Guillermo del Toro signs exclusive deal with DreamWorks Animation After recently signing an overall deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to create, produce, and direct live-action feature film projects, Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak) has now also signed a multi-year exclusive deal with DreamWorks Animation to write, produce and direct animated family films. The announcement was made by DreamWorks Animation (DWA) President Chris deFaria, who indicated the deal could extend beyond movies and television, including working with DWA’s artists and technologists on some of their pilot programs that are developing groundbreaking techniques for advancing storytelling on various content platforms. As part of the deal, Del Toro is taking offices at the DreamWorks campus in Glendale, California.