Dominic Kane reports on all the New Zealand craziness behind The Hobbit recently. However this video report features a few tantalizing images of Bag End, and a few other Hobbity looking sets in mid construction! Take a look! More..
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Thanks to Hunter Abbey for sending in this video of the Wellington Rally of Hope!
Markus writers: Hey guys – I just came back from the rally in Wellington. I estimate about a thousand people there. I was a little late but I counted 6 speakers. All said heart-touching words about their history with the lord of the rings, their impression of the film industry in New Zealand and how their own life was changed. Continue reading “Another account of ‘Hobbit’ rally”
The Noldor blog reports from the pro-Hobbit rally in Civic Square in Wellington, reporting that it was attended by thousands. Images and words available right here.
Owain sends in an article from the New Zealand Herald: In a statement read at “Keep The Hobbit in New Zealand” rallies around the country this afternoon, Sir Peter said that if there were problems with actors’ working conditions, New Zealand had guilds to work them out.
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Trade union council president Helen Kelly has apologised for calling Peter Jackson a “spoiled brat” but is not sorry for backing industrial action that may see filming of The Hobbit moved overseas. Her apology comes as one of the newly cast stars in the Lord Of The Rings prequel speaks out about the dispute. Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy, famous for his role as sci-fi’s Dr Who in the 1980s, was this weekend cast as wizard Radagast the Brown in the film. Speaking at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland yesterday, McCoy said he – like all of New Zealand – was still waiting to hear where and when filming would go ahead. More..