The Homage: Aragorn may not directly be in The Hobbit, but the way the Hunt makers portray him is straight out of Jackson’s world.
 
Lesson For del Toro: While we acknowledge that del Toro is a master craftsmen when it comes to the visuals of his films, we’ll hoping he’ll offer a blend of his invention and Jackson’s established designs.

The Hobbit and LOTR might be different eras, but we want them to feel of a piece.