The Shape of Water (film) is directed by a Mexican film director.
Guillermo del Toro Gómez ( [ ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðel ˈtoɾo ] ; born October 9 , 1964 ) is a Mexican film director , screenwriter , producer , and novelist . The Shape of Water is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor .