Friday, February 1, 2008

something substantial

Many of you reading this (all six or so of you, most likely) will remember an excellent movie Pan's Labyrinth.  Well, the director of that magnificent film, Guillermo del Toro (don't forget his production on The Orphanage), has OFFICIALLY signed up to ... are you ready for it? ... direct the Hobbit.  Don't believe me?  The Guardian has this to say.

So I think that's really good news.  Jackson, that fat ass, will still be producing it, but I have all the confidence in the world that a person like del Toro will have vision enough to give a Tolkien narrative the imagery that it deserves.  Fingers are crossed that the story doesn't get fucked.

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