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- ISBN 9781807590901
- Weight: 255g
- Dimensions: 235 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 08 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Discover the filmmaking secrets behind Pan’s Labyrinth, the groundbreaking classic by Academy Award–winning director Guillermo del Toro. This must-have anniversary edition features new content, as well as an in-depth look at the film’s creation and its lasting cultural impact.
Upon its release in 2006, Pan’s Labyrinth was hailed as a thrilling masterpiece that cemented filmmaker Guillermo del Toro as a major creative force and garnered him a loyal fan base enthralled by his brilliantly macabre imagination. Stephen King has called it, “The greatest fantasy film since The Wizard of Oz.”
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this acclaimed fantasy, this revised and expanded edition of Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth offers the definitive account of its creation. Written in close collaboration with del Toro himself, this book covers all aspects of the filmmaking journey, from the director’s early story ideas through the all-important casting process, the challenges of production, and the overwhelmingly positive critical response.
Featuring rare concept art and candid on-set photography, Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth gives readers exclusive insight into how this modern classic was crafted for the screen. The book also contains interviews with key contributors—including the director; stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, and Doug Jones; producers Alfonso Cuarón and Bertha Navarro; and director of photography Guillermo Navarro.
Mark Cotta Vaz is highly respected as the world's foremost author of movie 'making of' books. His informed, incisive, and highly entertaining writing has graced titles including Behind the Mask of Spider-Man, The Art of Finding Nemo, The Art of Batman Begins, the New York Times bestselling Twilight companion, and his acclaimed history of matte painting in movies, The Invisible Art.
Nunziata is an actor, producer (of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, with writer del Toro), and creator of CHUD.com
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is best known for his films Pacific Rim, Blade II, the BAFTA award-winning and Oscar-nominated Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise.
