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Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), which was later adapted into a comic book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020) and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema". He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.
The Plague Doctor is a 2022 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves and produced by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay and story by him and David Twohy. It is the first installment in the S.C.P Foundation film series. It stars Lauren Cohan, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Hardy, Colin Farrell, Norman Reedus, and Jeremy Irons. The film, based on SCP-049, follows a scientist who abandons her job and takes matters into her own hands by tracking down the Plague Doctor after his escape from the S.C.P Facility. The Plague Doctor opened in theaters on July 16th, 2022; the film received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences, who praised its groundbreaking visual effects, action sequences, cinematography, and Cohan’s performance, with many considering her portrayal of Alice Miller as one of her greatest lead roles, and it was a massive success at the box-office, grossing $698 million worldwide. It became the first science fiction film in years to win all award nominations; it won 6 Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga), and Best Actress for Cohan, and Irons was awarded with an Oscar Award for Best Villain. A sequel entitled The S.C.P Foundation: Land of Monsters was released on May 16th, 2024.
