Jackson And Del Toro On The Hobbit

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Fri, 04/17/2009 - 3:10pm

Empire talked to director Guillermo del Toro and executive producer Peter Jackson about The Hobbit and its sequel . The second film will not serve as a bridge the the 60-year gap between "The Hobbit" and the start of "Fellowship of the Ring," as was previously believed.

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