Guillermo del Toro Announces Dark New Thriller Fury With Oscar Isaac; Also Adapting Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant in Stop-Motion

At TIFF following the Frankenstein premiere, del Toro teases a violent, existential crime thriller and a mature, epic stop-motion fantasy—two bold visions emerging from his latest creative season.

Fresh off the buzz from Frankenstein at the Toronto International Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro has unveiled two ambitious projects forging new creative paths.

The director revealed a dark and visceral new thriller titled Fury, reuniting him with Oscar Isaac. Del Toro described the project as deeply rooted in the psychological tension of Nightmare Alley—“very cruel, very violent”—and provocatively likened it to My Dinner with Andre, except for one chilling twist: “killing people after each course.” He explained his fascination lies in the myriad ways humans inflict harm—mentally, spiritually, physically—and admitted he’s now asking different questions in his art. At 60, he said, he’s entered “the regret decade,” shifting his thematic concerns from identity and familial bonds toward remorse and reflection.

Alongside Fury, del Toro is also developing an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant in stop-motion animation—designed as a sweeping, emotionally resonant epic that defies conventional categorization. He emphasized the project is “not going to be for kids,” instead striving to stretch the expressive and performative potential of stop-motion in ways that feel cinematic in scale and texture.

Together, these announcements showcase del Toro’s dual trajectory: Fury channels his mastery of human darkness and moral ambiguity, while The Buried Giant promises a bold leap into narrative artistry through animation—both pushing boundaries in unexpected, provocative directions.