Guillermo del Toro is eager to helm the film adaptation of The Hobbit. But how does he feel about the project’s proposed follow-up? “We believe there is a second movie,” del Toro commented at the Majestic Crest. “If there isn’t, there will not be.” Defamer analyzes de Toro’s thoughts, describing why a Hobbit sequel that leads to Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy may be difficult to craft.