In the First Trailer for Crimson Peak, Guillermo Del Toro is Ready to Scare Us Again.

We've all been salivating at the mouth for Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak - his first stab at Gothic Horror, a genre anyone who's seen a Del Toro movie could tell you he was born for. And now the first trailer is released, and it looks like it's going to scare the ever loving pants off of us. What I particularly love is the feel of creeping horror throughout the whole piece - Del Toro isn't going to rely on jump scares, and it shows. Starring Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Hunnam, check out the first trailer for Crimson Peak after the jump.

Guillermo del Toro is creating a dark Victorian Series for Amazon?

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Yes folks, you read that right - Guillermo del Toro is co-writing a dark Victorian series that will be exclusively streamed on Amazon.

A Killing on Carnival Row was the original title for the piece back in 2005 when New Line had grabbed it, and it was intended to be a feature film.  It was a risky production, which resulted in a 10-year game of hot potato.  Recently however, Legendary has picked up the hot potato and is working with Amazon Studios to bring us this new series which has been shortened to simply: Carnival Row.

Carnival Row is based on a script by Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim) and co-writer Rene Echevarria. The show is set in a steampunky Victorian-style London in which humans live alongside faeries and other magical creatures.  In THR's interview with del Toro, it's revealed that "the original script told of a detective investigating a serial killer who is preying on mystical creatures, only to find that he has become the prime suspect in the murders."

In regards to making the jump from a movie to a series, del Toro seems more than happy to do so.  “We always had too many ideas to fit into the feature,” he said. “We can now really focus on the world and the politics of what it is to be a magical being in a Victorian steampunk atmosphere where you are seen as a lesser being.”

There is no release date for Carnival Row at this time. If you're looking for your del Toro fix, he has quite a few other projects in the works that you can look forward to.  Season 2 of The Strain on FX will be premiering in July, his romantic horror film Crimson Peak will be hitting theaters in October, and if you have a PS4 you should definitely check out P.T. for free if you haven't already.

THE STRAIN's Pedro Miguel Arce injects diversity into Hollywood - By Brian J. Patterson

Pedro Miguel Arce - Photo by PeaceAlpha 9

When you look at Pedro Miguel Arce's IMDb page, not only do you see a decade and a half of great work, but you also see a variety of job titles: Actor, producer, editor, director, writer, cinematographer, and stuntman. It's no wonder he has seen consistent work in this business. His many hats prove how motivated, committed, and talented he truly is. Because that's exactly what it takes to stay working in Hollywood.

Recently, he finished a handful of episodes on FX's THE STRAIN, and I was able to catch him for a brief chat where he told me about his career, the show, and diversity in Hollywood. This interview, along with many others, will all be apart of my campaign to highlight some of the vast array of diverse talent from which Hollywood has to choose.