It seems Peter Jackson doesn’t mind dropping any Hobbit plot points too early. Set reports for the production have been coming quickly and with great detail.

The latest one, from The Marlborough Express, details a scene where Bilbo and others are riding down a waterway.

Quotage:

The Pelorus River, 60km west of Blenheim, features in a scene from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey showing barrels plunging down the scenic waterway during a perilous journey undertaken by Bilbo Baggins and the dwarfs.

Our first port of call was the Pelorus Bridge campsite, where outside the cafe we spied some of the company’s technical crew. Doing our best to look like passing tourists, although failing miserably, we headed inside to quiz staff.

Unfortunately their lips were sealed as to the whereabouts of Baggins and his tiny friends. Contractual obligations.

Undeterred by this minor setback, we decided to venture into the bush and follow a walking track to the nearby waterfalls.

Leaving the Kahikatea campground, behind the cafe, we noticed deep tracks obviously made by a heavy vehicle of some sort – transporting sound equipment perhaps? It seemed an astute observation as barely a few metres along the path were the signs of recent foot traffic. We were on the trail.

It appears the reporter was not invited, but they made it onto set anyway. Read more right here!