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'I'm just worried about the dinosaurs': on set with The Hobbit

Peter Jackson’s latest video blog shows some of the challenges facing his crew while filming in New Zealand.

LORD OF THE RINGS director Peter Jackson has been releasing a series of video blogs from the set of his current JRR Tolkien project The Hobbit.

The first half of the two-part film (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) stars a dozen LOTR stars including Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood and is set for release at the end of this year.

In this latest video, Jackson gives a sneak peek of the sets as filming continues in New Zealand on the second half of the film (The Hobbit: There and Back Again) and discusses the challenges of filming in such scenic surroundings:

(Video via HobbitMovies)

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