The Hobbit Delayed

News from Middle Earth and it is not what we want to hear. Last week Sir Ian Mckellen’s via his website announced that shooting for The Hobbit part one and two was to commence in June. Well, that’s all changed, with uncertainty hovering over the project after other cast members suggest the film won’t shoot until the end of the year, they think.


Digital spy asked Andy Serkis on the red carpet for the Empire Awards when filming was due to start, his response was not all that positive. "It is, apparently! At some point towards the end of this year, I expect it'll start kicking off." Expect? A film that by all accounts was set to roll in  two months, which will relocate many of the stars, producers and director for an entire year to New Zealand, is only 'expected' to now start by the end of the year. 


Further adding to the woes off all Hobbites' was the reversal of Mckellen’s website announcement, now saying that the film beginning ‘at a time to be announced’.


The speculation is that MGM, who are the distributors for both forthcoming Hobbit release, are in dire straights financially. Indeed, TORN, the number one website for fans of all thing’s JRR Tolkien, have repeatedly reported the problems surrounding MGM  and how that this difficulty is impeding Guillermo del Toro in getting the films into production. 


As it stands MGM are currently in the process of stripping its assests to any one that is interested in order to their balance the books. This paints a bleak picture for The Hobbit's eventual release date, for as long as MGM remain in financial strain and the films distributor, the film could be delayed even further.


We hope to have more positive news soon.