The week started with the awesome news that Guillermo del Toro was in talks to direct the two movie adaptation of The Hobbit. Then the news kind of fizzled out. Despite being reported through the mainstream press, no new developments were coming and there were even reports of del Toro talking about his beloved H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. So, what gives?

Well, for right now it sounds like del Toro is pretty much a lock to direct The Hobbit. In fact, The One Ring.net is running a report that says it’s 99% certain del Toro is the man. So why hasn’t there been any further announcements, confirmations, or Hobbit parades celebrating the deal? As with so many things these days, it comes back to the writer’s strike.

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