THE HOBBIT Starts Shooting This June In New Zealand. 14 Months To Complete

Real quick now, only because it’s past midnight right now where I am and I really gotta get some serious sleep. According to Production Weekly’s tweet, the 2-part Tolkien adaptation epic, THE HOBBIT will start shooting this June in New Zealand and filming will take about 14 months, directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Check out the recent Casting call which gives you the character breakdown and the type of actors they want to play the roles and also see how you can audition.
Damn MGM is still waiting for a new owner, a situation which may or may not affect the chances of the production receiving a greenlight, but New Line/Warner Bros. are still set on releasing THE HOBBIT Part 1 in December 2011 and Part II in December 2012