Every on the Interwebs reported this weekend that, officially, The Hobbit has been greenlit, with Peter Jackson in the director's chair and Martin Freeman all but official for the lead role of Bilbo Baggins. The Hollywood Cog also reported that James Nesbitt has been offered the role of Bofur. Also, David Tennant and Michael Fassbender are up for roles in the film. David Tennant would be fantastic.
Now, does anyone secretly believe that Peter Jackson pushed Guillermo del Toro out of the director's chair? Guillermo del Toro reportedly left because he was tired of waiting around for MGM to greenlight the damn thing, although he did two years of work on it. And he apparently left to pursue other projects, and although del Toro is now attached to around three dozen movies, he's not yet filming anything. If he'd known it'd only take another few months before the green light was official,...
Now, does anyone secretly believe that Peter Jackson pushed Guillermo del Toro out of the director's chair? Guillermo del Toro reportedly left because he was tired of waiting around for MGM to greenlight the damn thing, although he did two years of work on it. And he apparently left to pursue other projects, and although del Toro is now attached to around three dozen movies, he's not yet filming anything. If he'd known it'd only take another few months before the green light was official,...
- 10/18/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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