The Shape of Water is shaping up ( bad , not no-account ) to be one of thebest movies of 2017 , and that ’s part thanks to the inscrutable temptingness of Doug Jones ’ fishman creature , who ’s captured the hearts and minds of the internet . A unexampled book is diving into the process of making the moving-picture show , and io9 has an exclusive look within .
issue by Insight Editions , Gina McIntyre ’s Guillermo del Toro ’s The Shape of Water : Creating a Fairy Tale for Troubled Times chronicles every stage of developing del Toro ’s latest monster movie . From development to project , to the actual process of filming , it give unprecedented sixth sense into the director ’s process of crafting a black , romantic fairytale of a movie . Perhaps of most interest , though : How one of the most important aspects of the film , the amphibian military man , grow into the last design that enchant the heart of Sally Hawkins ’ protagonist , Elisa ( and on the face of it the hearts of half of Twitter , too ) .
forrader of the book ’s release after this month , we ’ve got an exclusive expression at some of the page inside — check them out below , and do n’t forget to click the magnifying drinking glass and then open up each one up in a new tab to see them in their full , resplendent resolution .

Guillermo del Toro ’s The Shape of Water : Creating a Fairy Tale for Troubled Times will be uncommitted startingDecember 19 .
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