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Guillermo Del Toro to Go On the J.R.R. Tolkien Diet


It’s official, fantasy nerds?Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro has agreed to direct the two pictures that will make up The Hobbit movies, while Peter Jackson produces. Now, this is obviously a great choice, because del Toro is a huge nerd with an amazing vision, a great deal of experience directing quality fantasy and he loves the materials. But let’s ignore that for a moment, because I think that del Toro is just directing the Hobbit to get in shape.

Don’t believe me? He’s what Lord of the Rings trilogy director Peter Jackson looked like prior to Fellowship of the Ring:
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And here he is after Return of the King:
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Quite a change. Now here’s what Guillermo del Toro currently looks like:
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See any similarities here? Yes, the original Jackson and current del Toro do look almost exactly alike in the portly nerdiness; it’s safe to assume that del Toro could make a similar transformation. Based on the calculations of the Topless Robot Topless Intelligence, here’s what we assume del Toro will look like after directing two back-to-back Hobbit films:
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Congrats, Guillermo!