COMING SOON... THE HOBBIT!!!

It's official!!! Guillermo Del Toro will direct THE HOBBIT, as well as a sequel which will connect THE HOBBIT to the FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. Peter Jackson will be overseeing the project in the role of Executive Producer. Also, Del Toro will be collaborating with the LOTR writing team of Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens to come up with a script. New Zealand will once again serve as Middle Earth with Jackson's production studio, Wing Nut Films, providing all its resources including Weta Workshop, Weta Digital, sound stages, and production equipment for what will entail another massive production. Now we will just have to wait and see what this dream team does in the area of casting and crew choices. You can almost count on the fact that Andy Serkis will return as Gollum and Ian McKellen as Gandalf, for there is no one else that could fill their shoes.

You can read the official article at Variety.