Como se dice ‘Hobbit’ en espanol?

Up until now, we’ve had most of our “Lord of the Rings” images defined by New Zealand director Peter Jackson . However, it looks as if Mexican director Guillermo del Toro is getting into the act .

Whoa! That’s two guys with bona-fide horror credits – “Dead-Alive” for Jackson, “Cronos,” “Blade II” and “Hellboy” for del Toro – given the job of adapting the epic fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien.

So what’s next? J.J. Abrams revamping the “Star Trek” series.

Oh, right, that’s already happening .

Below: Mexican director Guillermo del Toro looks to be the director of “The Hobbit.”

Associated Press