Peter Jackson says filming of The Hobbit is done

For the filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is not the end of his quest to bring “The Hobbit” to the screen, nor the beginning of the end, but maybe – just maybe – it’s the end of the beginning: the director has finished filming in New Zealand for his long, long-in-the-works adaptation of that J. R. R. Tolkien novel. In a message posted late Thursday or early Friday, depending on how one measures, on his Facebook page, Mr. Jackson wrote: “We made it! Shoot day 266 and the end of principal photography on ‘The Hobbit.’ Thanks to our fantastic cast and crew for getting us this far, and to all of you for your support! Next stop, the cutting room. Oh, and Comic Con.”

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