When ideas for The Hobbit’s film adaptation first flew, it was envisioned as a two-part film, a duology. More importantly, in 2008, Guillermo Del Toro was poised to direct the films. Back then ...

he returned to try and make lightning strike twice with The Hobbit. However, Jackson didn't always intend to direct the sequel trilogy, as Guillermo del Toro was once attached to the director's chair.

Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit movie never got made, but one cut Lord of the Rings character provides a glimpse of what it might have been like. Part of the concern around the initial proposals for ...

del Toro's practical effects and dark aesthetic could have dramatically changed the feel of The Hobbit films. Guillermo del Toro's relationship with The Hobbit is well-known, yet while it's ...

Guillermo del Toro ... his monster in Guillermo del Toro's Netflix movie. Credit: KEN WORONER/NETFLIX July, 2008: In 2008, the filmmaker was hired to direct The Hobbit for Peter Jackson.