Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley announced today that Fox Searchlight Pictures has signed a deal with Academy Award-winning director and writer Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak) that covers live-action feature film projects to be written, produced, and/or directed by del Toro.
After the wonderful experience I had with Fox Searchlight on The Shape of Water, I am honored to have the opportunity to continue the relationship.
David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, Fox Searchlight Pictures’ Co-Heads of Production, said that del Toro is a “brilliant filmmaker” and a “passionate collaborator, curator, and advocate for other artists.
Fox Searchlight is creating a new, soon to be named label which will serve as a home for projects in the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres, including those produced and curated by del Toro, whose films will be financed, marketed, and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.