The Southland Times reports that the scouts have been reported in Queenstown, looking for Hobbit filming locations. Nice to have that finally reported in the mainstream media - it was already reported in the comments section of one of my reports late last year by one of my readers (Nicolás) - three weeks ago, in fact.
The newspaper article had a few more sketchy details, but at the end of the day it's nothing more than a rumour. Remember, just because it's printed on paper doesn't make it any more true than anything on a blog... :)
My thanks to Nicolás for providing me with the original comment! Nicolás, if you're reading this, I'd love more information if you have it! Or anyone else, for that matter - drop me a line at noldor [at] pobox.com, if you want!
- Jack M.
I suppose Locations will be up to Del Torro this time round. I have not heard if he has even visited the South Island... It's an Odd business Making Instant Tourist Attractions, I only hope they take it Seroiusly.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, interesting comment. I hadn't thought of it like that, but given my occupation as a touguide, I guess I should!
Kinda weird, isn't it - in the middle of Wellington there's a small random path that's been there for years, undisturbed, and now it's the famous "get off the road" scene, visited by dozens of people every day!
- Jack