New Zealand declassified the Hobbit documents
The New Zealand government has declassified documents related to negotiations between members of the government, Peter Jackson and the leadership of the Warner Bros. on the fight against the actors' union and the movieing of The Hobbit. In particular, in one of his messages to the Minister of Economic Development of New Zealand, Jackson calls the head of the union, Simon Whipp, a "serpent." “He plays with you like a fool. Unfortunately, you are dealing with a serpent that is not afraid now. He seeks revenge and intends to do as much damage as he can to our movie, our movie industry and our country, '' the director writes. Jackson also accuses his opponent of defending the interests of the Australian Actors' Union, of which New Zealand ... " After all, this is not about The Hobbit, but the Australian union playing its game to take control of the New Zealand movie industry to achieve its political and financial goals, ”he emphasizes. In another message to the attorney general, Jackson insists that he is not a principled opponent of the unions, as he himself is “a loyal member of three Hollywood unions - the Directors Guild, the Producers Guild and the Writers Guild.” At the same time, however, Jackson forgets that the Producers Guild is not a trade union. Recall that the secret negotiations concerned the confrontation between the creators of the trilogy and the leadership of the New Zealand acting trade union Actors Equity, which was trying to control the work of artists. participating in the project. These claims were supported by colleagues from the American and European trade unions. The conflict was only resolved after Warner Bros. threatened to transfer the shooting to another country. As a result, the New Zealand government not only agreed to amend the country's legislation, limiting the influence of trade unions, but also guaranteed the creators of the trilogy in tax breaks in the amount of 25 million dollars. The documents were declassified by order of the New Zealand Ombudsman David McGee. The Topic of Article: New Zealand declassified the Hobbit documents. |
