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"The Hobbit" update!

Sat 16 Feb 9:00 AM

In a recent interview with Empire, "The Hobbit" director-elect, Guillermo Del Toro was quick to dispel the rumour that he's already signed on for this one but he did say that he's very much up for it and would jump at the chance to direct the much-craved prequels.

"I wish it was definite, but it isn't," Del Toro told Empire. "It's still in talks, there are still a lot of 'T's to cross and 'I's to dot. It's certainly not certain yet…But, as far as I'm concerned, [if it was definite] I would be packed in ten seconds".

And Del Toro has already been cooking up some ideas for "The Hobbit" despite not officially putting pen to paper (and if, like me, you are as obsessed about "The Lord of the Rings" then the next best thing to Peter Jackson actually taking on the project is the Spanish fantasy-miester).

"I've been pretty much incredibly open about the things that I love and don't love in the past. I've turned down huge franchises in the past because there are parts of that world I don't gel with. The reason I took Blade 2 is because I love the characters that Stephen Norrington created and the actors he used. That times ten is the reason why I'm interested in The Hobbit"