Now that Guillermo del Toro has stepped down as director for The Hobbit two-film adaptation, Salon ponders who could take over.  And they mention not one, but two Twilight Saga directors.  Here is what the had to say:

Bill Condon — Well, the director of “Dreamgirls” and “Gods and Monsters” has long been an odd duck in Hollywood, beloved but somewhat misused. And he was recently hired to direct the 2011 “Twilight” film, “Breaking Dawn,” which was pretty weird. That franchise could certainly use an injection of glamour, tragedy and theatricality — and personally, I’d love to see what Condon would do with “The Hobbit.” Won’t happen.

Catherine Hardwicke — Speaking of “Twilight,” Hardwicke made the first film in that series much more attractive and ambitious than it might have been, and was rewarded by being fired and replaced by Chris Weitz, which is what Hollywood producers do when they run out of actual ideas (and/or it’s raining in Malibu and they can’t play tennis). She’s got adaptations of “Red Riding Hood” and “Hamlet” in development, which both sound kind of cool, but it’s not like she wouldn’t bail on that to do “The Hobbit.” An outstanding option.

See their full list of hopefuls here.