Analysis & Commentary Rick on 29 Apr 2008
Dear Guillermo:
I’m really glad that you’ve gotten the plum directing gig in the known universe, and I hope you get a boodle of cash out of it (and if you want somewhere to spend it, my email’s in the profile). As a public service, and because you seem like a nice boy and all, [...]
Tags: Guillermo del Toro, The Hobbit
News Rick on 24 Apr 2008
After literally years of intrigue, then months of speculation, it’s finally official: Guillermo del Toro will direct the two Hobbit pictures for New-Line MGM. As reported by Dave McNary in Variety,
The widely expected announcement — which had been rumored for several weeks — came Thursday afternoon jointly from exec producers Peter Jackson and [...]
Tags: Guillermo del Toro, Hobbit, Peter Jackson
News Rick on 07 Feb 2008
Shine a Light, Martin Scorsese’s new documentary on the Rolling Stones, opened the Berlin film festival this year. Although Scorsese has used the Stones’ music in numerous films over the years, this is the first time they’ve worked one-on-one, writes Michael Jones in Variety:
“Mick Jagger quipped that, ‘this is the only Scorsese movie that [...]
Tags: Directorama, Doris Day, Guillermo del Toro, Martin Scorsese, Rolling Stones, The Hobbit
News Rick on 29 Jan 2008
From the Hollywood Reporter
“Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” which is being co-financed by New Line and MGM. Del Toro’s name was on a short list of directors who could tackle the project, one of the most anticipated literary adaptations of the past decade. An ill-chosen [...]
Tags: Guillermo del Toro, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Pan's Labyrinth
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