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Back in December, Guillermo del Toro was tapped to direct an adaptation of David Moody's novel, Hater. But as you well know, del Toro got a bit sidetracked recently by this whole Hobbit business. Now he's gearing up to head to New Zealand for four years, and that leaves Hater without a director.

A new writer hasn't been tapped yet, but a plan is in place. Variety has finally confirmed the project, originally announced by JoBlo, and del Toro is staying on as a producer of the film. He says: "I'll carry my weight on the creative side, in choosing elements and storyboarding, but it will be up to Mark and the director we choose to execute the day to day."

The story, which del Toro says "recognizes the reality that we live in, where it is incredibly easy to polarize, to hate for gender, race, age," details a sudden increase in terribly violent assaults. However, it's not by just one person -- "In seconds, rational, controlled people become vicious killers." It sounds like either a violent virus epidemic, or mass ghostly possession.

Whatever the case -- since the adaptation is not waiting for del Toro to wrap up his epic film, we should hear more soon.

Guillermo del Toro is a busy man. Monika just told you that he is directing an adaptation of 60's spy television show The Champions. He produced The Orphanage, which is due December 28th and has been getting great reviews, including one from our own Scott Weinberg. (Check out the poster here, the trailer here, and James' interview with the director here.) He has penned a supposed-to-be-awesome adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness. He wants to do another adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. He's got Hellboy II: The Golden Army coming out this summer, and a ghost story with ties to the Spanish Civil War called 3993 in the works.

You'd think the dude would want to take a little break! But no! Joblo is reporting that the Pan's Labyrinth director has signed on to direct a new project called Haters, based on David Moody's novel -- Hater. The plot synopsis sounds mighty sweet. Here's some snippets -- "Society is rocked by a sudden increase in the number of violent assaults on individuals. Christened "Haters" by the media, the attackers strike without warning. Their attacks are brutal, remorseless, and extreme...In seconds rational, controlled people become vicious killers...You can no longer trust anyone, no matter how well you think you know them...By the end of today you could be a killer. By the end of today you could be dead." Dead! Kind of sounds like a zombie movie without zombies, doesn't it? Sounds like something del Toro could smash out of the park. It's currently sold out at Amazon -- has anyone read Hater?