Guillermo del Toro on His New Vampire Trilogy

Posted by dominie in Films, News on September 25th, 2008

No one is busier than Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy series, Pan’s Labyrinth).  The writer, director, producer, and not to mention video game helmer is now heading for an epic release.  According to The Associated Press, del Toro, best known for Pan’s Labyrinth (of which he won three Academy Awards for in this rendition of the Spanish Civil war) has been in collaboration with crime writer Chuck Hogan (The Blood Artists, The Killing Moon, Prince of Thieves) to release a new vampire trilogy titled The Strain.

“The idea is epic in scope,” he stated. “The trilogy advances in unexpected ways and each book contains unique and surprising revelations about the history, physiology and lore of the vampiric race, tracing its roots all the way back to its Old Testament origins.”

Guillermo has been working on The Strain for several years now.  No word on whether he will be going for theatrical yet, but he assures us genre fans, it will be a horror.  The Strain is due in stores next summer.