Hobbit Actor Boycott Post Mortem

The Hollywood Reporter has a post-mortem on the two month battle that occurred between The Hobbit and the worldwide actor guilds that resul...

Hobbit Bills Passes NZ Parliament

New Zealand Parliament successfully passed 66 to 50 the so called "Hobbit Bill" that was one of the conditions that Warner Bros d...

Peter Jackson Says Thanks for Hobbit Resolution

Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh released a statement via Wingnut Films about The Hobbit remaining in New Zealand. He expressed gratitude that...

Taylor Says Thanks for Support

Sir Richard Taylor, creative director of WETA, released a statement thanking the New Zealand and others for their support in keeping The Ho...

The Hobbit Staying in New Zealand

A day after New Zealand Prime Minister John Key expressed doubts that the government could meet some of Warner Bros. demands to keep The Ho...

Warner Bros. Ask for More

What started as a bid for more money and requiring the joining of the union for New Zealand Actors Equity is now potentially ending much the...

The Hobbit Boycott Interview

TVNZ.com has posted a transcript and video of the exchange between Helen Kelly and John Barnett regarding the controversy surrounding The ...

New Zealand Rallies Around The Hobbit

In a quest to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand citizens took to the streets to show their love for the Lord of the Rings. Considering the var...

McCoy Cast in The Hobbit

This weekend fans at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland, NZ were the first to learn that Sylvester McCoy, the seventh Dr. Who, has been cast i...

New Zealand Rallying Around The Hobbit

Due to the recent worldwide actors boycott that was somehow initiated by the only 200 member strong NZ Actors Equity group, it seems Warner ...

Jackson Hits New Zealand Airwaves

The Hobbit Director Peter Jackson took to the New Zealand airwaves to discuss the current situation between The Hobbit production and NZ fil...