Del toro and Universal together At the Mountains of Madness

Lots of directors have dream projects but it's only now and then they get to make them, well the dream is coming true for Guillermo Del Toro as Universal have given the greenlight for his adaption of H.P Lovercraft classic tale "At the Mountains of Madness" according to TOLDJA!,

The film will be co produced by non other than James Cameron and of course will be in 3D. This is a sweet bit of news following the fall through of Del Toro directing The Hobbit, and hopefully the planned shoot for next summer goes ahead without any hitches, Cameron's presence as producer probably guarentees a smooth ride and creative freedom for Del Toro to a degree.

Since he left The Hobbit, Guillermo del Toro's next film has been a hot topic of conversation. I'm hearing he will next direct At The Mountains Of Madness, an adaptation of the HP Lovecraft tale that will be shot as a 3D film for Universal Pictures. The big surprise is that  Avatar director James Cameron will come aboard as a producer. Del Toro was non-committal when I asked him about the prospect of Mountains days ago as we discussed the Comic-Con reaction to Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. But when del Toro announced at Comic-Con he'd cowrite and produce Haunted Mansion, he told the crowd he'd set his next film shortly, and that it would be scary. At the Mountains of Madness fits that bill, even for del Toro and Universal.

The film will be a big ticket item, shot in 3D, where Cameron's expertise can really help. Cameron has said he won't put his name on many future movies outside of the 3D reboot of Fantastic Voyage at Fox, but I've heard he's making an exception for del Toro. Cameron's presence helped win over the studio. I'm told the film will begin pre-production in the next few weeks, and shoot next summer.

In the Lovecraft tale, a gruesome discovery made during a scientific expedition to the South Pole in the 1930s  hints at the true origin of mankind having come from elder gods from another planet. Bad things happen when those life forms are awakened.