his just desserts for directing the highest rated film of 2007, and Shia LaBeouf is set to star as the last man on Earth. More...

January 30, 2008
New Hellboy II Images Online!
It's been a few months since Guillermo del Toro gave us a peek at what's going on behind the curtain with Hellboy II: The Golden Army. What do you say we check in on Ron Perlman and the gang? More...

January 28, 2008
Guillermo Del Toro in Talks to Direct Back-to-Back Hobbit Films!
After the past few weeks' spate of bad news (and weather), have we got some silver lining for you: our preciousss is in motion to return to the big screen. Now that Peter Jackson has kissed and made up with the studios, New Line and MGM are in... More...

January 15, 2008
Warners Splitting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows In Two?
They've all been well-received by fans and critics, but the Harry Potter films -- particularly the later ones -- have come under fire for the progressively larger chunks of the books that have been left off the screen. When it comes to the final... More...

December 27, 2007
Clive Barker and Guillermo del Toro Are Being Born
Clive Barker and Guillermo del Toro are getting ready to explore the dark side of Claymation. More...

December 20, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: Exclusive Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Guillermo del Toro definitely has some strong and fanciful visions for his super sequel. Need to be convinced further? Check out the Golden Army trailer, an exclusive glimpse on the elves, big guns, and superhero-on-superhero relationships coming... More...

December 20, 2007
Looks Like Those Hobbit Movies Still Need a Director
During the years of legal disputes between Peter Jackson and New Line, there was no shortage of speculation regarding which director might step into his shoes for The Hobbit -- speculation that, as it turns out, will continue at least awhile longer. More...

December 12, 2007
Guillermo del Toro Brings Haters to Universal
It's been awhile since we talked about Guillermo del Toro's post-Hellboy II: The Golden Army plans -- but luckily for us, JoBlo is here to end the drought. More...

November 08, 2007
Guillermo del Toro Resurrecting The Champions
What do Tom Cruise, Guillermo del Toro, and Stuart Damon (a.k.a. General Hospital's Dr. Alan Quartermaine) have in common? More...

November 05, 2007
Go Behind the Scenes of Hellboy II and Watchmen!
Getting impatient to see Watchmen? How about Hellboy II: The Golden Army? More...

October 26, 2007
Guillermo del Toro Talks Upcoming Projects
Between Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, both versions of The Orphanage, and his various rumored projects, Guillermo del Toro has become something of a mainstay here at RT News -- so imagine our delight when we learned that ShockTillYouDrop.com... More...

October 18, 2007
Hellboy 2 Site Goes Live!
Excited to see Hellboy 2: The Golden Army? Guillermo del Toro has put together a few things that might interest you. More...

October 03, 2007
Guillermo del Toro Finally Scaling Mountains of Madness?
What's the next stop for Guillermo del Toro after finishing Hellboy 2: The Golden Army? According to Latino Review, the director's next project will take place At the Mountains of Madness. More...

September 28, 2007
The Orphanage is Oscar Bound
Juan Antonio Bayona's The Orphanage will be Spain's candidate for Oscar consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category. More...

September 08, 2007
New Line to Remake del Toro-Produced Orphanage
New Line is set to produce an English language remake of this fall's Spanish horror film, The Orphanage. Guillermo del Toro, who produced the original by newbie director Juan Antonio Bayona, will resume producing duty. More...

September 07, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Natalie Portman, Sacha Baron Cohen's Next Roles, Big Projects in Montreal
In this week's Ketchup, the most viewed news item just happens to involve Natalie Portman and nudity, Sacha Baron Cohen resurrects another Ali G Show character as one of his upcoming projects, and Montreal plays host to a trio of big films. More...

August 14, 2007
Doug Jones Talks Hellboy 2, Other Projects
For most actors, roles requiring heavy makeup or prosthetics tend to be a necessary evil. Audiences appreciate the final effect, but all the hours of preparation take their toll, and the process is often described as a less than positive... More...

