The Hobbit could face more delays
Fans wanting to see The Hobbit can’t seem to get a break. The films have been delayed due to the ongoing financial problems over at MGM, but Spyglass Entertainment has working with the studio to fix those problems. Producer/possible director Peter Jackson has also been moving ahead with casting, and is hoping to start filming in January.
Another problem has now come up, and could delay the films even longer. According to The One Ring.net, the IFA and affiliated actor’s union have suggested that actors boycott the films, and turn down any offered roles. Peter Jackson just recently issued a statement stating this will be violating New Zealand’s laws. “NZ law prohibits engaging in collective bargaining with any labour organisation representing performers who are independent contractors, as film actors clearly are. The NZ Commerce Act claims it would be unlawful to engage with an Australian Union on these matters,” he said.
The only options Jackson mentions is the film could be delayed for an even longer period of time, or they would have to change the filming location. “The “demands” of MEAA cannot be agreed to, or even considered – by law – and therefore the only options that remain involve closing the Hobbit down, or more likely shifting the production to Europe. It could so easily happen,” he said. It’s apparently not the first time a studio had problems with the MEAA, as Jackson mentions that Disney refuses to bring films to Australia because of them. Fans of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy know he filmed all three in New Zealand, and think it would it best to keep up that tradition in The Hobbit. However, moving the films to Europe shouldn’t be much of a problem.
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