It’s Criminal Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hobbit’ Never Happened but His Highest Rated Movie Is Proof It’s Not Too Late
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro rose to prominence during the early 1990s, establishing himself as one of the best filmmakers with a unique storytelling style. Del Toro was initially tapped to helm a live-action adaptation of the J. R. R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit.
Despite working on the project, del Toro eventually left the director’s chair with Peter Jackson turning it into a trilogy. However, following his Academy Award win, del Toro has seen a resurgence in popularity and recently delivered one of his highest-rated movies.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Credit: Netflix).
Del Toro’s highest-rated movie is proof that the filmmaker could still bring a very unique take on the source material. As a result, it might not be too late for a del Toro-directed The Hobbit adaptation, despite the existence of Jackson’s trilogy and here is why.
Guillermo del Toro was originally supposed to direct The Hobbit...
Despite working on the project, del Toro eventually left the director’s chair with Peter Jackson turning it into a trilogy. However, following his Academy Award win, del Toro has seen a resurgence in popularity and recently delivered one of his highest-rated movies.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Credit: Netflix).
Del Toro’s highest-rated movie is proof that the filmmaker could still bring a very unique take on the source material. As a result, it might not be too late for a del Toro-directed The Hobbit adaptation, despite the existence of Jackson’s trilogy and here is why.
Guillermo del Toro was originally supposed to direct The Hobbit...
- 4/1/2025
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
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