Guillermo Del Toro Says He Would Love To Make HEAVEN SENT; Denies Debunking Rumor

Guillermo Del Toro Says He Would Love To Make HEAVEN SENT; Denies Debunking Rumor

Recently it was reported that Guillermo del Toro was negotiating with Warner Bros. to make a team-up film featuring Swamp Thing, Deadman, and a bunch of lesser known characters from DC Comics. Today, Guillermo replied to a tweet that seemed to imply that he had no interest in the project.

By nailbiter111 - Nov 03, 2012 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Swamp Thing
Source: deltorofilms



Two days ago Latino-Review posted a story claiming that Guillermo del Toro and Warner Bros. were closing in on a deal that would see the Hellboy director put together his own supernatural Avengers-like team. It would feature a lot of DC Comics' second tier characters: Swamp Thing, Deadman, The Spectre, Constantine Hellblazer, Phantom Stranger, Zatanna, Zatara, Sargon, and Etrigan the Demon.

Sounds almost too good to be true, so it comes as no surprise that several sites immediately thought a tweet from Pietro Filipponi was accurate and re-posted it.



Guillermo was then made aware of these comments on his official fansite, and had a reply.
"Wow- please contact whoever said I denied it. I cannot recall ever answering a question like that. Sadly I dont do tweeter. I denied being involved in JLA but this I would love to do!!!" - Guillermo del Toro


Another bit of news in all of this, is that Pietro followed that tweet by saying that he would be posting a full interview on Monday that he conducted with Guillermo. So, if del Toro can't remember answering a question about Heaven Sent, which could have only come within the past day or two, one has to wonder... I'll guess we'll find out on Monday.

Update: Pietro has clarified that the tweet is referring to an interview he had with Guillermo at New York Comic-Con. The tweet does not refer to Latino-Review's recent scoop.



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toco89
toco89 - 11/3/2012, 12:28 PM
Haters hatin.

But Del Toro is not only the man, he's the perfect man for the job.
KaneVonDoom
KaneVonDoom - 11/3/2012, 12:28 PM
But potato flavored BLT's taste very close to real potato chips.
NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 11/3/2012, 12:30 PM
HA!
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 11/3/2012, 12:39 PM
BOOM!!!
Come on, WB! He's up for it and it'll set a trend instead of following one.
Clive Owen for John Constantine.
toco89
toco89 - 11/3/2012, 12:42 PM
Why does it suck, this is great if its true. A great concept developed by a great director, who specializes in the nature of the source.
Bandido
Bandido - 11/3/2012, 12:44 PM
Potential beam of hope

KaneVonDoom
KaneVonDoom - 11/3/2012, 12:53 PM
@ Toco... Agreed. Maybe a "Justice League" type team would suit this better.
toco89
toco89 - 11/3/2012, 1:01 PM
@nailbiter

Let me know when youre done and Ill delete them. I'm not trying to annoy you, I'm doing this with the best attitude, I'm sure you are too.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 11/3/2012, 1:16 PM
Why doesn't he just make a Swamp Thing movie?
lalosuper3001
lalosuper3001 - 11/3/2012, 1:34 PM
Hey Warner Brothers! If you are checking this page, get your suits to take their heads out of their arses and listen to this idea! It is a great idea!
Hellsboy
Hellsboy - 11/3/2012, 1:43 PM
is the movies of movies for del toro seriously why would he pass? but i need hellboy 3 and then after this im good for about 30 years or so
xizorkatarn
xizorkatarn - 11/3/2012, 1:57 PM
Damn, good casting @Froggy!
KnobGoblin
KnobGoblin - 11/3/2012, 1:59 PM
HellBoy 3 first!
toco89
toco89 - 11/3/2012, 2:16 PM
@froggy

Anybody but a deschanel, they're both so damned annoying.

Zatanna is intelligent, charming, and hot.

I gotta go with Clive Owen over McGregor as much as I like him. Maybe even Bond himself, Daniel Craig, gotta strike while its hot.

FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 11/3/2012, 2:19 PM
Thanks froggy, but you could just make a fan-fic. Great cast!
SKOne
SKOne - 11/3/2012, 2:27 PM
I would love for Guillermo Del Toro to do a movie like this, it fits perfectly with his style. However, I don't think anyone should ever believe what Pietro Filiponi says, I'm pretty he posted a bunch of false articles on this site last summer and started a bunch of casting rumors to promote Kevin Pennington.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 11/3/2012, 2:34 PM
@Froggy
No offense I love Zooey Deschanel but, she reminds me too much of my aunt so I can't she her as sexy. I would prefer a "sexier" actress. Preferably someone with a natural accent. I would nominate an actress similar to Eva Green.
I also always imagined God's Wrath, "The Spectre", to be someone with a deep resonating voice. Preferably he would also be of west African decent like in the comics. I would think an actor along the lines of James Earl Jones would be a good choice. They could have another actor do the body performance. They could use a similar technique to what they did with Darth Vader, or Doctor Manhattan. I would want someone with an astral, or non-earthly voice to voice over The Spectre.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 11/3/2012, 2:39 PM
On a side note: David Hayter would be an amazing choice for one of the voices of the characters. Steve Blum would also be a good choice. These two voice actors' voices are very distinct and they would resonate well with the audience.
Mark Hamil would be a good choice for either Etrigan or Swamp-Thing.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 11/3/2012, 2:53 PM
Really hope this happens!
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 11/3/2012, 3:12 PM
@Shamo
I agree with you, we should have some more continuity in the movie verse of comics.
toco89
toco89 - 11/3/2012, 3:13 PM
@above

West african decent? Did you make that up? Cuz one he's a spiritual entity, and two he always used an american host in the comics, one of them being Hal Jordan and the original was some dude named Jim Corrigan.

Michael Ironside, aka Darkside in Superman TAS, is a good choice for The Spectre.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 11/3/2012, 3:16 PM
West African decent is a political correct term for a black man. "Most" black people are descended from West Africa. African American, can refer to a Caucasian. Many people from South Africa and some places in East Africa are mostly dominated by Caucasian.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 11/3/2012, 3:45 PM
Jenna Dewan looks the part, but I do not know about her acting.

Julia Voth,is the same story as Jenna Dewan. She is a fan favorite for the part of Zatanna though...

Serinda Swan already played her in Smallvile so that is a no.

Rachel Weisz would be an amazing choice.

There is also Eva Green.

Another good casting could potentially be Jaime Alexander but considering she is working for Marvel I do not know how that would pan out.

Any of the above would be great choices for Zatanna. In my opinion.
toco89
toco89 - 11/3/2012, 3:56 PM
@above

Well thanks for all the info, but my aunt being from Niger(yes Niger and Nigeria are two different countries) and her daughter being a missionary in South Africa, I'm familiar.

But your reply then makes me wonder, why a "black man"?

Race has nothing to do with the character.
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