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Del Toro reveals 'Frankenstein' plans
Published Wednesday, Jun 10 2009, 16:26 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
Speaking to Radio 5 Live's Simon Mayo, the filmmaker revealed how important Mary Shelley's classic novel is to him.
"Frankenstein is my lifelong dream, one of the primal books in my life, one of the primal monsters in my own mythology," he said. "I'm hoping I get to do that [movie] very, very much."
Del Toro confirmed that his Pan's Labyrinth star Doug Jones will take on the role of Victor Frankenstein's creation.
"We're doing make-up tests for the monster," he said. "In a few weeks we're going to shoot a test for the monster."
He added: "I'm not in a hurry. I want to test it, develop it perfectly. If I shoot it five yearse from now, six years from now, it's fine by me. You have one shot in your lifetime at these things and I don't want to do it the wrong way."
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