To summarise the cursed (there’s just no point denying it) Hobbit saga thus far: so, we’ve had money problems , quitting directors, rumoured directors , finally a confirmed director followed by a big fire, then actors’ union issues, threats to move the whole thing to Eastern Europe, confirmation that it will stay in NZ, then a massive, inexplicable race row , then casting wobbles followed by confirmation that characters not in the Hobbit are making a return, before FINALLY it was looking like things were finally on-track. But they’re not. Why? Because Peter Jackson has a perforated ulcer. Most commonly attributed to stress. What stress?