Peter Jackson, New Zealand | featured news

In the latest issue of the British movie magazine Total Film , they offer a preview of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit , which will start production soon after years of delays and setbacks. Months ago, we saw a little bit of Hobbiton, Bilbo Baggins' home in The Shire being built in New Zealand, but thanks to the pictures in the latest issue, we can see that building on that distinctive set is pretty much complete.

"The Hobbit's" New Zealand saga finally appears to be over. The nation's prime minister, John Key, announced Wednesday that his government had reached an agreement with the producers of the two "Hobbit" movies to keep the $500-million production in his country.

Talks between New Zealand's prime minister and Warner Brothers over the filming of The Hobbit end with no decision on where filming will take place.