Guillermo del Toro: The Hobbit to start shooting in March

Simon Brew

The road to Middle Earth has been mapped out, as The Hobbit starts its year-long shoot next March...

Published on Jun 30, 2009

As pre-production continues, Guillermo del Toro has given an interview to New Zealand tourist reps, reports AceShowbiz, where he's given some firmer clues as to the production of the two Hobbit films that are occupying his time.

Shooting will commence in March 2010, and he's revealed that it'll continue for around 370 days. Once all the film is in the proverbial can, there's a lengthy post production process to work through, and that will mean that The Hobbit Part I will be released at the end of 2011, with The Hobbit Part II the following year.

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It goes without saying, of course, that we're really quite looking forward to these films. A lot...