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The friendship between filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and James Cameron is well known; However, There is a scary story behind the relationship between the two directors.
It was in the pre-production of the feature film “The Invention of Cronos”, that it was the Mexican’s debut, that the two met at a 4th of July party
They became friends almost immediately. and Del Toro even stayed with the Canadian screenwriter and producer, who also made some suggestions to the Mexican for his film.
The production left the Mexican in an unfavorable economic situation, because he was nearly a quarter of a million dollars in debt; However, this did not stop him from deciding to make his first project in the United States, “Mimic”.
What happened to James Cameron’s loan to Guillermo del Toro?
During the production of Mimic in 1998, andhe father of Mexican director Federico del Toro was the victim of a kidnapping in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
The kidnappers demanded a million dollars from the filmmaker to free his fatherthat I didn’t have.
Without the ability to put the number together, director’s family hired three experienced hostage negotiators mediation with the criminals, but this yielded no results.
When your friend and colleague, James Cameron, informed of the situation, took action on the matter and he went with Del Toro to a bank branch to give him the million dollars and recommend a new negotiator.
After 72 days of removal, The filmmaker’s father was released and the family decided to leave Mexico permanently.
“Every day, every week, something happens that reminds me that I am in involuntary exile. »Guillermo said about a possible return to live in the country.
Guillermo del Toro has said in interviews that in the late 90s two terrible things happened to him.the kidnapping of his father and having to work with the Weinsteins.
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