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When quizzed about the similarities between his film Pan's Labyrinth and fantasy authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, the director told a Salon reporter that he wasn't a fan of the fantasy genre.
"I was never into heroic fantasy. At all," del Toro remarked. "I don't like little guys and dragons, hairy feet, hobbits - I've never been into that at all. I don't like sword and sorcery, I hate all that stuff."
Del Toro was confirmed as the director of the two Hobbit films last week.
He told website The One Ring that he wants to bring actors from the Peter Jackson-helmed trilogy back to the franchise.
He said: "I had the most charming meeting with Sir Ian [McKellen], and all bureaucracy pending, he’s on board, as is Andy Serkis. We will continue giving you progress reports as they occur. It is our intention that we will not lose any of the key elements."
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