Guillermo Del Toro’s all about “The Hobbit” and that nebulous sequel – the taint between the ‘Hobbit’ and the ‘LOTR’ – right?
Not so fast, del Toro’s seemingly burning-bright enthusiasm for the second-half seemed to cool Thursday night during a Q&A for “Hellboy II” at the Los Angeles Film Festival according to Defamer.
“We believe there is a second movie,” del Toro said during a discussion at the Majestic Crest. “If there isn’t, there will not be. If we find it, we will shoot it, but by God, if we do not find it, we will not shoot it. I am anxious to shoot the book, and I’m willing and able to dedicate myself to shooting the [second film].”
What’s the deal, just use “The Silmarillion,” and whatever other Tolkien books there are, yeah? Evidently, it’s not so easy. They can only use the books Peter Jackson has the rights to – “The Hobbit” and “Lord Of The Rings.” “The rest of the background or ancillary literature (and there’s a lot) is off-limits,” the L.A. gossip blog writes.
“In the four books that are in the domain of the copyright, there are appendices and ideas and things that can be traced without risk,” del Toro said. “But I have to be careful not to overstep. We believe there is a way to create this film and make it interesting, but it’s too early.”
So does this mean del Toro hasn’t fully signed on or committed to a second ‘Hobbit’ movie? Sure sounds that way, no?