5/30/2023 0 Comments The strain guillermo![]() "As soon as the first novel hit the top 10 on the New York Times list, we got calls about the rights," del Toro told BuzzFeed at The ATX Television Festival, with a laugh. That's when, in the ultimate irony, dozens of networks attempted to buy the TV rights. However, copies didn't stay there very long, as del Toro's hunch proved correct and his story of an uncontrollable vampiric virus and the five people determined to stop its spread, caught fire, racing up the New York Times' best-seller chart. ![]() So, along with novelist Chuck Hogan ( Prince of Thieves, which became the Ben Affleck-led The Town), del Toro committed his tale to paper and, in June 2009, The Strain hit bookshelves. ![]() ![]() But the writer/director was convinced his take on the classic monster would speak to an audience that had grown weary of sparkly fangs and doomed romances. ![]() Five years ago, auteur director Guillermo del Toro ( Cronos, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) set out to create a bold, new vampire series for television - and had every door slammed in his face. ![]()
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