Don't give up on Del Toro too easily. Check out his earlier films like "Chronos" or "The Devil's Backbone", which is perhaps one of his best films and the narratives are thoroughly gripping. He certainly isn't just a visual director, good at that though he is. I believe Del Toro to be the superior of the two directors, so I'm disappointed that he had to pull out. It's unlikely that Jackson will direct this either, if the situation at MGM isn't resolved then the entire film could be shelved...craddoke said:
I'd be interested to see what someone like Studio Ghibli founder, Hayao Miyazaki could bring to this. Despite only being famed for his animation work I would love to see him do some live action features. Come to think of it, he'd probably find Tolkein's heavily descripted world too restrictive. Not to mention that the visual style would really have to match that of Jackson's adaptations. Still... One can dream...
