The Shape of Water co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro has some theories on why classic monster movie characters aren’t working for modern audiences.
Why do you think classic horror movie characters haven’t worked out so well in the modern era of filmmaking?
The idea of the franchise was to create a shared movie universe for some of Universal’s classic movie monsters, but presented in a modern setting.
Without question, del Toro is one of the most passionate filmmakers of his generation when it comes to creating original movie monsters, a gift he immediately exhibited in his vampire-influenced directorial debut Cronos in 1993.