Del Toro to Helm Hobbit? And More Movie News

Guillermo Del Toro by Nick Wall/ WireImage.com
Guillermo del Toro (
Hellboy,
Pan's Labyrinth) is negotiating to direct New Line's Peter Jackson-produced two-movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Hobbit, says the
Reporter.... Best-actress Oscar nominee
Marion Cotillard (
La Vie en Rose) is in talks to join Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in
Public Enemies, Michael Mann's 1930s-set organized-crime drama.... Comedian
Bill Engvall has signed on to
Bait Shop, a fishing comedy starring
Billy Ray Cyrus as Engvall's nemesis....
Julia Roberts will produce and star in
Hothouse Flowers, about a recent divorcée who leaves her job and takes off on an adventure. -
Mickey O'Connor
What's your take? Would Tolkien be in good hands with del Toro?