Guillermo del Toro has been laying low since winning two Oscars for
The Shape of Water but he continues to develop projects for the big screen while he preps
Pinocchio for Netflix. To that end, he has signed on to write and direct
Zanbato for Paramount and
J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot, Collider has exclusively learned.
Plot details remain under wraps, but sources say that
Zanbato centers around a young girl (between 10-15) with lethal fighting skills — think Hit-Girl in
Kick-Ass or the title character in
Alita: Battle Angel. Our sources initially described the character as a “ninja,” but del Toro himself
took to Twitter to clarify that the protagonist is
not a ninja. It’s an idea he’s been working on for years though it has never come to light until now.
