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Guillermo del Toro is New Zealand Bound

By Rick, on April 24th, 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 [...]

Good News for Hobbit-heads

By Rick, on December 21st, 2007 |

It’s been a twisty, turny time, my precious, but it’s all come out ok in the end.

Well, sorta. After three years of wrangling and fighting and back-biting, Peter Jackson and New Line Pictures have finally agreed to go ahead with the Hobbit together, with Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh producing. It’s uncertain [...]