Lord of the Ring

Meet Guillermo Del Toro

Guillermo Del Toro is the man at the helm of The Hobbit. The Mexican-born director is setting up shop in Wellington to shoot the two movies, watched over by producer Peter Jackson. Del Toro is known for his creatures. From Blade to Hellboy to Pan’s Labyrinth, he’s a master at creating weird stuff. Which is [...]

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Peter Jackson Dishes on the Status of ‘The Hobbit’

During Peter Jackson’s Comic-Con chat, the conversation quickly turned to the status of Guillermo del Toro’s two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, which he’s producing and co-writing. Some highlights: On the status of the Hobbit script: “I would say, give or take a little tailwind, we’re about three weeks from turning over the first script for [...]

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