A featurette called New Zealand: Home of Middle - earth runs six minutes, 35
seconds and provides notes from
co - writer /
co-producer Philippa Boyens, producer / director /
co-writer Peter Jackson, production designer Dan Hennah, Hobbiton movie set and farm tour
owner / operator Russell Alexander, conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe, actor / 2nd unit director Andy Serkis, 2nd unit 1st AD Liz Tan, and actors Richard Armitage, Mark Hadlow, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood, Jed Brophy, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Dean O'Gorman, Peter Hambleton, James Nesbitt and Stephen Hunter.