Hobbit Adds Lord Of The Rings Fellowship
The minds behind the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, have officially joined THE HOBBIT and its sequel from director Guillermo del Toro, per VARIETY.
Exec producer Jackson, Walsh and New Line president Toby Emmerich made the announcement Tuesday, four months after del Toro was confirmed as the director for both films.
Jackson, Walsh and Boyens wrote the screenplays adaptations from J.R.R. Tolkein's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. Third film THE RETURN OF THE KING won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.