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New Line Cinema has announced that the director for the new movie The Hobbit and its pending sequel will be Mexican born 43 year old Guillermo del Toro.
He will be working on the movies with exec producer Peter Jackson and to do so properly will be moving to the country of New Zealand for 4 years.
“I am indeed blessed to become a part of the filmmaking community that Peter, Fran and their extraordinary team of collaborators have created in New Zealand,” del Toro said in a statement. “Contributing to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ legacy is an absolute dream come true.”
Movies that he has already directed include multi Oscar nominated “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Blade II,” and the upcoming sequel “Hellboy II: The Golden Army.”
“We have long admired Guillermo’s work and cannot think of a more inspired filmmaker to take the journey back to Middle-Earth,” Jackson and Walsh said in a statement.
Filming is set to begin in 2009 with a release date for the first film set for 2010, and its sequel in 2011.
