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Guillermo del Toro Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Guillermo del Toro? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Del Toro keeps a personal collection of over 7,000 monster-related books, toys, and props.

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His 'Bleak House' in Los Angeles is a museum-like home filled with thousands of horror and fantasy artifacts from around the world.

2.

He won the Academy Award for Best Director for 'The Shape of Water', which also won Best Picture.

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Del Toro won both Best Director and Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars for 'The Shape of Water,' a surprise romantic fantasy.

3.

Del Toro refused to direct 'The Hobbit' because he hated the idea of filming in New Zealand.

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He spent nearly two years in pre-production but left due to studio delays and budget disputes, not because of the location.

4.

Guillermo del Toro turned down directing 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' to make 'Hellboy'.

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Del Toro was offered the third Harry Potter film but chose to direct 'Hellboy' instead, saying he wanted to make his own monster movie.

5.

Del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth' was originally written as a silent film.

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The script always included dialogue. This myth likely stems from his love of visual storytelling, but it was never conceived as silent.

6.

He co-wrote the novel 'The Strain' with Chuck Hogan, which later became a TV series.

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Del Toro co-created the vampire horror trilogy 'The Strain' with author Chuck Hogan, adapting it into a FX TV series he executive produced.

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Del Toro has never watched a horror movie that actually scared him as an adult.

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He's admitted being deeply unsettled by films like 'The Exorcist' and 'Jaws,' and says horror is his favorite genre precisely because it still affects him.

8.

Del Toro has a tattoo of the Pale Man from 'Pan's Labyrinth' on his arm.

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He has many tattoos, but the Pale Man isn't one. His most famous is a tattoo of the monster from 'The Thing' and a Bela Lugosi portrait.

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