For those of you who want more detail, see Brian Sibley's book on the making of the film with interviews with cast & crew & behind the scenes photos of part one: Hobbit: the unexpected journey, the official movie guide now out and the featured window display in Foyles' Bookshop in London this month.
Personal interest declaration: Brian (winner of the Sony Radio Award last year for his Gormanghast adaptation and a writer and broadcaster on Tolkien, Disney, Dickens and more, including the Peter Jackson biography)is a friend of both MtheGM and ...
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