There are many Middle Earth stories, but The Hobbit is the natural choice. As most Tolkien readers and human beings over the age of 7 know, The Hobbit burst forth from the pen of JRR Tolkien first. This isn’t a film cooked up to cash in on an absurdly successful franchise. As Winston Zeddemore taught us all, the answer to this kind of question is always YES!Ĭalling The Hobbit a prequel doesn’t exactly feel right, though. A little over a month ago an email arrived asking of my interest in embedding myself on the set of The Hobbit for the entirety of their location shoot, spending over 2 months in New Zealand rolled in with the crew and writing up their adventures, hassles, triumphs and tribulations as they traveled all over the country shooting bits and pieces from the upcoming two-parter prequel to Lord of the Rings. I’m kicking off a new, temporary, regular column that I’m calling An Unexpected Journey because that’s exactly what it is. ![]() ![]() I’ve been rather secretive about my trip to the southern hemisphere and for that I apologize, but it had to be done. Ahoy, squirts! Quint here currently writing from the overgrown wilds of New Zealand’s North Island.
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