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Jackson And Del Toro To Write The Hobbit

Category: Movies    Tags: Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, Guillermo Del Toro, Frank Walsh, Philippa Boyens

 

After eight months, Peter Jackson, producer of The Hobbit has called off the search to find a scribe.

Lord Of The Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson and Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro have deciding they are best suited to write the script.

Writers Frank Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who both collaborated with Jackson on the Rings trilogy, will join the filmmakers in the writers' room.

Shooting on both movies, which will take place simultaneously, is slated to start in late 2009 in New Zealand, with The Hobbit expected for release in 2011 and its sequel in 2012.

Del Toro is set to direct both films, while Jackson heads production.