Article: Del Toro to tackle 'Hobbit'.(Arts & Entertainment)

Byline: Associated Press

Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" in two parts and its sequel, New Line Cinema announced Thursday.

The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four years to make the films back-to-back with executive producer Peter Jackson.

Del Toro wrote and directed "Pan's Labyrinth," which earned six Oscar nominations in 2006 and won three awards. He is also the director of the upcoming sequel "Hellboy II: The Golden ...

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