CRONOS marks the beginning of Guillermo del Toro’s partnership with Ron Perlman. Their collaboration grew from shared interests in gothic themes and Perlman later described CRONOS as a turning point in his career, as it introduced him to a style of filmmaking built on trust and long term collaboration. That relationship led to later films including Blade II, Hellboy, and Pacific Rim, with Perlman becoming a recurring presence in del Toro’s work and part of how he shaped his approach to monsters