Guillermo Del Toro directing The Hobbit?

Not signed on yet but it seems he may be very close. Guillermo Del Toro directing The Hobbit seems like the perfect fit now that Peter Jackson will not direct. Much better than the proposed Sam Raimi.

What do you think?

EMPIRE Magazine talks with Guillermo Del Toro

And it would have a decidedly different "feel" from the Peter Jackson films. Not more of the same. Nice.

Guillermo Del Toro is really good. I like the idea of the hobbit having a different feel than the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I agree with Henning, much better than Sam Raimi.

I wonder if Guillermo Del Toro will have some involvement with the screenplay as well? Do we even know who is writing the screenplay yet? And more importantly, will Ian McKellen be playing Gandalf again?

Has Hellboy 2 finished shooting or even started?? I don't keep up with those things like I should. Just trying to get a time frame of when the Hobbit would even start shooting, especially if Hellboy 2 hasn't even started yet.

Also I think he is a good choice for this film, I just hope they don't cut the book to shreds like they did in the Rankin and Bass version. Seems like the film should be a good 140/150 minutes to get all the key stuff in.

As far as Ian, if they CANNOT get him, who do you guys think would be a good replacement?
I mean someone that they could realistically get to do it, i.e, not Sean Connery.

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Has Hellboy 2 finished shooting or even started??

Yep, the previews are out there and it looks really cool. Looking forward to that one!

I rented the Blu-ray of HELLBOY last year. Disappointing. Some great visuals and a few action scenes could not overcome just too much talking and slow moving scenario [in ways similar to V FOR VENDETTA]. The characters seemed like they were always 'having a bad day'. Not a movie worth repeat viewings, in my opinion, and yes I know that most others liked it.

HELLBOY2? Again, I'll wait for the eventual hi-def edition (for rental).

-LH (The Loverboy)

Oh Hendrix, I couldn't compare "V for Vendetta" with "Hellboy"

OK, just my opinion but Hellboy is a kind of popcorn flick while V is a real film, and one that actually deals with real and important subject matter. I bought the illustrated "comic" novel when it was first released, as I was intrigued it would be among the best sellers of real novels at the Prospero's bookstore. I was not disappointed in that the movie actually recited a lot of the book line-for-line. Nearly every paragraph makes you think IMO, and question the role of democracy, as well as its legitimacy in what people really want. And where it crosses into fascism? Yes, it's all old now considering the book was made over a decade before the movie release, but I thought it so timely given the historical events of recent past.

Yes the movie itself had some faults, but comparing this to Hellboy? Oh my.

Well, V FOR VENDETTA just takes itself (storyline) much too 'seriously'. Gosh, I felt myself being 'indoctrinated' just sitting here watching the movie. And that ending? All of the 'robotic' crowds of people? ...way over the top!

-LH (the Loverboy)

Yeah, I'd have to agree. V and Hellboy are not even remotely the same and odd to consider in comparison. One is flat-out boring while the other is pure comicbook entertainment.