Guillermo del Toro deja El Hobbit!!!

Esta nota abre la semana y es sorprendente...  despues de ya mas de un par de años estar trabajando en la adaptaciòn al cine de The Hobitt, basada en el libro de Tolkien, Guillermo del Toro anuncia hoy a través de Deadline que deja la dirección de la cinta y su respectiva segunda parte.

Lamentablemente las pelìculas han acumulado problemas que la han atrasado y complicado su realización, al parecer muchos de estos problemas han sido parte de esta decisión. Ya hay palabras oficiales de Guillermo del Toro y del productor Peter Jackson:

"In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming "The Hobbit," I am faced with the hardest decision of my life. After nearly two years of living, breathing and designing a world as rich as Tolkien's Middle Earth, I must, with great regret, take leave from helming these wonderful pictures. I remain grateful to Peter, Fran and Philippa Boyens, New Line and Warner Brothers and to all my crew in New Zealand. I've been privileged to work in one of the greatest countries on earth with some of the best people ever in our craft and my life will be forever changed. The blessings have been plenty, but the mounting pressures of conflicting schedules have overwhelmed the time slot originally allocated for the project. Both as a co-writer and as a director, I wish the production nothing but the very best of luck and I will be first in line to see the finished product. I remain an ally to it and its makers, present and future, and fully support a smooth transition to a new director." Guillermo del Toro

En resumen, Guillermo del Toro comenta que ante retrasos de la producción ha tomado la decisión mas dificil de su vida, que es dejar la fimación de The Hobbit, que agradece a Peter Jackson y al resto del equipo, asì como a New Line y Warner Bors...  habla sobre las presiones de tiempo con la producción, ambas como co-escritor y director  y que le desea lo mejor y estarà en la primera fila para ver el producto final.

Mientras tanto Peter Jackson comenta:

"We feel very sad to see Guillermo leave the Hobbit, but he has kept us fully in the loop and we understand how the protracted development time on these two films, due to reasons beyond anyone's control – has compromised his commitment to other long term projects. The bottom line is that Guillermo just didn't feel he could commit six years to living in New Zealand, exclusively making these films, when his original commitment was for three years. Guillermo is one of the most remarkable creative spirits I've ever encountered and it has been a complete joy working with him. Guillermo's strong vision is engrained into the scripts and designs of these two films, which are extremely fortunate to be blessed with his creative DNA."

"Guillermo is co-writing the Hobbit screenplays with Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh and myself, and happily our writing partnership will continue for several more months, until the scripts are fine tuned and polished. New Line and Warner Bros will sit down with us this week, to ensure a smooth and uneventful transition, as we secure a new director for the Hobbit. We do not anticipate any delay or disruption to ongoing pre-production work."

Lo mas interesante que comenta Peter Jackson es que precisamente el tiempo de producción fue determinante para que Guillermo del Toro abandonara el proyecto, que el director mexicano no sintió que fuera posible pasar 6 años viviendo en Nueva Zelanda trabajando exclusivamente en estas 2 películas.

Ademàs no asegura que la pre-producción no presente algún retraso y que próximamente se dará a conocer al nuevo director

Es una lástima no ver a Guillermo del Toro trabajando con el material fantástico de Tolkien, ojalà quien sea el sustituto tenga la calidad e imaginacion de Guillermo del Toro.