Posted on 10/20/2010 12:48:08 PM PDT by Kaosinla
This is a surprising turn of events for The Hobbit. When a small coalition of actors’ unions in New Zealand and Australia pushed actors’ guilds across the world to boycott work on the films, citing an unfair residuals arrangement, Peter Jackson responded by threatening to move the production to Eastern Europe.
But that would never happen, right? The organizations wouldn’t push away a huge chunk of work like the two Hobbit films by holding firm to a set of demands for which the production and backers at Warner Bros. have sought appropriate solutions — that would be crazy.
And yet Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh are now saying that Warner Bros. will move the films out of New Zealand to a yet to be disclosed new shooting location. So is this a done deal, or just an escalated threat by the studio?
The Press of New Zealand has a collective quote from Jackson and Walsh, who say “The damage inflicted on our film industry by [the actors unions] is long since done,” and resolution of the union issue now “does nothing to help the film stay in New Zealand.”
The pair says that Warner Bros.’ faith in the New Zealand industry has been undermined, and that the studio is concerned about spending $500m there. “Next week Warners are coming down to New Zealand to make arrangements to move the production offshore. It appears we cannot make films in our own country even when substantial financing is available.”
The sad thing is that the instigating group, the New Zealand Actors’ Equity, is controlled by an Australian organization, and this is being seen by many as a play by the Australian group to take a controlling interest in the NZ film industry. And the NZAE represents only a small percentage of...
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/10/20/warner-bros-moving-the-hobbit-zealand-labor-disputes/
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They’ve taken the Hobbits to Slovenia!
Good point - at that point was probably more like a slashing only style short sword.
I love Cheetos. They are like Lembas, but without the leaves.
Your tactics WORKED - instead of a piece of the $500M pie, you get SQUAT
ZERO
ZILCH
NADA
But you "won" nonetheless -
hint...do a google search of "Pyrrhic victory" before planning a similar battle next time, ok?
Unions going from good to greed
And my cleric responds with a stunning blow from his Agrazing Mace. It stuns but doesn’t kill.
ROTFL!
Not just nerds in the basement like these books. Even Oxford Dons read them. Heck, one even wrote them.
There are very picturesque areas in Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, etc. where the film can be made without hurting the look of the scenery. Stupid union thugs, bye, bye!
Look at the location where they filmed Prince Caspian. Beautiful scenery!
Too bad about NZ, that was also beautiful scenery in LOTR.
Shoot yourself in the other foot, unions!
You saw the other movies Jackson made on this subject,
wouldn’t you like to be able to integrate the shire in the new movies?
It is a tourist attraction there from what i am told.
BUT screw the unions.
Also New Zealand seems so beautiful.
There and Iceland are where I’ve not been and would like to.
You saw the other movies Jackson made on this subject,
wouldn’t you like to be able to integrate the shire in the new movies?
It is a tourist attraction there from what i am told.
BUT screw the unions.
Also New Zealand seems so beautiful.
There and Iceland are where I’ve not been and would like to.
LOL, indeed. Well done.
Nah... Lembas is more like Nilla wafers.
Jackson filmed parts of “Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe” in Eastern Europe as well as New Zealand. He’s in a good position to compare the two.
I think the cliche "Lighten up, Francis" was invented in anticipation of your reaction. ;)
The LOTR fans must have gotten together and used their Official LOTR Mood Rings on me, because since I wrote that I've been hankering for Cheetos, damnit.
Peter Jackson wasn't involved with the Narnia movies.
You’re correct. Not sure what made me confuse him with Andrew Adamson.
s’ok
Lewis and Tolkien would’ve laughed about it over a couple of pints.
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