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MGM and Warner Near On Deal For Hobbit Films

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 4, 2010 @03:44AM from the it's-precious-to-me dept.

Jamie found an NYT story that says "After months of negotiation and delay, Warner Brothers and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are on the verge of an agreement that would allow the director Peter Jackson to begin shooting a two-part version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit early next year." The production has struggled recently with issues with unions, and a fire.

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resolution with union by Krau+Ming · 2010-10-04 04:00 · Score: 1, Troll

"The production has struggled recently with issues with Unions, and a fire." However, production has resumed smoothly following the ritualistic burning of the union leaders at the stake.