The Long Road to Not Making The Hobbit Continues
Peter Jackson has announced The Hobbit will not be filming in New Zealand when it (supposedly) starts filming in February. They couldn’t get the labor/union shit worked out, and thus:
? The Hobbit now has no location where to shoot.
? All the pre-production work done in New Zealand in anticipation of the film — including the entire fucking town of Hobbiton — will not be used.
? The production has less than four month to find a location and start pre-production all over again, in order to be ready to film in February.
Not. Getting. Made. So sorry. (Via /Film)
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