Guillermo Del Toro To Direct 'The Hobbit'
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been named as the director of the film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and its proposed sequel.
The films, planned for release in 2010 and 2011, will be prequels to the Lord of the Rings trilogy directed by New Zealand's Peter Jackson.
"Contributing to the Lord of the Rings legacy is an absolute dream come true," said del Toro, 43. Jackson will produce the films, to be made back-to-back in New Zealand.
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