Guillermo del Toro in Talks to Direct Back-to-Back Hobbit Films!

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Originally Posted by reiella

*nod* Fair points, he is a good director, and I like his work, just doesn't feel right for Hobbit, will give it a fair shot though should it come, but does produce a bit of hesitance.

People (including myself) thought that about Alfonso Cuaron directing Harry Potter: Azkaban, since his two big films in the US were "Great Expectations" and "Y tu Mama Tambien". I found myself to be quite wrong in my initial dissension...