Guillermo del Torois talking about thePacific Rimsequel and opening up as to why he didnt end up directing it.

They said, Well, we can shoot it in China.

And I go, What do you mean we?

Guillermo del Toro on why he didn’t direct ‘Pacific Rim’ sequel

Guillermo del Toro on why he didn’t direct ‘Pacific Rim’ sequelAli Gradischer / Getty Images / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

[Laughs] Ive gotta go doShape of Water.'

I didnt see the final movie because thats like watching home movies from your ex-wife, he explained.

It is terrible if theyre good and worse if theyre bad, or the opposite.

WGA West building in Hollywood

You dont wanna know.

So, I didnt see it.

I did read the final script, and it was very different.

Some of the elements were the same but very different.