A word is out that Tolkien’s novel “The Hobbit” will be divided in two parts and filmed as two films during the period of four years starting next year.
The director of the films will be Guillermo del Toro. For those who aren’t familiar with Guillermo del Toro I can say that another film he directed – “Pan’s Labyrinth” won three Oscars in 2007, another his famous film is “The Devil’s Backbone” (El espinazo del diablo).
Being a fan of “Lord of the Rings” (mostly due to the beauty of the nature in the film, and I also liked the actors) I was glad to know that Sir Ian McKellen has expressed an interest in playing Gandalf. Let me remind you that Sir Ian McKellen played Gandalf in “Lord of the Rings”. I think it would be great to see him in “The Hobbit”. I hope that this film will be nothing less than “Lord of the Rings” and even more, and can’t wait to see once again a magnificent beauty of New Zealand with this spark of magic that fantasy films ignite.

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