Extras Casting Underway on 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' and 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'
Peter Jackson directed all three "Lord of the Rings" films, which earned a total of 30 Academy Award nominations and 17 Academy Awards. Jackson will also direct "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" back-to-back. Shooting will take place using special high-tech 3D cameras as was done on "Avatar".
For any non-New Zealand residents who would like to be considered to work as extras on The Hobbit films, tourist visas to New Zealand are currently valid for 90 days. A number of countries have working holiday visa schemes with New Zealand; they are generally valid for 12 months and allow you to work for up to three months at a time
Registration information for "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" extras can be found on the following casting post:
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- The Hobbit casting directors will be hiring extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles throughout filming.
- "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" are the titles.