He said: THE HOBBIT’s, two films, start shooting in New Zealand in July. Filming will take over a year. Casting in Los Angeles, New York City and London has started. The script too proceeds. The first draft is crammed with old and new friends, again on a quest in Middle Earth.
The director Guillermo del Toro is now living in Wellington, close to the Jacksons’ and the studio in Miramar.
We thought delays may occur since MGM are in such a financial mess but it seems that hasn’t stopped production of the movie but this confirms the news we had earlier in the year.
More info as we get it.