Tom Hiddleston sings the HeyUGuys intro in interview for Crimson Peak

In an interview with The Guardian, Guillermo del Toro stated that he’s pretty much done with big-budget Hollywood blockbusters, unless the big-budget Hollywood blockbuster is Pacific Rim and only Pacific Rim. He’s in love with monsters, ghosts, haunted houses, comic books and horror movies, while at the same time he brings a literary element to what could be pigeonholed as simple genre fare.

Though you may see Tom Hiddleston’s ass, it’s not a gratuitous shot, but merely a natural inclusion in a sequence where his character, Sir Thomas Sharpe, and Mia Waskiowska’s Edith, are making love.

Guillermo Del Toro has revealed how he wasn’t interested in having any damsels in distress in Crimson Peak.

Talking to TheWallStreetJournal, Guillermo del Toro shared the main idea behind “Crimson Peak“, and while he has made his name from crafting spine-tingling horror flicks like “Pan’s Labyrinth“, “Crimson Peak” isn’t simply your average horror movie. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind the place called Crimson Peak. Carter doesn’t get the chance to share with Edith what he has learned about the Sharpes before she is whisked off to their estate in England, built atop a mine producing clay so red that the floors bleed crimson.

Defenders of the recent “Godzilla” reboot justified that film’s delayed gratification as an homage-based decision, but del Toro and Robbins at least give audiences something to look at and think about while we’re waiting for the next money shot. An added plus, the film also features a heroine that we enjoy watching, a likable woman who ultimately finds power in embracing her personal strengths and identity. “Crimson Peak” is a great permit for me to work on a smaller scale.

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Out of all of the taboos that Crimson Peak chooses to embrace during its course of events, there are quite a few from the Victorian era that the film chooses to explore. And as much as it pains Universal, the studio was forced to take the director’s Pacific Rim 2 off the release schedule following rumors of delays and concerns over the first film’s box office performance. The 3½-story Victorian home was an intricate set built for the film, and del Toro’s focus on its ornate and hauntingly decrepit structure and architectural details are a testament to the level of care he put into this very massive undertaking of a film. I like the dark ones, so “Blade” and “Hellboy” were right for me.