Cinema Science

Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct the two planned Peter Jackson-produced adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, according to Hollywood Reporter. The director's name has been mentioned as a strong possibility for the MGM/New Line projects since the studios first worked out a deal with Jackson for a movie and sequel in December. Because of the writers' strike, there is still no writer attached. I guess if Peter Jackson isn't going to step behind the camera then there is no better choice than del Toro. He is probably the only person who can keep the films in the same vein as Jackson's Lord of the Rings films and still make it his own.