Waikato Times: Hobbit Hunt Scours the Shire

[News from Bree]

From the Waikato Times:Â Two barefoot men, one with a bushy white beard, sat outside a cafe in Matamata yesterday, but a closer inspection revealed a marked lack of hair on their smooth feet.

With the Hobbiton movie set near Matamata closed for filming on Wednesday, the Waikato Times' hunt for hobbits is on.

The permit given to production company 3 Foot 7 to film in Matamata was for filming rights lasting no more than 15 days before November 8, but there have been no movie star sightings yet.

Espresso To Go owner Bill Anderson said they would be willing to make hobbit-sized coffees if the demand was there but last time around 3 Foot 7 had their own cafe on set, so he was not holding out hope for an influx of Hollywood big spenders.

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[Elven]

[laugh]

Wow - so November 8 is the cut off date for filming ... which makes the last day filming being the 7th - and with only a 15 day permit *grabs calculator* ... todays the 7th October ... next wednesday is the 12th + 15 days max - thats around the 27th - with about 11 days to spare till cut off [crazy]

Crack that Whip!

 

[Earl]

 

[namarie]

haha..so I guess the hunting has begun [cool]