August 06, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: The Orphanage
Three days after Christmas, the Guillermo del Toro-produced The Orphanage will make its way to American theaters -- and now Moviefone's got a quick 'n' creepy first look at the trailer for what promises to be a feast for fans of smart, tense... More...

July 27, 2007
RT-UK Exclusive: Alfonso Cuaron talks Mexico and a Return to Harry Potter
BAFTA is putting the final preparations in place for BAFTA Goes to Mexico in association with ezylet.co.uk, a weekend of special Mexican events that starts tonight with a glitzy party and a celebration of the work of director Alfonso Cuaron. RT-UK... More...

July 05, 2007
More "Hellboy 2" Tidbits to Whet Your Whistle
Another smattering of whimsical "Hellboy 2" set reports from Budapest, plus a handful of potential script review spoilers spell a happy day for eager Guillermo del Toro fans! More...

June 28, 2007
Pseudo-Celeb "Hellboy 2" Set Reports Posted
Pictures and on set commentary from the "Hellboy 2" production are online...and from the daughter of Neil Gaiman, no less! More...

May 21, 2007
Cannes Wrap-Up: "Death Proof" Stands On Its Own; "Paranoid Park" Is Powerful
Quentin Tarantino's expanded version of "Death Proof" premieres at Cannes; does it top the "Grindhouse" version? Plus, Gus Van Sant's powerful "Paranoid Park" and the Guillermo del Toro-produced stunner, "The... More...

May 19, 2007
Cuaron, del Toro, and Inarritu Form Production Company
Universal Pictures has announced a five pic financing deal worth $100 million with a new production company formed by top Mexican directors Alfonso Cuaron ("Children of Men"), Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth"), and... More...

May 14, 2007
"Hellboy 2" Tidbits -- And a Love Interest for Abe?
Actor Doug Jones recently shared a few words with Sci-Fi.com, and some of the covered topics include: three roles for "Hellboy 2" (and a love interest), as well as his feelings on being "voiced over" on "Fantastic Four... More...

April 10, 2007
Del Toro Talks "Hellboy 2" and Other New Projects
Genre master Guillermo del Toro is presently in Budapest, hard at work on pre-production for "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army," but in a recent interview he let us know that this sequel will have a lot of themes in common with "Pan's... More...

March 07, 2007
Ron Perlman Raring to Go on "Hellboy 2"
Production on "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" gets underway in May, and leading man Ron Perlman is hard at work pumping iron and eating pizzas. More...

February 12, 2007
RT-UK Exclusive: BAFTA Video Interviews and Scoops, Plus Guess Which Director Has RT For His Homepage?
The lights, the cameras, the action... The biggest event in the British film calendar, the Orange British Academy Film Awards, is over for another year and we here at Rotten Tomatoes UK have just about recovered from the excitement. And for a... More...

January 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Hitcher" Aims to Terrorize Moviegoers
After a busy MLK frame which concluded with the Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood lets the dust settle this weekend as only one new film enters wide release - the horror remake "The Hitcher." More...

January 17, 2007
RT Talks Awards, Mexican Filmmaking With "Babel"'s Adriana Barraza
We talked to Golden Globe-nominated actress Adriana Barraza about her work in the Oscar-contending "Babel" and her dealings with the infamous "Three Amigos" of Mexican cinema. More...

January 09, 2007
Online Film Critics Name Their Year-End Favorites
Hosted right here at the illustrious Rotten Tomatoes is the official website of the Online Film Critics Society, an international group of flick analyzers who put their heads together every December to come up with their favorite films,... More...

December 28, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: "Dreamgirls" Sing Goodbye to 2006
The final weekend of 2006 will see moviegoers catch up on a jam-packed slate of holiday leftovers as no new films open on Friday. More...

December 28, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Dreamgirls" Hits The High Notes; "Black Christmas" Gets A Lump Of Coal
This week at the movies, we've got the rise and fall of a girl group ("Dreamgirls," starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, and Eddie Murphy) and some yuletide splatter ("Black Christmas," starring Michelle Trachtenberg). What do... More...

December 26, 2006
Del Toro Fights for "Hellboy 2"
Guillermo Del Toro fought long battles to make "Hellboy," including his insistence that Ron Perlman play the part. Even though the film did well, he's still fighting for the sequel. Taking the property from Columbia to Universal... More...

December 21, 2006
Abe Sapien Gets Some Action in "Hellboy 2"
Doug Jones will only get a few months of rest out of makeup after wrapping "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." Guillermo Del Toro wants him back as Abe Sapien in "Hellboy 2." More...

December 15, 2006
Del Toro To Go Loincloth Route in "Tarzan" Pic
"Hellboy" director Guillermo Del Toro will soon be tackling tamer stuff than demonic heroes and twisted fairytales as he has signed on to direct a "Tarzan" flick for Warner Bros. More...

December 13, 2006
RTIndie: With Critics Awards to Mirren and Whitaker, Will Golden Globes Go Small?
It's no secret that Helen Mirren and "The Queen" are primed to reap big time this awards season, but are the Hollywood Foreign Press and their Oscar-influencing Golden Globes headed towards indie-land and the art house? More...

December 04, 2006
Del Toro's "Deadman" is Coming
One of the many projects on Guillermo del Toro's back burner is a DC Comics adaptation called "Deadman," and it looks like the movie geek genius has found himself a screenwriter to help get the ball rolling. More...

October 31, 2006
RT's Top 20 Halloween Movie Countdown, Part 4
Happy Halloween! We've been counting down the Top 20 Halloween flicks and today we unveil the number one best-reviewed in horror and suspense cinema, so without further ado... More...

October 18, 2006
"Hellboy 2" Planting Sequel Seeds
Fresh off the news that Guillermo del Toro would love to employ some of the old Universal Monsters in future "Hellboy" installments is another tidbit we kinda saw coming: The filmmaker is already thinking ahead to "Hellboy 3." More...

October 17, 2006
Hellboy vs. Dracula vs. Frankenstein vs. The Mummy??
Mad Spanish genius Guillermo del Toro recently spent some time at the New York Film Festival, because his brilliant "Pan's Labyrinth" was playing there, and he took some time to ponder the idea of ... "Hellboy" vs. some... More...

September 09, 2006
TORONTO: "Pan's Labyrinth" Is Brutal, Beautiful Fantasy
A magic realist fairy tale set in Fascist Spain, "Pan's Labyrinth" is endlessly imaginative, an embarrassment of visual riches. Screened at the Toronto Film Festival; read on for the full review! More...

August 23, 2006
2006 Toronto Film Festival Uncovers Full Slate
The 31st Toronto International Film Festival has locked its slate for 2006, and it looks like there'll be 261 feature films playing up north next month, 91% of which are either world or North American premieres. Plus they're showing... More...

August 14, 2006
Del Toro Talks "Hellboy 2" and "Pan" to a Pair of Sites
One of the most easy-to-admire filmmakers out there has GOT to be Guillermo del Toro, and it's not just because he makes darn good horror and action movies. (Check out the guy's commentaries or DVD interviews to get a taste of how smart,... More...

August 09, 2006
Spoil "Hellboy 2" Extra Early!
Not three days after we learned that Universal (not Sony) would be bankrolling "Hellboy 2," and already there's a full screenplay breakdown that's completely riddled with spoilers. Now, I like a good juicy plot synopsis as much as... More...

August 04, 2006
Universal Backs the Return of "Hellboy"!
When Revolution and Sony dropped out on the "Hellboy" sequel, things looked pretty grim. But now comes Universal to the rescue! They'll be releasing Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy 2" in the summer of 2008. And yes, Ron Perlman ... More...

