Tuesday, April 5, 2011 9:47AM - By Travis Woods
Lord of the Rings fans, here’s another detail to send you into a frenzy until The Hobbit prequels are officially released—Flight of the Chonchords’ Bret McKenzie has been cast in the upcoming Peter Jackson-helmed film.
And, despite having an awesome head of tangled hobbit hair, the comic actor will be playing an elf (and yes, I know he was briefly an elf in Fellowship of the Ring).
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Monday, March 21, 2011 8:04AM - By Travis Woods
Well, epic movie fans, Tolkien geeks, and weird hairy foot enthusiasts, your time to rejoice has come—Warner Bros/New Line Cinema and MGM have announced that production on the long-delayed and long-awaited The Hobbit (the prequel film to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, based on the book of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien) has finally begun.
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Monday, February 7, 2011 9:56AM - By Krystal Clark
After multiple delays, last minute castings, and a health scare, The Hobbit is on the move! The film’s production was pushed back after director and producer Peter Jackson had to go in for surgery to repair a perforated ulcer. The procedure sounds pretty painful and we weren’t sure what effect it would have on the production. Thankfully, Jackson has recovered and given fans a glimmer of hope by announcing The Hobbit’s production start date.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:33AM - By Krystal Clark
Poor Peter Jackson just can’t catch a break. Just when everything for The Hobbit seemed to be coming together he’s hit with a health problem. The Oscar winning director recently underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer, which has caused him and The Hobbit to have a slight set back.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:54AM - By Krystal Clark
A dark cloud has been hanging over the production of Peter Jackson’s upcoming prequel, The Hobbit and this time it has nothing to do with MGM, (they’ve already given it the green light). We’re referring to the vocal opposition the director has received from actors and crew workers of his native New Zealand. They’ve been fighting to create a new industry standard for wages because the ones currently in place were deemed unfair.
Being that Jackson and his Wingnut Films are behind the biggest production in the country, they’ve become the obvious target of a boycott. But after an emergency meeting that took place Wednesday evening in Wellington, some new strides have been made and the unions have called off their dogs…
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 2:39PM - By Krystal Clark
Update 2: The Hobbit ban has been lifted. Actors and crew members can now accept work from the film.
Update 1: According to MarketSaw, On Wednesday, October 20th an industry meeting took place in Wellington to discuss production of The Hobbit. It was held at Stone Street Studios, A Stage, Miramar at 5 PM and actors, production, and crew members were urged to attend. Did they reach an agreement? Stay tuned for updates.
Just when you thought The Hobbit was getting its act together something new and crazy happens. Last week, we were elated to find out that MGM finally gave the green light to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequel. Unfortunately, the good news stops there and some ugly allegations have reared their heads.
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Friday, October 15, 2010 1:39PM - By Krystal Clark
The Hobbit is a vacuum of delays, with one of the major ones being cause by MGM’s inability to green light the film so it can go into production. It seems like everything’s been ready to go for months but their financial troubles have kept them from putting their stamp of approval on the Lord of the Rings prequel. According to several reports, they’ve finally conceded and given the go ahead that we’ve all been waiting for.
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Monday, September 27, 2010 9:57AM - By Krystal Clark
Oh, Peter Jackson. What are we going to do with you and The Hobbit? The film is constantly on a hot and cold, will they or won’t they rollercoaster surrounded by drama. The latest installment in the film’s production saga has to do with labor laws and unions. According to the New York Times, there have been complaints coming from New Zealand and Australian labor organizations regarding Jackson’s crew practices.
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Friday, June 25, 2010 11:06AM - By Krystal Clark
If you’re seriously shocked that Peter Jackson is taking on directing duties of MGM’s The Hobbit you must live in a cave. This man dedicated a good chunk of his career to putting together one of the best novel adaptations of all time (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) so when Guillermo del Toro decided to jump ship after the umpteenth production delay everyone looked to Jackson for answers and according to THR he’s giving them.
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