Director Guillermo del Toro Leaves THE HOBBIT

[satinbutterfly]

This is so disappointing:

"According to The Hollywood Reporter, "After spending the last two years developing "The Hobbit" as his latest directing project, Guillermo del Toro has announced he is leaving the helm of the J. R. R. Tolkien adaptation. The walls started to crumble for del Toro in recent weeks as the uncertain future of MGM put the project, which was to have been two movies, in a limbo state. The producers had been hoping to be in production this summer but no greenlight was forthcoming. That put pressure on del Toro, who has a laundry list of development projects outlined for the next 10 years, in a position of cutting bait or staying on for more uncertainty. The director moved his wife and children to New Zealand for the shoot, and the first movie was aiming for a December 2012 release."

First no shoot date for the next Bond film, now "The Hobbit" falls apart. What is the future of MGM?"


http://www.geekweek.com/2010/05/director-guillermo-del-toro-leaves-the-hobbit.html

 

[Siphorous]

Understandable though. He signed up for three years. MGM can't get it together and ask him to commit for six. He's got stuff he wants to do so he goes.

 

[freakofnature]

They're making The Hobbit into a movie???? :willy_nilly: Well crap, people! Let's get this show moving! I want to see it! :willy_nilly:

 

[Siphorous]

They're making The Hobbit into a movie???? :willy_nilly: Well crap, people! Let's get this show moving! I want to see it! :willy_nilly:

I think somewhere in the article(s) I read that Peter Jackson said that a search for another director would begin immediately. I believe Del Torro is still co-writing the screenplay according to the article.

 

[Peter Parka]

Oh ffs! This film has been in development for years now and they keep fucking about and it gets one delay after another!:thumbdown

 

[Zorak]

No decent director will want to touch the Hobbit now

 

[freakofnature]

Why doesn't Peter Jackson do it? He did LOTR.

 

[Peter Parka]

Why doesn't Peter Jackson do it? He did LOTR.

He was going to originally but pulled out because of legal disputes with New Line. He is the executive producer and co writer on it though.

 

[Zorak]

Del Toro was extremely brave to take it up in the first place, especially after the accolades Jackson got for LOTR.