Shooting of the first part of “The Hobbit” postponed.

Shooting of the first part of the book “The Hobbit” will not begin in the spring as previously planned, but later. This in an interview to the German resource Movie Reporter said producer of the project, Peter Jackson. According to him, the creators of the picture has not yet received a “green light” from the studio.

“We are currently working on the script for the second series and hope to finish it early next year. Only then will we be able to calculate the direction the studio budget. We hope that the filming process begins somewhere in the middle of 2010, but has permission to do so, we No, “- said Jackson.

Recall that earlier film’s director Guillermo del Toro argued that the first command “Action!” sounds at the site “The Hobbit” in March 2010. This date is confirmed and who played Gandalf Ian McKellen.

Quite possibly, the creators of the picture are going to wait for resolution of the fate of a film company MGM, funding the project. At the end of this year, unless there is a huge debt restructured the company, it can be exhibited for sale by owners.

The first series of the film «The Hobbit» will be released in December 2011, and the second a year later.