This movie went through several stages of pre-production hell, including separate legal disputes between New Line Cinema, Sir Peter Jackson, and Tolkien family members, which complicated production. When MGM finally moved the project forward in 2008, more complications ensued when MGM entered bankruptcy and froze production, causing director Guillermo del Toro to step down after three years of pre-production. Later, it was almost cast out of New Zealand when several unions and guilds blacklisted the project, and shooting was delayed again while Peter Jackson recovered from surgery for a perforated ulcer.
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