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Article: Guillermo del Toro to direct `The Hobbit' and sequel
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- April 25, 2008
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Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, which will span the 60 years between the first book and the beginning of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, New Line Cinema announced Thursday.
The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four years to work with executive producer Peter Jackson and his production teams. Del Toro will direct the two films back-to-back.
The first tells the story of how Bilbo Baggins came to possess the Ring of Doom, while the second will center on the time between then and "The Fellowship of the Ring." New Line did not immediately clarify how the storyline spanning the books would be created.
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