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Did Actors Union Burn Down "The Hobbit" Set?Posted: October 3rd, 2010 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
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"The Hobbit" prequels have been constantly bombarded with problems, which make it surprising that the films are only days away from being greenlit. The project has overcome MGM's financial woes, Guillermo Del Toro dropping out, rights issues, and a union boycott, but now it has to deal with something more dangerous.
Deadline is reporting that Peter Jackson's New Zealand workshop was set on fire on Friday, taking fifty firefighters three hours to put out the blaze. The workshop would have been used for "The Hobbit" movies.
All that's left now is a burned-down warehouse at Jackson's Portsmouth Miniatures Studio which had been used in the past as a specialist miniatures shooting facility, one of the few in the world, to create special effects for his "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "King Kong."
Meanwhile, there's still an issue with an Australian actors union. Since Jackson, Warner Bros, New Line and MGM are against the union, many believe that several of its thugs took their anger out on the workshop.
Photo: (click to enlarge)
Click here to read more about "The Hobbit."
Source: Deadline
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Taco writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:47:39 AM
this is what greed does!
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johnny_boy writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:48:55 AM
Good reason why unions are ruining it for themselves
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Ted Mosby writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:57:48 AM
thats so f*cked up... I'm so sick of all this Hobbit political crap... just make the movie already!!!
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Freudian_Nightmare writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:24:36 AM
Seriously? Union thugs? Australian actor's union thugs? Screw The Hobbit, make a movie about that instead.
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johnny_boy writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:25:00 AM
I used to work in a union long time ago during college. Had to pay $50 a month pretty much to keep my job and had to wait 2 years for the good,least to their standards, benefits. I say arrest all responsible and disband this union bullsh*t. Then burn those members and see how they like it.
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Sonic writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:30:33 AM
Union Sc*m (if they did it & if they didn't)
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Damon242 writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:30:58 AM
This report is missing a few facts.
I'm from Wellington, and all of our news sources reported that there was being work done on the warehouse rooftop, and that in all likelihood it was caused by their operation. They were the first to discover the fire had started, and quickly distanced themselves from the warehouse.
Would serve to include that in the report.
However, funnily enough, I thought exactly of what's been suggested when I watched the initial report on the news.
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boogiel writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:31:52 AM
Good Lord! They went too far...Damn The Union!
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Cd_Smith0 writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 10:59:18 AM
I work for a union and I can tell you this Bullsh*t doesn't suprise me....
I feel bad for Jackson and his crew.
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Janus writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:09:20 AM
Move The Hobbit to another place. No more filming in New Zealand.
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Max Rockatansky Junior writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:42:12 AM
Did Actors Union Burn Down "The Hobbit" Set?
I personally blame Gollum.
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Ranger writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:49:17 PM
@Damon - thx. for the extra info. Yes a 'torch-on roof' - using that big torch to 'melt' on a new roof does cause fires. Such an accident burned down a MAJOR development in our city.
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Max Rockatansky Junior writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:28:54 PM
This is turning out to be the Poseidon Adventure of fantasy movies ... if the crew were the kids from The Lord Of The Flies.
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Scott Baiowulf writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:44:27 PM
hahaha i completely agree with freudian: screw the hobbit, make an australian union thug movie instead.
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CCBlev writes:
on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:35:47 PM
I personally blame the witch king.
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Trentsteel writes:
on October 4th, 2010 at 10:08:26 AM
I'm sure it was just a coincidence.
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Odd writes:
on October 4th, 2010 at 4:57:49 PM
See what they dont say is that Lilo-hag and P Hilton were up on that roof smoking a doobie... just what i heard..
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