The Hobbit in Limbo: No Mo Del Toro

[Mark]

Here's hoping Uwe Boll didn't pay his phone bill, cable bill, or ISP bill and is currently rediscovering himself in a Tibetan Monastery.

Having seen his work, I am sure he is selfless.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I'm a sad panda.

Don't be! Maybe this can cheer you up:

 

[Hand of Evil]

I am thinking the only way for this movie to get made is someone other than MGM takes it up. Just too many problems and they are bleeding dollars. They can kill the project and write it off on their taxes!

 

[Starman]

Considering the problems they are having getting it out, I'd be surprised if any director jumps in before the issues are worked out.

Oh, I agree. I'm just trying to think of which director would be right for the job assuming the legal wrangling gets worked out. Yes, there are some talented directors out there but which one is right for this job?

 

[Deset Gled]

I'm hoping del Toro still has a strong influence on the setting. The fact that he's still going to be credited as a writer gives me hope. If he goes back later (once production actually starts) as a producer, it may be just as good as (possibly even better than) if he was directing.

IMDB shows that he's also working on an english version of The Orphanage. Hmm...

 

[Darth Shoju]

Perhaps PJ will feel like directing by the time they get around to shooting it.

Other than that I have no idea who might take over. Spielberg and Jackson worked together on Tin Tin, but I doubt he'd be interested.

Perhaps Senior Spielbergo?

 

[Jack7]

Can somebody tell me who Del Toro is and what he's famous for? And how do you guys think he'd envision the Hobbit?

I rarely keep up with actors or directors. I've met a few but not many impressed me. A couple maybe.

But a lot of you guys seem to think he'd have done a good job on the Hobbit. What were you guys expecting him to do with it?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Guillermo Del Toro is a fairly accomplished director, and while you may not care for his subject matter, his movies almost always have arresting visuals.

 

[frankthedm]

But a lot of you guys seem to think he'd have done a good job on the Hobbit. What were you guys expecting him to do with it?

http://www.enworld.org/forum/media-lounge-off-topic/260059-peter-jacksons-influence-hobbit.html
del Toro's Work with Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy 2 filled me with hope of a darky magical Middle Earth ready to serve up dragon sized portions of Nightmare Fuel.

The first film will stand on its own, and the second will be a transition and fusion with Peter's world. I plan to change and expand the visuals from Peter's, and I know the world can be portrayed in a different way. Different is better for the first one. For the second, I have the responsibility of finding a slow progression and mimicking the style of Peter. —Del Toro on tonal consistency with Jackson's trilogy[26]

 

[nerfherder]

Can somebody tell me who Del Toro is and what he's famous for?

Del Toro