Jan 28 - Del Toro is in

[pixletwin]

Just remember, whoever the director is,PJ is at the helm.

 

[RoboDad]

Just remember, whoever the director is,PJ is at the helm.

Not unless he is there every single day, and reviewing all of the dailies. He has a very busy schedule, and once principal photography begins, he simply may not have time to be as intimately involved as many people would like.

Besides, del Toro doesn't strike me as the type of director to be satisfied being a puppet. He will want to leave his own mark on the film, not just Jackson's.

 

[gabberjawa]

I love it, this prospect got me genuinely excited about The Hobbit once again :chew

 

[The Josh]

I love it, this prospect got me genuinely excited about The Hobbit once again :chew

Thats awesome!

 

[bumblebee]

If Guillermo Del Toro directs the Hobbit, it will be a masterpiece. 'Nuff Said.

Agree 100%

 

[Kuzeh]

I love it, this prospect got me genuinely excited about The Hobbit once again :chew

Separated at birth!
Hilarious!!

 

[tomandshell]

That is an awesome picture--and PJ and Del Toro working together sounds like a pretty good combination. I don't think Del Toro could pull it off on his own because of his lack of familiarity with Tolkien, but with PJ's contributions added to the mix, we are going to get a good final product.

 

[abake]

Sounds good, del Toro is a fantastic director!

 

[Lembas Eater]

I think its a good fit, but like many others, it sure bothers me that he couldn't finish reading THE LORD OF THE RINGS. I know many cast members had not actually read it until they got the job and they all came through but this is different; I want someone who's wanted to make this for a long time.

But his background in independant films, horror and special effects work does put him in the same realm as PJ and even Sam Raimi. I'm sure he'll do a good job as long as he has time to READ first!!!

And as much as I love this icon, this time I really mean it:
Guillermo,

 

[The Mike]

Not unless he is there every single day, and reviewing all of the dailies. He has a very busy schedule, and once principal photography begins, he simply may not have time to be as intimately involved as many people would like.

Besides, del Toro doesn't strike me as the type of director to be satisfied being a puppet. He will want to leave his own mark on the film, not just Jackson's.

See I don't read it this way. I read it as while in scripting and pre-production GDT and Jackson will be collaborating on script issues, visuals, etc. You know "This should be showing this..." or "That should be putting this kind of vibe off..." etc. So there is an understanding from all parties....then when the film moves into production I think GDT will have free reign to do the film in his vain having taken the notes from Jackson already under consideration.

PJ is NOT a the helm but a driving force to get it on screen. This film will undoubtedly be Del Toro's in both look and feel...

 

[The Ringer]

Whoever directs it PJ will have to put them on a leash!:emperor

 

[RoboDad]

See I don't read it this way. I read it as while in scripting and pre-production GDT and Jackson will be collaborating on script issues, visuals, etc. You know "This should be showing this..." or "That should be putting this kind of vibe off..." etc. So there is an understanding from all parties....then when the film moves into production I think GDT will have free reign to do the film in his vain having taken the notes from Jackson already under consideration.

PJ is NOT a the helm but a driving force to get it on screen. This film will undoubtedly be Del Toro's in both look and feel...

I think we're saying mostly the same thing. Some people think that Jackson will be intimately involved in the production at every stage, and I don't see it that way. He just won't have the time beyond overseeing the script and pre-production work. And while del Toro will respect and build on the previous work that Jackson has done, he will want to make these films "his own". Whether that will be a good or bad thing is yet to be determined.

 

[gideon]

theonering.com has quotes from a Spanish language interview with Del Toro where he says the following that has been translated for us:

Q: To what extent has the work of Tolkien influenced you ? Thank you and much success with the film!

DEL TORO A: Not at all. I could barely finish "The Hobbit". Curiously, that kind of fantasy, never called out to me. I think that fairy tales are in themselves a different genre. Heroic fantasy, in general, leaves me cold. I am more interested in Robert E. Howard's work of terror - his novels about the muscular Conan. Although there are two writers of fantasy that I think are sublime: Clark Ashton Smith and Lord Dunsany.

If this is accurate, its a bit off-putting. But there is no denying the man is avery talented director.

 

[occulum]

to assume that a Director not knowing the source material to any movie the/she works on prior to the project will effect the finished movie in a negative way is very narrow-minded.

thats how about 99% of all movies are made people....

 

[gabberjawa]

entertainment weekly: https://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/12/will-guillermo.html

EW: There’s been so much speculation about who will direct these movies. Have you been approached?
GUILLERMO DEL TORO: You know, I think I’ve been abroad too long. I’ve heard some rumblings, but nothing official. I don’t want to think about it because it’s such an eventuality. It’s the only Tolkien book I read. I tried my best to read Lord of the Rings, the trilogy. I could not. I could not. They were very dense. And then one day, I bought The Hobbit. I read it and I loved it. So it would be a privilege. But listen, I wish I knew. At this stage, after Hellboy II, I’m unemployed.

 

[Captain Faramir]

I've never seen anything Del Toro has done, so I can't say whether I'm scared or not. But then, anything after PJ is going to be met with inhibition at this point, at least for me. If they don't at least get the same crew on this film as in LOTR, there will be inevitable problems.

 

[galactiboy]

What no interest in Hellboy Capn?

I'm confident in him as a choice, if he really does get the job (still not final). But, in terms of his style being involved I think that Hellboy is a great example of a film that doesn't have the same stylized feel of his other films.

My guess is he'll treat the property with respect and build off of the precedent set with LOTR.

 

[RoboDad]

If they don't at least get the same crew on this film as in LOTR, there will be inevitable problems.

It's pretty much a given that del Toro would want to bring in people he has worked with in the past, so having the same crew seems somewhat unlikely.

And I hadn't seen the comment before about him not liking heroic fantasy. That alone tells me he is NOT a good fit for The Hobbit.

 

[Isildur's bane]

I believe Del Toro is a good choice if PJ is 100% not directing because in all likely hood he will be on a heavy leash since Newline/MGM will make sure that the man (PJ) who made them a billion dollars and won the Oscar for best director will have A LOT of input in the final product IMO.

 

[drjedisith]

i firmly believe del toro will bring the most heart and soul to these hobbit flicks. i have hoped and prayed since the search was on that he would be IT.