Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro has canceled his scheduled appearance at the Virginia Film Festival. Del Toro was one of the biggest names on a list of guests slated for the festival, which runs November 4-7.
The filmmaker behind Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, Del Toro was invited to present a new film he wrote and produced, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Saturday at 9pm Paramount Theater screening. The film (see the trailer below) will now be presented by its producer Mark Johnson, a UVA graduate. A discussion will follow with critic David Edelstein.
“We are quite obviously disappointed that Mr. del Toro will be unable to join us,” said Virginia Film Festival Director Jody Kielbasa in a release. “We do, however, understand that these types of conflicts are an unfortunate reality of the festival planning process, and hope that we will be able to welcome him to Charlottesville for a future festival.”
Guests still include Peter Bogdanovich, Josh Radnor, Tom Shadyac and Vince Gilligan.
Uhh. This looks terrifying.