"Nah! Maybe it 'aint so preciousss!" 24 October 2010

"Nah! Maybe it 'aint so preciousss!" 24 October 2010
Date
2010
Reference
DCDL-0015913
Description

Shows Gollum saying 'Maybe it 'aint so preciousss!' as he tosses away the 'ring' to which a 'NZ' tag is tied. He is heading to the airport accompanied by Sir Peter Jackson and other production members; PM John Key rushes desperately after them. Refers to the dispute between Warner Brothers, represented by Peter Jackson, and NZ Actors Equity over a union demand for negotiations over the terms and conditions offered in the contracts for actors and others working on the film very nearly caused the film to be made somewhere else. The battle, which was eventually resolved successfully after meetings between PM John Key and Warner Brothers representatives, divided New Zealanders.

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Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
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