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ifmagazine.com - 11/13/2008

Exclusive: GUILLERMO DEL TORO UPDATES ABOUT 'THE HOBBIT' STATUS

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iFMagazine.com: Exclusive: GUILLERMO DEL TORO UPDATES ABOUT 'THE HOBBIT' STATUS Send to a friend LOCATION : Hollywood, CA THE SKINNY : Last night, Universal Home Entertainment held a big event honoring the HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY release on DVD and Blu-ray. Most of the cast and crew ...

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projectshadow.com - 11/16/2008

Del Toro and the Hobbit

— projectshadow.com — As I wait for Guillermo del Toro to finish writing and directing the Hobbit film, I cannot help but scrutinize every word that he says. (more) Del Toro and the Hobbit

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projectshadow.com - 11/19/2008

Del Toro and Frankenstein

— projectshadow.com — We already talked about The Scifi Wire’s questions to Guillermo Del Toro about the Hobbit (see it here), next the topic changed to Frankenstein. (more) Del Toro and Frankenstein

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projectshadow.com - 11/19/2008

Del Toro At the Mountains of Madness

— projectshadow.com — With regard to At the Mountains of Madness, I’d love to see you tackle H.P. Lovecraft in a way that hasn’t been done. (more) Del Toro At the Mountains of Madness

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Del Toro Doing His Two Hobbit Movies in the Style of Matrix Sequels? [The Hobbit]
io9 — ... Tolkein's prose could come across as overlong and gratuitous on screen. Audiences already complained about some of the excesses of Return of the King — did we really need the 10-minute slo-mo reunion scene, for instance? Imagine if Jackson had made each book into two movies. You're talking about a lot of Ent poetry readings. I hope Del Toro can make his Hobbit flicks intense and poignant, but I fear the two-movie format will give us world-building lard. Hobbit Updates [via iF magazine] ...

Daily Scan for 11.14.08 - Steampunk Return of the Jedi, Why Dollhouse Will Be Whedon's Greatest Work
SciFi Scanner — ... • Guillermo del Toro is now free to warm up his Hobbit duet. We'll see how this goes: Even more than Jackson, del Toro is an incredibly hit-or-miss director, especially when it comes to adapting other people's works. ...

Sci-Fi Sunday: Watchmen, Hobbit, Magneto, Daisies, Sanctuary, Knight Rider + more
TrekMovie.com — ... Del Toro Updates The Hobbit Guilermo Del Toro spoke with iF Magazine and discussed "The Hobbit": The way we view it, and I think it was Peter who said, “let’s stop talking about two movies, let’s talk about one story.” I thought “abso-f*cking-lutely.” Then it made sense. I was so worried about this and that. Then all of sudden, seeing it as one narrative, saying, “this is the story” and not only the two movies. When we agreed, “let’s think about the five movies as a single story – a single narrative thread,” it opened up the scope of what we’re doing. You don’t have to try to ...