Guillermo Del Toro’s New Movie Bags Official Title

 

Guillermo del Toro is a busy man – so busy, in fact, that it’s only now that the director’s Cold War fantasy project is beginning to gain some momentum. It’s titled The Shape of Water, and earlier today Fox Searchlight announced that production was officially underway. Having hatched the idea while orchestrating kaiju chaos in Pacific Rim, del Toro has spent the last few months quietly assembling a star-studded cast.

To date, Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon and Richard Jenkins have all agreed terms to star, with Shannon reportedly attached to the villain role. Rounding out the enviable ensemble today are Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer, though Fox Searchlight stopped short of disclosing specific character details at such an early stage.

However, the studio did roll out an all-too-brief synopsis for The Shape of Water, unveiling “an other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. A mysterious and magical journey from Guillermo del Toro.”