I found this interesting story on the production of The Hobbit. After the on again off again pre-production, the film faces more troubles with actors and locations. The Australian Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) accused Peter Jackson of making a non-union film. They say he has refused to make an agreement with the actors union, and that the film should be boycotted. After threats by Jackson that he would move the film to eastern Europe, The New Zealand Actors Equity expressed wishes to meet with him over the location. The production company just wants to get the film started, and they believe that shooting on a location where actors are unstable could have unintended consequences. This is bad news for fans of The Lord of the Rings; The Hobbit has been postponed before, and news like this means the release date is only further away. The Lord of the Rings was shot entirely in New Zealand, probably because the beautiful fields and forests were mostly uninhabited and looked like an excellent Middle Earth. It will be disappointing to see the film move to a location like eastern Europe, where the land has been used constantly and the environment exploited. New Zealand actors could not return for the film either, which would also make the film seem different than the rest of the series. -Alex
Monday, October 4, 2010
Hobbit Production Faces Troubles
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-
I found this interesting story on the production of The Hobbit. After the on again off again pre-production, the film faces more troubles with actors and locations. The Australian Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) accused Peter Jackson of making a non-union film. They say he has refused to make an agreement with the actors union, and that the film should be boycotted. After threats by Jackson that he would move the film to eastern Europe, The New Zealand Actors Equity expressed wishes to meet with him over the location. The production company just wants to get the film started, and they believe that shooting on a location where actors are unstable could have unintended consequences. This is bad news for fans of The Lord of the Rings; The Hobbit has been postponed before, and news like this means the release date is only further away. The Lord of the Rings was shot entirely in New Zealand, probably because the beautiful fields and forests were mostly uninhabited and looked like an excellent Middle Earth. It will be disappointing to see the film move to a location like eastern Europe, where the land has been used constantly and the environment exploited. New Zealand actors could not return for the film either, which would also make the film seem different than the rest of the series. -Alex
I found this interesting story on the production of The Hobbit. After the on again off again pre-production, the film faces more troubles with actors and locations. The Australian Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) accused Peter Jackson of making a non-union film. They say he has refused to make an agreement with the actors union, and that the film should be boycotted. After threats by Jackson that he would move the film to eastern Europe, The New Zealand Actors Equity expressed wishes to meet with him over the location. The production company just wants to get the film started, and they believe that shooting on a location where actors are unstable could have unintended consequences. This is bad news for fans of The Lord of the Rings; The Hobbit has been postponed before, and news like this means the release date is only further away. The Lord of the Rings was shot entirely in New Zealand, probably because the beautiful fields and forests were mostly uninhabited and looked like an excellent Middle Earth. It will be disappointing to see the film move to a location like eastern Europe, where the land has been used constantly and the environment exploited. New Zealand actors could not return for the film either, which would also make the film seem different than the rest of the series. -Alex
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