What did it take to get Peter Jackson to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand, despite his very public protestations that the “damage” had been done at the mere threat of a union strike? In the end, all Jackson apparently needed was the complete and total kowtowing of the New Zealand government, which has now promised to introduce legislation drawing distinctions between independent contractors and employees as they relate to the film industry only, ensuring that international studios like Warner Bros. feel free to set up shop in their country for years to come without further worry of having to deal with local labor representatives.