Jonathan Handel, a contributing editor for The Hollywood Reporter, covered that tense period during the late summer and early autumn of 2010, when it looked as though the Hobbit production might leave New Zealand. Readers will no doubt remember the labor union issues that raised that threat and the negotiations between Warner Bros. executives and the New Zealand government. Handel has revised and updated his reports into a short book, The New Zealand Hobbit Crisis, available in print form and for Kindle. If you weren’t paying much attention at the time or just have forgotten some of the details, now you can read about that episode secure in the knowledge that The Hobbit‘s production remained in New Zealand!
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Discussion board moderator, Ataahua (one of our resident Kiwis) sent in this great interview by Tom Cardy of stuff.co.nz with Peter Jackson. In the interview, Jackson reflects on the long journey that culminated in filming The Hobbit including differences vs. filming The Lord of the Rings. ‘‘I’m trying to shoot The Hobbit in the same style as The Lord of the Rings, but obviously the subject matter is different, in the sense, we’re following Bilbo [the hobbit] and the dwarfs and we’re taking them on this adventure – which is very different to any of what happens in The Lord of the Rings. It simply isn’t about such intense kind of issues and intense themes as The Lord of the Rings.’’ Read More…
Senior on-line editor Rob Gordon also writes: “Get ready word [sic], HFR is coming your way. Are you ready?”
Thanks to Ringer Tolktolk on the forums for the heads-up!
Silverlode, a long-standing discussion board member, has come through for us again with a transcript of the most recent video log for The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey. The video log was posted last night on Peter Jackson’s facebook page. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can view it here. This latest video gives us behind-the-scenes glimpses at the post-production process. Thanks again to Silverlode for taking the time to transcribe it. Read the full transcript here.
It’s finally here! Video log #9 was posted on Peter Jackson’s facebook page a few minutes ago. This one is all about bringing us behind the scenes of post production including previs, CGI, animation and soundtrack recording. Not too much new footage, but we do get some great new detail of the three trolls during the 14 minutes and 6 seconds run time. There is however, one new line that caught my ear: “Look who it is” (highlight to see potential spoiler) which seems as it could be a line from the Great Goblin (acted by Barry Humphries) to Thorin. According to PJ, the movie is scheduled to be completed two days before the premier, so all those folks taking care of post production better get back to work! YouTube Link. Facebook link.