MTV’s Shawn Adler had the chance to set down with the recently announced director for “The Hobbit”, Guillermo Del Toro. Del Toro had some interesting items to say regarding the two hobbit films. Included in the interview is news on who will be returning, what the second film may entail, and his views on how he will visualize Middle Earth.

MTV: Is there a scene in “The Hobbit” you’re most excited to bring to life?

Del Toro: The most beautiful scene in the book, I believe, is [the chapter] “Riddles in the Dark.” I truly love it from a literary point of view and from an atmospheric point of view. It is my hope that when “The Hobbit” gets scary, it will get really scary. Peter is a master of the macabre, but I think these scary moments will have a tonal distinction from the original trilogy.

[But] the thing I’ve been most excited about are the spiders in Mirkwood. Smaug is one of my favorite characters in literature. It’s such a beautiful and symbolic creature, totemic in what it represents and the power it has. My favorite creature in all of fantasy would be the dragon because of that book.

It seems like Del Toro has already put a lot of thought into these two “The Hobbit” films. Del Toro has been good with keeping in contact with the community so I would stay tuned for more “The Hobbit” news soon.

You can read the entire interview here.