WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Studios backing the movie version of "The Hobbit" want New Zealand to give them more tax breaks and to change labor laws if they are to go ahead with the $500 million project in the country, the prime minister said Tuesday.
Prime Minister John Key held crisis talks Tuesday with senior executives from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema about keeping the project in New Zealand after a dispute about pay and conditions for local actors threw the production into turmoil last week.
New Zealand Actors' Equity called off an international boycott of "The Hobbit" last week, but director Peter Jackson said the studios were not confident there won't be more …
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