Hobbit's being split in two.

As you may or may not know a hobbit movie is currently in the works. And as you also may or may not know it's been planned as two movies from the start. But the twist here is that originally part one would contain the contents of the hobbit,while part two would contain events that occurred between the end of the hobbit and the start of lotr. WELL NOT ANYMORE!

Del toro seems to want to give more focus upon the relationship between Bilbo and the dwarves by stretching the book into two movies. While I wasn't really saddened by this news, I was surprised. It's been widely accepted by fans that the hobbit was too short to really constitute two full length movies. But I believe that is partiality due to people focusing on a few key events in the book and overlooking the journey itself.

There was a lot of in between in the book. The travel between the Shire and the last homely house, for instance could easily take thirty minutes. With the encounter of the trolls and locating the trail leading to the house itself. Stretching the plot of the book into two movies was probably the best possible way to stay true to the original content. And on a personal note; this movie needs Bearon in the worst way.