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Guillermo del TorohostUnrated

Guillermo del Toro maintains that casting decisions are synonymous with plot, as changing the characteristics of a character alters the story entirely.

“Because any variation you do to a story uh whether it's origin, race, uh age, you change it.”

Variety · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 121K views on this topic

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