The guilds said producers of the upcoming MGM/New Line feature, to be directed by Peter Jackson ("Lord Of The Rings"), have 'rebuffed' efforts by the New Zealand unit of an Australian actors union to organize the picture, as Jackson, WingNut Films and Weta Digital continue to prep the adaptation of author J.R.R. Tolkien's novel.
Letters have been written by the International Federation of Actors (FIA), Australia’s MEAA, and others complaining that the producers have refused to sign a union contract.