Development Hell the gratest movies never made : Gelmo Del Toro's in the Mountens of madness

Sum times a movie can be green lit by a studio and the film will get made, but sum times things can go wrong.



  Gelmo Del Toro's in the Mountens of madness

One of the most creative directors out there wants to do a film based on H.P Lovecraft's horror story about Cthulhu sounds like a match made in heaven. But ask your self this question did you go and see the Expendables in stead of Scott Pilgrim vs the world ?
Well if you did the you are partly to blame for Gelmo's dream project never happening, you see Universal at the time where taking risks with unknown scripts directors and new talent, they even put big money in to traditionally small films. Taking risks other company's where just not willing to take and yes in the mountains of madness was next on the list after Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
Unfortunately the expendables released before and people chose to see that in stead Scott Pilgrim it did ok at the box office but not enough to satisfy the big wigs.

So whats the plus side to the story i here you ask well gelmo has not given up on the film and is still trying to get it made and what about the other films well the expendables did well at the box office to get a sequel that did not so well. As for Scott Pilgrim the DVD sales out sold the expendables and is shown regularly over in Canada as a midnight showings and is on its way to be coming a cult classic.

so next time you go the cinema pic your film more wisely next time