To say the production road for The Hobbit has been a long and treacherous one is like saying Mordor is a little bleak. First there was a lawsuit by douchebag Tolkien scion Christopher. Then MGM went bankrupt. Then Guillermo Del Toro left as director. Actors threatened a strike in New Zealand. Two earthquakes happened. One of Peter Jackson's special effects warehouses burned down. Even the head hobbit himself Peter Jackson was hospitalized with stomach problems.
It's enough to make one want to throw themselves into the Crack of Doom.
But finally...finally principal photography is set to begin tomorrow March 21st in New Zealand, according to Entertainment Weekly. I will unequivocally say that The Hobbit is the most anticipated movie of my 32 years on this planet. The novel has been close to my heart since I was five years old. Tolkien's work helped open up the world of reading to me when I was ten years old and since then I've progressed to even better (in my opinion) fantasy authors in Robert Jordan (R.I.P.) and George R. R. Martin.
But J.R.R. Tolkien will always be the Godfather and The Hobbit my own personal one ring. I'm overjoyed that this movie is finally getting off the ground. It's going to be difficult waiting 21 months for only the first installment of this film to be released but one thing is for sure--I'll be the first in line.
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