Guillermo del Toro visits ‘haunted home’ in Glasgow

Guillermo del Toro has visited a “haunted home” in Glasgow whereas scouting for places for this much-anticipated Frankenstein adaptation.

It’s the second time the oscar-winning director has been noticed in Scotland this 12 months.

He took to X, previously referred to as twitter, to share photos of his go to to Blythswood Sq. together with his two million followers.

The person behind the likes of the Pan’s Labyrinth and The Form of Water, visited the house of Madeleine Smith who was the accused of murdering her lover Pierre Emile L’Angelier in a trial in 1857.

It’s mentioned to be haunted by her ghost.

Del Toro commented on David Lean’s “meticulous” recreation of the house in his 1950 movie Madeleine starring Anne Todd.

After having fun with a day of sightseeing the director loved a meal within the Service provider Metropolis at Mharsanta.

The restaurant shared an image of workers with the auteur alongside the caption: “We have been delighted to serve the unimaginable writer and filmaker Guillermo del Toro right this moment.

“We are able to verify he’s a fan of our Scottish traditional – haggis, neeps and tatties. We look ahead to welcoming him once more to Mharsanta.”

This marks the second journey to Scotland for the well-known director this 12 months.

His first go to got here shortly after it was introduced that he would direct and write a brand new live-action Frankenstein adaptation, with stories circulating the solid may embody Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth.

Whether or not or not Glasgow or Edinburgh will characteristic within the upcoming adaptation remains to be unknown.