Last week we reported that there was a good chance that Neill Blomkamp (District 9) would be directing The Hobbit after Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hell Boy) dropped out. Now that seems this is not the case. according to WME Entertainment,
"...not only is Blomkamp not doing the movie, no one from MGM/United Artists or Warner Bros. has even contacted them about his directing the film."Blomkamp instead, is working on a mysterious sci-fi project called Elysium.
So who will take the reigns? Well according to an article by Deadline.com, Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) will indeed be taking on the two-part Hobbit project, and is in negotiations right now with Warner Bros., MGM, and New Line. Looks like the fans' prayers have been answered.
-MV
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