Has ‘Prometheus’ Killed Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘At the Mountains of Madness’?

Taking to the message boards of Del Toro Films, the director of Hellboy and Pan’s Labrynth had the following to say to his fans: “I have been interviewed about this lately and wanted to post my two cents about this: Prometheus started filming a while ago – right at the time we were in preproduction on PACIFIC RIM. The title itself gave me pause – knowing that ALIEN was heavily influenced by Lovecraft and his novella. This time, decades later with the budget and place Ridley Scott occupied, I assumed the greek metaphor alluded at the creation aspects of the HPL book. I believe I am right and if so, as a fan, I am delighted to see a new RS science fiction film, but this will probably mark a long pause – if not the demise – of ATMOM. The sad part is – I have been pursuing ATMOM for over a decade now – and, well, after Hellboy II two projects I dearly loved were not brought to fruition for me. The good part is: One project did… And I am loving it and grateful for the blessings I have received.” More info: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/has-prometheus-killed-guillermo-del-toros-at-the-mountains-of-madness.php About the " At the Mountains of Madness" novella: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Mountains_of_Madness About the "Cthulhu" fictional cosmic entity of H. P. Lovecraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu And about H. P. Lovecraft: "Lovecraft's guiding aesthetic and philosophical principle was what he termed "cosmicism" or "cosmic horror", the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally inimical to the interests of humankind. As such, his stories express a profound indifference to human beliefs and affairs." More info about H. P. Lovecraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft