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Guillermo del Toro has signed on to write and channelize an original ninja movie titledZanbatofor Bad Robot , with J.J. Abrams serving as one of the picture show ’s producers . It ’s not exculpated yet if this will be del Toro ’s next projection , consider as he has several movies in development at the moment .
ThePan ’s Labyrinthfilmmaker win his first Oscars last year , thanks to his Best scene - winning monster romanceThe Shape of Water . As always , he ’s twirl multiple plate powerful now , including his dull developing plosive speech sound - motionPinocchioadaptation at Netflix and a remake of the cult Hellenic 1947 noir filmNightmare Alley . The busy narrator also co - wrote / create this summer’sScary history to Tell in the Darkand producedHostilesdirector Scott Cooper ’s supernatural revulsion filmAntlers , which is expect to hit theaters either later this year or in early 2020 .
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While it was looking likePinocchiowould serve well as del Toro ’s followuptoThe Shape of Waterfor a while there , a Modern report fromCollidercasts doubt on the melodic theme . The site has discover that del Toro and Bad Robot are teaming up onZanbato , a pic said to focus on a young distaff ninja who ’s between 10 - 15 year old . Collideralso says that Abrams is require to produceZanbatowith Lindsey Weber , whose other credits let in theCloverfieldsequels , Star Trek Beyond , and the WWII action horror - thrillerOverlord .
UPDATE : Shortly after this news break down , del Toro took toTwitterto clarify thatZanbatois"NOT a Ninja project"and has been in development for the retiring six years , but probably wo n’t be his next feature . However , he later on confirm that"there are ninjas"in the motion-picture show .
Martial artistry is one of the few genre that del Toro has n’t act in , at this stage in his career ( his deferred payment as a producer onKung Fu Panda 3aside ) . The author - director is well known for his freak plastic film and supernatural horror movies likeCrimson Peak , but is clearly a fan of musical genre and has worked on everything from comical book superhero adaptations ( HellboyandHellboy II : The Golden Army ) to mammoth automaton megahit ( Pacific Rim ) and fantasy risky venture , thanks to his animatedTrollhunters : tale of Arcadiaseries on Netflix . The same could be say for Abrams , between his creative input on theCloverfieldmovies and his direction on theStar TrekandStar Warsfilms over the past decennium .
Abrams and del Toro sounds a winning compounding , especially on a project likeZanbato . It helps that del Toro is also known for his well - crafted distaff protagonists , tramp from grownup fair sex like Mako Mori inPacific Rimand Elisa Esposito inThe Shape of Waterto Ofelia , the young female admirer inPan ’s Labyrinth . The premiss forZanbatoshould play to his potency , in other words , and has the potential to be something special . We will bring you additional detail on the project as the story develops .
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Source : Collider
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