Guillermo Del Toro likely to helm The Hobbit.

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Posted by Harmonia (A) on January 29, 2008 at 21:22:16

The news has been flying around blogs and message boards since Sunday night that Del Toro will direct the two part Peter Jackson exec-produced Hobbit.

A story in Variety yesterday apepars to confirm this, with budgets tabbed at $150 mil each and filming expected to lense in 2009 for 2010 release of first feature. Link is below.

A video Q&A with del Toro in Spanish and French posted on theonering.net also seems to confirm, although nothing is official at this point. Rumour is NL will make an official announcement after the writers strike ends, if not before. The lawyers have to say grace over everything of course...and I expect they will. New Line needs this badly.

Del Toro was also rumoured to be in talks with WB about directing the last HP film, which this video also seems to confirm.

Cuaron would have been my first choice, but if true, this is good news for fans of ME, very good news.

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Topic - Guillermo Del Toro likely to helm The Hobbit. - Harmonia 21:22:16 01/29/08 (14)

So, Hobbits are going to look like big crickets? * - mr grits 11:41:47 01/30/08 (13)

LOL, actually... - Harmonia 16:34:00 01/30/08 (10)

"..add his own touches"....RED ALERT! Wrong-On. Stop production. Not good. * - mr grits 19:43:52 01/30/08 (9)

Del Toro is a far better director than Jackson - Jazz Inmate 09:02:16 02/01/08 (3)

I dunno about "far" better... - Harmonia 21:02:15 02/02/08 (0)

"Ok, Bilbo, in thees scene you look really, really, reeeeally horny." * - mr grits 11:52:47 02/01/08 (1)

"Oh, Gandalf," looking longingly into his eyes, "I'm so glad you're here." - Jazz Inmate 16:41:15 02/01/08 (0)

Not necessarily. - Harmonia 23:54:04 01/30/08 (4)

I hated HP3.....one of the worst in the series....del Toro IS an - TWB 11:31:35 02/01/08 (3)

This pretty much sums up my reaction to HP3... - Harmonia 21:11:18 02/02/08 (0)

I strongly disagree, obviously. - Harmonia 20:52:41 02/02/08 (1)

"I disagree...obviously".....funny I prefer/like them in the order in which they have been made.... - TWB 21:07:24 02/03/08 (0)

Yep, just with hairier feet. [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:04:37 01/30/08 (0)

LOL! (nt) - mkuller 12:07:30 01/30/08 (0)

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