News Guillermo del Toro on Domu
posted on 2002-03-27 10:38 EST
Comics2Film reports that after the success of Blade II, director Guillermo del Toro has become a self-professed comic book addict. Currently projects include Werewolf by Night, The Coffin and Domu. For years he's been attached to direct a live-action version of Katsushiro Otomo's Domu. However, the efforts have been hamstrung by international legalities. "God damn it, we haven't even got the rights. We've been negotiating the rights for four years. Which goes to prove Japanese lawyers are even more complex than American lawyers," Del Toro said. "The moment we have the rights I would go ahead and write it."
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