Posts with tag "guillermo del toro"

'Hobbit' Fans Have Long Road to Final Release

Posted Jul 4th 2010 at 05:30 AM by Jane Boursaw

If you've been following the making of 'The Hobbit,' you know the project has been on a roller coaster ride since it was optioned in 2006. But the troubles date back to 1995, when Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh expressed interest in filming the story as part one of a trilogy. Frustrations arose over production and distribution rights, and Jackson and Walsh went on to adapt the 'Lord of the Rings' ...

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Citing Red Tape, Guillermo del Toro Quits 'The Hobbit'

Posted May 31st 2010 at 08:01 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

Director Guillermo del Toro said Monday that production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit,' a two-part prequel to New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson's blockbuster trilogy 'Lord of the Rings.' "In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming The Hobbit, I am faced with the hardest decision of my life," del Toro told a ...