Guillermo del Toro shares a first-ever look at his scrapped Lovecraft adaptation

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Universal canceled the film in 2011

At the Mountains of Madness
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Guillermo del Toro shared CGI test footage from his canceled H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, At the Mountains of Madness.

In the 25-second clip, which can be viewed below, Del Toro brings one of Lovecraft's freakiest monsters to life. Judging by the quality of the clip, it seemed like the film was pretty far along in pre-production before Universal ultimately passed on the project. Tom Cruise was initially set to star as the lead, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University, who serves as the novella's narrator.

In 2021, del Toro revealed that the movie had been pitched to Netflix, and that he intends to make it "smaller" and "weirder" should the streamer decide to greenlight the project.

At the Mountains of Madness is a science fiction horror novella written by Lovecraft in 1931. The story follows the events of a deadly expedition to Antarctica, and the monsters the explorers encounter along the way.

Del Toro's horror anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities, which features several Lovecraft stories, just hit Netflix last month. His animated adaptation of Pinocchio is set to hit the streaming platform on December 9.

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Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.