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Mr. Sparky...is that you?

I will personally handle anybody who says Guillermo del Toro isn’t working hard for the money, West Side Story-style. (snap your arse off, mate) Though currently handling pre-production of The Hobbit, del Toro will reunite with Spanish firm Rodar y Rodar for producer duty on the “dark Spanish-language thriller” Los ojos de Julia (Julia’s Eyes).

“The thriller’s an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it’s a journey of self-discovery,” says Rodar’s Joaquin Padro.

Directed by Guillem Morales, Julia’s Eyes will be shot from Julia’s POV, a style reminiscent of Cloverfield, REC and its American counterpart Quarantine. Del Toro helped land the film in the capable hands of Focus Features, International, and also helped oversee writing and casting.

According to Variety, del Toro says it “won’t be a simple schlock-a-thon.”

The team also produced and directed the foreign sensation El orfanato (The Orphanage), which is currently being targeted for recreation for American fast-food audiences.

Personally, I’m loving the rise of Spanish thrillers on our shores. For me, the only credible horror flicks these days are coming from the Spanish region.