Entertainment | The Hobbit New Zealand Will Keep The Hobbit Government works out a deal with Warner Bros. By Evann Gastaldo Posted Oct 27, 2010 8:16 AM CDT Copied In this photo taken June 28, 2010, a sculpture of Gollum, the villainous "Lord of the Rings" hobbit, stands in front of a welcome sign, in Hobbiton Town, Matamata, New Zealand. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Christine Cornege) The protests full of people who wanted to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand apparently worked: The country’s government worked out a deal with Warner Bros. to ensure the Peter Jackson-directed endeavor will film there. A labor dispute threatened to kill filming two months ago, and Jackson threatened to move the movie if need be. Instead, the government increased financial incentives for the film, and will clarify laws covering film industry workers, the Telegraph reports. Read These Next Formal dining rooms may soon be a thing of the past. She wanted her widowed dad to find love. Just not with this woman. Luddites will rejoice at this return to analog. Rubio backs away from Trump's claim about running Venezuela. Report an error