Thursday, 6 December 2012
Pan’s Labyrinth Reimagined As Stage Musical
Pan’s Labyrinth is taking shape as a stage musical. The 2006 Guillermo del Toro-directed
film is about a young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer who finds
refuge and terror in a fantasy world in 1944 Fascist Spain. The stage
version already has a book that has been written by del Toro and Jeremy
Ungar. Paul Williams has just been signed to write the lyrics. Gustavo Santaolalla, who twice won Oscars for composing the scores for Brokeback Mountain and Babel, is writing the music. Robert Fox is producing with del Toro and Gary Ungar. Del
Toro has been working quietly on this for four years, interviewing
directors, librettists and composers. Del Toro, Williams and Santaolalla
are also working on songs for the animated Reel FX film Day Of The Dead, which is in advanced stages of production. “I admire and love Gustavo and Paul wrote the perfect album in Phantom Of The Paradise, which I have loved for decades,” said del Toro, who just wrapped Pacific Rim for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros and who’ll next direct the haunted house tale Crimson Peak for Legendary. Said
Santaolalla: “I’m so excited about translating Guillermo’s magical
vision into music and songs. I’m such a longtime fan of both Guillermo
and Paul that to work on this with them is truly a dream come true.” Fox, the London-based producer whose credits include everything from The Boy From Oz, The Pillowman, Frost/Nixon to Burn This and Gypsy, has set as general managers Bespoke Theatrical’s Nina Lannan and Maggie Brohn. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Guillermo and the
terrific creative team that we have put together to bring the wonderful
film of Pan’s Labyrinth to the stage as a musical,” Fox said. (Deadline)
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