Guillermo del Toro Launches the Teaser of “Nightmare Alley” and Twitter Goes Nuts

 By José Alberto Hermosillo

Academy Award-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro presented the teaser of his latest film, “Nightmare Alley,” on Twitter yesterday, with over 3 million views - the trailer went viral in a matter of hours. The Hollywood “A” cast of this, his most recent production includes Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe (“My Hindu Friend”), Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, Ron Perlman, Clifton Collins Jr., and Richard Jenkins, among other renowned performers. This film is bound to be a winter hit.

According to the laureate filmmaker, “Nightmare Alley” is not a remake. It is a new adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s novel and has nothing to do with the 1947 version featuring Tyrone Power in the lead. The screenplay is co-written by Guillermo del Toro himself and young writer Kim Morgan.

The story was introduced to Guillermo by his longtime collaborator Ron Perlman (“Cronos,” “Hellboy,” “Pacific Rim”) in the 1990s. At that time, it was challenging to secure the rights of the novel. This Mexican, Canadian, American production was filmed in Ontario, Canada. The post-production got interrupted right in the middle due to the pandemic's shutdown elevating the budget considerably. In the end, it is worth the effort to have such a magnificent work finished and ready to hit the movie theaters. 

This is the first “Noir Thriller” film Guillermo del Toro ever made. His body of work fluctuates from fantasy to horror. The maker of “The Shape of Water” mentioned that his latest film has no monsters, yet, those have to be discovered by the public, because the real monsters are within the characters of this fascinating story. 

Guillermo del Toro's accomplished films, The Shape of Water, Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak

 

The poster and first images revealed yesterday have critics and fans raving about the auteur’s mastery, naming the suspenseful venture a strong candidate for the Academy Awards in most categories. The teaser looks so intense and beautiful that it has people commenting they are planning to go back to the theaters for the first time since the pandemic started.  

“Nightmare Alley” will be released in theaters by Searchlight Pictures on December 17^th, and we cannot wait any longer to witness the work of the genius Mexican director.

Nightmare Alley official teaser trailer

Film critic José A. Hermosillo and director Guillermo del Toro. Egyptian Theater, Hollywood 2003.

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“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” New Trailer Makes the Internet Go Nuts

By José Alberto Hermosillo

The highly anticipated Quentin Tarantino ninth feature “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” has a new trailer, and the fans of its A-plus cast are breaking the internet.

The time period where the story is taking place may concern mostly the baby-boomers, but many millennials, who may not be familiar with Tarantino’s movies, are big fans of its terrific cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Luke Perry, Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Kurt Russell, and Clifton Collins Jr.

Set at the end of Hollywood Golden Age – in 1969, the anticipated film tells the story of a TV actor (Leonardo) and his stunt-double (Brad) struggling to achieve success in a very competitive, and at the same time debauched industry.

During the early 1970s, Hollywood was in the process of transformation, but always a few bad apples fall from the tree. 

The scandals of child abuse by Roman Polansky played in the film by the Polish actor Rafal Zawierucha (“Afterimage”), and the infamous murders committed by Charles Manson, incarnated by Australian actor Damon Herriman are also a few of the story-lines to follow in this intricate script.

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is written by the two-times Oscar winner writer/director Quentin Tarantino, who is one of the first American directors looked upon by European filmmakers as an auteur.

Michael Madsen and Tim Roth, Tarantino’s regular actors, complement the fascinating cast.

The film is still in the cutting process and is expected to be ready for its world premiere at Cannes 2019. Quentin Tarantino already won the Palme d’Or in 1994 for “Pulp Fiction.” 

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