Guillermo del Toro Quits The Hobbit 5.32K Adrian Chen 05/31/10 12:37PM Filed to: Directors Directors guillermo del toro the hobbit Defamer Peter Jackson Due to production delays, Director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) won't direct the two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit. He'll still co-write the script with Peter Jackson, but we had high hopes for del Toro's Middle Earth. Oh well. [AP]