{"id":16778,"date":"2026-07-25T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16778"},"modified":"2026-07-25T12:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:46:40","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-says-no-goddmn-ai-in-pans-labyrinth-re-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16778","title":{"rendered":"Guillermo Del Toro Says &#8220;No Godd*mn AI&#8221; In &#8216;Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth&#8217; Re-Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/guillermo-del-toro\/\" id=\"auto-tag_guillermo-del-toro\" data-tag=\"guillermo-del-toro\">Guillermo Del Toro<\/a> brings Pan\u2019s <em>Labyrinth<\/em> back to theaters 20 years later, he\u2019s sticking to tried-and-true restoration techniques.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDuring Friday\u2019s Hall H panel for the movie\u2019s milestone anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con, the 3x Oscar winner reinforced his stance on using \u201cabsolutely no goddamn <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ai\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ai\" data-tag=\"ai\">AI<\/a>\u201d in the 3D re-release, which <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/pans-labyrinth-release-date-1236785825\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">premieres Oct. 9<\/a> in theaters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI said, \u2018Absolutely no goddamn AI,&#8217;\u201d said Del Toro to applause. \u201cIt\u2019s much more expensive. I don\u2019t care. The thing is, what we\u2019re protecting is the beauty and the redeeming power of art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDel Toro\u2019s latest comments come after he has frequently denounced generative AI, saying last year that he\u2019d \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/10\/guillermo-del-toro-would-rather-die-than-use-generative-ai-1236597071\/\">rather die<\/a>\u201d than use it in his filmmaking. \u201cFuck AI!\u201d he has declared on more than one occasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAt Friday\u2019s panel, the Mexican auteur also recalled the crew of Pan\u2019s Labyrinth not initially understanding his wild vision of a dark fantasy set during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-\u201939.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((687\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg 3200w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=150,101 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=1024,687 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=1536,1031 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=2048,1374 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=149,100 149w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=60,40 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=352,236 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=110,74 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=285,191 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=320,215 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=640,429 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=800,537 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MCDPALA_EC016.jpg?resize=1280,859 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"687\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">Doug Jones in \u2018Pan\u2019s Labyrinth\u2019 (2006) (Picturehouse\/Courtesy Everett Collection)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe had a lot of adversity in the movie,\u201d said Del Toro. \u201cAnd a lot of the crew was very skeptical. They would see a faun come in in the middle of a civil war movie, and they would say, \u2018This fucker is crazy.\u2019 But I remember the first time I knew, we were shooting the Pale Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRe-enacting the Pale Man\u2019s now iconic moment of holding up his own eyes in his hands to see, Del Toro noted that was the moment the crew was on board with his vision. \u201cI said, \u2018Ah, see?&#8217;\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn Oct. 9, <em>Pan\u2019s Labyrinth<\/em> will be presented theatrically for the first time by Cineverse and Fathom in 4K, with versions available in both 3D and HDR by Barco.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Guillermo Del Toro brings Pan\u2019s Labyrinth back to theaters 20 years later, he\u2019s sticking to tried-and-true restoration techniques. 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