Del Toro and Cameron Set To Climb Mountains Of Madness

Hellboy director finally to shoot a long-cherished Lovecraft project, with Cameron as producer

The 1931 story concerns a scientific expedition to the South Pole which makes a gruesome discovery that hints at the true origins of mankind.

“I remember when I saw Alien and I was absolutely blown away by it. I saw John Carpenter’s The Thing ; I saw Kubrick’s The Shining . These were massive movies in a genre that normally doesn’t get massive movies. With Mountains of Madness there are two things that I’ve been battling all these years: period and R-rated, and a very very tough ending. The studio is very scared of period obviously; he's very scared of the budget and an R-rating. The first conversation I always have is, ‘Does it have to be R?’ and I go, ‘Yes.’ ‘Does it have to be period? Does it have to be Antarctica?’ ‘Yes.’”

Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.