According to Wingnut Films, Warner Bros execs are coming to New Zealand to move the production to some undisclosed location outside the country. It is all Equity’s fault, and it is absolutely a serious intent. However, NZ might just win the day.
The press release from Wingnut hit the email inboxes at 1.00am New Zealand time. By 6.10 that morning, it was directly ascribed to Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh by the http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10682024 NZ Herald, and exploded across the local media.