Guillermo Del Toro in talks to helm Hobbit films

Director Guillermo Del Toro is in talks to direct two movies based on JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Del Toro’s name was on a short list of potential directors, to bring the book to the big screen.

The Mexican director is no stranger to fantasy picking up an Oscar nomination for Pan’s Labyrinth.”*

*From: http://www.tv3.co.nz
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