Official: Guillermo del Toro Directing The Hobbit and Sequel - Will Jackson Stay Out Of His Way?

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Official: Guillermo del Toro Directing The Hobbit and Sequel - Will Jackson Stay Out Of His Way?
SpoutBlog found this 4/25/2008 on www.themovieblog.com [flag]
Everyone has known for months now that Guillermo del Toro was the director chosen by the powers that be to direct both The Hobbit and the sequel (a new concept film that will take place during the 60 year period between the end of The Hobbit and the events at the begining of The Fellowship of the Ring), but there came word some time ago that it wasn’t 100% official since they were ... [link]

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Del Toro and The Hobbit Finally Officially Wed
Published 4/25/2008 by Christopher Campbell at SpoutBlog
... ? Over at The Movie Blog, John thinks some of it had to do with Del Toro wanting to make sure he would have enough creative control, considering he’ll be working for producer Peter Jackson. ...

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