A Tale Of Two Hobbits (Yorkshiresoul in "not whinging" shock) Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro seems to be the man that is going to make not just one, but two films of Tolkein's The Hobbit. Del Toro directed the excellent El Laberinto Del Fauno, a dark and sinister fantasy tale set during the Spanish Civil War, and I think his style may suit The Hobbit very well, the book when translated to film could use some darker tones to make it a bit more adult orientated. Ian McKellan has said on his own blog that he is going to play Gandalf again, I think all LOTR fans will hope that Andy Serkis will play Gollum. What about the Dwarves though ? Do we have an abundance of short actors ? The two films have provisional release dates of 2010 and 2011, patience patience.