Guillermo del Toro to direct ‘The Hobbit’ films

Mike January 31st, 2008 Movies

I’ve been following news about The Hobbit films closely ever since it was confirmed that Peter Jackson was going to be attached to the project. To me it wouldn’t be the same without Jackson’s vision helping it along.

This time around though, he’ll be producing the films, not directing, but that’s okay with me considering who they’ve gotten to helm the two prequels.

Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct the back-to-back films, set for releases in 2010 and 2011. He’s responsible for the great Pan’s Labyrinth, but also such movies like Hellboy and Blade 2.

Pan’s Labyrinth won three Oscars among countless awards from other film festivals and award shows. I actually liked Hellboy and was sort of surprised that it actually had a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Not too shabby.

Del Toro obviously has a great grasp on the fantasy genre so pairing him up with The Hobbit films seems like the right choice.

Jason Clark wrote more about this over at Inner88, as we continue to fight the good fight in out-doing each other for content, so head over there for more about it.

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Moriya 7 months ago 1 point
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Yay!! I loved the Pan's Labyrinth. Plus, I had no idea that there was to be a movie made. I'm guessing the movie is meant to be a prequel of The Lord of the Rings? Such a great movie.

I'll definitely see The Hobbit in the theaters!!

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The Trousered Ape 7 months ago 1 point
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Woot - great news. He should do a fantastic job directing this project, and with PJ producing - I think they will have another blockbuster on their hands. I am pretty excited about this project now. :)

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Mike 7 months ago 1 point
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Moriya, there will be two movies, one will be the Hobbit and the next will be some movie that fills in the gaps between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings...which should be interesting because there isn't much written about that time period by Tolkien...

Agreed Ape, it's going to be pretty sweet.

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