Peter Jackson has confirmed Guillermo Del Toro as director of The Hobbit.
Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro, a firm favourite of your humble foreign films steward, has been announced as Peter Jackson's choice to direct the two proposed new Hobbit films.
Del Toro's track record of intensely evocative art house fantasy such as Pan's Labyrinth, combined with the comic book style action and thrills of Hellboy make him a perfect choice.
Jackson himself will be developing the screenplay, along with fellow Lord of the Rings writers Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens.
For more information about Peter Jackson's meteoric rise to fame, and the exciting new projects he's reported to be involved in such as Halo, please read Peter Jackson - The Early Years and Peter Jackson - New and Recent Films. Both articles will be linked to a comprehensive filmography of this amazing director.
Meanwhile, Del Toro's eagerly awaited Hellboy sequel is set to hit (UK) cinema screens in August. See a preview of Hellboy II – The Golden Army here.
