The (unofficial) word on the street is that pre-production on The Hobbit is officially due to begin around August. A fairly large number of people are expected to be hired soon on contracts, to companies like Weta Workshop and Stone Street Studios.
By all accounts it couldn't have come at a better time for many - the last big project here in Wellington went completely belly-up ("Kingdom Come", a recently cancelled project about the life of Jesus Christ), and the recession was hitting people quite hard.
And of course, everyone's rearing to get back to Middle-earth!
- Jack M.
That's great news. I've got a splitting headache but this news has made me feel much better.
ReplyDeleteGlad I could be of assistance! I've just come back from the Guillermo del Toro booksigning, and I'm trying to figure out which details I heard tonight that I can actually talk about.
ReplyDeleteRather a lot of it was "off the record" from Weta people who are under confidentiality agreements, but I think I have one or two (semi-)official items... watch the main page in the next hour or so... :)
- Jack M.