The Lord of the Rings TV series has confirmed, to general surprise, that season two will not be filming in New Zealand, but the UK. All of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies were all filmed there, so this is quite the change – one that not everyone is...
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed entirely in New Zealand. Filming locations spanned more than 150 locations in both the North and the South Islands. From the towering Mount Doom in Mordor, to the dreamy Hobbiton™ in the Shire, New Zealand’s otherworldly landscapes brought the movies to life. Locations in the North Island...