So Del Toro, in a heart-wrenching decision for both himself and Tolkien fans, decides to drop out of
The Hobbit.
Bummer.
But surely he must have had some completely awesome project calling to him, something that put him in that Sophie's choice position of having to pick between it and TH. Maybe that
At the Mountains of Madness adaptation he's had waiting in the wings for years.
Oh goody -- he's announcing his new project at ComicCon!
And it's...
Huh? Say that again?
A redo of Haunted Mansion? Say that again, I think there's something wrong with my internet because it looks like he jumped from
The Hobbit to adapt a Disney theme park ride.