My friend MrCere over at TheOneRing.net has written a long summary of what has been going on in the pre-production phase of The Hobbit films. With an inside source, he is able to get more specific about what we’ve known for some time now. That is, the...

We’re still in that frustrating period where we know things are going forward on The Hobbit, but the filmmakers are not allowed to tell us anything. They’ve all signed confidentiality agreements, and besides, they don’t want to reveal spoilers. Yet the...

Today the New Zealand Herald posted a story on the other main center of filmmaking in New Zealand, Auckland. Its suburbs have become home to studios (mainly converted warehouses and factories) cranking out film and TV shows. Producer Rob Tapert may be...

Back on October 20, TheOneRing.net alerted us to a 3 News (New Zealand) report that Ian McKellen is taking a break from work. Ian is quoted thus: I’m in the middle of a holiday. I’m not working at the moment and it means I can do lovely things. It’s a...

Yesterday Variety posted a story, “Pros pick best places for filmmaking.” A few years ago, it was almost a given that New Zealand would be on the list. I was surprised and a bit disappointed not to see it there. Naturally for cities, Los Angeles, San...