July 28, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: Kevin Smith Goes On Offensive, Heath Ledger as the Joker, Simpsons Movie Scenes, And More!
This week in RT Ketchup: Kevin Smith answers critics in RT's Forums; hunky Heath Ledger may play the Joker in the next "Batman Begins"; another grotesque "Saw 3" poster has been unveiled; you'd better get your "Harry... More...

July 20, 2006
Del Toro to Bring "Deadman" to Life Onscreen
Fan favorite Guillermo del Toro will be adapting DC's offbeat anti-hero "Deadman" for the silver screen. I don't know anything about this particular comics character, but based on the synopsis I just read, del Toro seems perfect for the... More...

July 17, 2006
Abe Sapien = Silver Surfer?
Early word is that The Silver Surfer will appear in the "Fantastic Four" sequel, only he'll be a fully CG-animated entity, not unlike Gollum or Dobby or Kong. New gossip indicates that actor Doug Jones (who seems to be Guillermo del... More...

July 14, 2006
Denzel as "Halo" Master Chief?
Sometimes a rumor's so flimsy you have to ignore it, and sometimes a rumor's too juicy to dismiss. This one falls in the latter category: Could Denzel Washington be in line to star as the heroic Master Chief in (producer) Peter Jackson's... More...

July 11, 2006
The Comic-Con is Coming!
I attend several film festivals each year, but there's always one movie-centric event that I'd really love to attend: The San Diego Comic-Con. Movie geek heaven is what I like to call it. Read on to find out why... More...

June 07, 2006
Hellboy Moves Over to Paramount
At first we were bummed that Sony had no interest in supporting Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy" sequel, but sometimes another studio comes to the rescue, and in this case it's good ol' Paramount! More...

May 18, 2006
Cuaron & del Toro to Do Dahl's "Witches"
Two of Mexico's most excellent filmmakers, Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro, are planning to get together and mount a new cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Witches," which was last made into a movie by Nicolas Roeg in 1989.... More...

May 05, 2006
"Hellboy 2" Warming Up
Ron "Hellboy" Perlman seems pretty confident about the impending arrival of a "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army," and he dropped a few devilish hints to the folks at Sci-Fi Wire: More...

April 17, 2006
Now THAT'S a Big Shark!
Head on over to CHUD.com for a slick look at some pre-production concept art for MEG, which is a movie about a massive prehistoric shark who wakes up angry and hungry. More...

April 11, 2006
Doug Jones Talks "Hellboy" Sequels
IESB.net had a few words with Doug Jones, the actor who plays Hellboy's best pal, Abe Sapien, and the guy had a few vague-yet-juicy tidbits for those who can't wait to see Hellboy 2. Like me. More...

April 05, 2006
"X-Men," "The Fountain" Added To Cannes Line-Up
Although we won't hear the official lineup for a few weeks, the early word on this year's Cannes Film Festival line-up has Hugh Jackman pulling double duty in two of the fest's big Hollywood titles, "X-Men: The Last Stand" and Darren... More...

February 09, 2006
del Toro to Make a "Killing on Carnival Street"
With his latest flick ("Pan's Labyrinth") in the can and sold to HBO/New Line, genre favorite Guillermo del Toro is about to sign on for another rather intriguing project. The logline on "Killing on Carnival Street" includes... More...

December 09, 2005
Del Toro Torn Between "Hell" and a "Halo"
It was news-gossiped about just a few days ago, but Empire Online was able to get the word straight from Guillermo del Toro's mouth: He has been in talks to direct the movie version of "Halo," but it seems that his "Hellboy 2"... More...

December 02, 2005
Del Toro Discussed as Possible "Halo" Maker
According to IESB.net, a "Hellboy" helmer might be breathing fire into the long-awaited film version of the video game "Halo." More...

November 09, 2005
RT Interview: "Crónicas" Director Sebastián Cordero
It played in just over 100 theaters back in July, so you can be forgiven if you haven't heard a whole lot about "Crónicas" just yet. But the Ecuadorian crime thriller (which features a stellar lead performance by John Leguizamo) hits DVD... More...