Guillermo del Toro on The Hobbit

Guillermo del Toro, the guy behind Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, stopped in Los Angeles and briefly chatted with reporters and fans about his latest project: the two-movies based on J.R.R. Tolkein’s beloved children’s story, The Hobbit. Though he was tapped for director in 2008, the movies aren’t due for release until 2012. Del Toro, however, doesn’t mind the delay, saying, “I wish it took longer even,” according to an article for SciFi Wire. 

Rumors are, of course, flying like rampant all over the place, such as at The Noldor Blog. I wouldn’t mind seeing Legolas or Gimli in the movies, as it is actually reasonable. But given that, at the time The Hobbit is set, Aragorn is all of 10 years old and living in Rivendell under an alias, I do have to wonder about Viggo Mortensen’s presence. Arwen, for her part, was spending the time at her maternal grandmother’s home, Lothlórien. Gimli could very well have come with Dain and the dwarves of the Iron Hills, and it is perfectly believable that Legolas would appear at a banquet in own father’s halls. Heck, they could even have him getting drunk with that elven steward… Merry, Pippin, Sam, and Frodo are all too young to appear. Then again, we don’t know exactly how far these movies are going to cover relative to the books. We’ll just have to wait and see. Doncha love it? 

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