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The ring. We wants it!

Kim Hollis: Based on Hellboy II's performance and the quality of Pan's Labyrinth, do you think Guillermo del Toro is the right choice for The Hobbit?

Sean Collier: I'd answer that, but I'm already too busy nerding out.

David Mumpower: I'm not sure the box office of Hellboy II comes into play much with this decision. What does matter is the way he handles the fairy tale aspects of this storyline as well as the one in Pan's Labyrinth. Those play directly into the J.R.R Tolkien mythos. Given how creature-happy del Toro has gotten and this, I think he's inspired choice for the films.

Shane Jenkins: I agree with David that del Toro's definitely creature-happy, but I'm a little worried he will become so obsessed with designing all the various Middle Earth oddities, that he will lose focus on forwarding the narrative. I think HBII has demonstrated this tendency a little.

Kim Hollis: I still think I might have liked to have had Sam Raimi as The Hobbit director instead, but I do think Guillermo has a lot of stylistic similarities to Peter Jackson, so he is probably the best choice to keep the transition to Bilbo Baggins' past more seamless.





Reagen Sulewski: I expect that del Toro will be reined in a little stylistically by the already existing Lord of the Rings movies. "No, Guillermo, you can't put eyes on Gollum's fingers."

Pete Kilmer: After watching the battle at the end between The Prince and Hellboy, I was thinking that I couldn't wait to see what del Toro does with The Hobbit with Peter Jackson guiding him.

Daron Aldridge: I can't wait to see what del Toro does with Tolkien. Remember that prior to Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson wasn't exactly an accomplished director, even though I would argue that The Frighteners is criminally underrated. With that comparison, del Toro is more proven and excels in capturing the visuals, tone, and atmosphere of the fantasy world like none other.

Brandon Scott: I agree with Daron. It looks like critics and audiences alike are falling for his imaginative spell and he'd be the right guy to do for Hobbit what Peter Jackson did for Lord of the Rings...assuming that's what would make people happy.

Scott Lumley: Guillermo couldn't be a better choice for the Hobbit if he was Peanut Butter and the Hobbit was chocolate. Seriously, who else do you want touching that classic? Bay? Bruckheimer? Tarantino? Guillermo is perfect. He was born to direct this film.

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