April 2009
LOTR, Hobbit, Books and Films
After months of accusations and cross-accusations regarding The Hobbit movie, Peter Jackson and Inline finally agreed that Guillermo del Toro would direct, and the screenplay would be written by Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson. Jackson is the Executive Producer, and he and del Toro have just announced that there will be not one Hobbit film, but two. The Hobbit Part One will be released in December 2011, with The Hobbit part two following in December 2012. The two movies, according to del Toro and Jackson, will encompass not just the core plot of the novel, but the activities of the White Council and Gandalf's travels to Dol Guldur. You can read more about it here, but most of our questions—like who and what and where—are still unanswered. The official site, which mostly has lots and lots of speculation, is here.