The "Direct" Approach

Who will (or should) helm The Hobbit?

Stax of IGN:

Just days after Peter Weir was rumored as a contender to direct The Hobbit -- should reported frontrunner Sam Raimi opt not to -- comes a claim that New Line Cinema is considering four other helmers as well.

Ain't It Cool News, which first reported the Weir rumor, now claims that there are a few more directors who are being eyed by New Line but who have not yet been approached.

"(They) may never be approached should Raimi or Weir sign on. This is simply a 'a hit list', if you will. A 'wish list'," the site says.

The four purported contenders are Stephen Sommers, Michael Bay, Brad Silberling and Bill Condon.

AICN does stress, however, that fans should take all these latest Hobbit director rumors with "grains of salt."

Indeed. Were I to choose from that list if four though-- Silberling gets my vote--thanks to a resume that includes genre fare along the lines of the Hobbit...Stay Tuned.

...And on this Mother's Day 2007...

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