Production on Guillermo del Toro’s Fantastic Voyage has been delayed, in order to allow the filmmaker enough time to complete his next theatrical release, The Shape of Water.
Deadline is reporting that Fox and Lightstorm made the decision in order to allow del Toro enough time to wrap up post-production on The Shape of Water, ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International and Venice Film Festivals (followed by its December theatrical rollout).
Since then, del Toro has reportedly been working away on the film’s script with his Blade II co-writer, David S. Goyer.
Like Pacific Rim and his other bigger-budgeted efforts before it, it sounds as though del Toro’s Fantastic Voyage will utilize a combination of practical sets and digitally-rendered scenery to create its sci-fi backdrop.