Peter Jackson was hospitalized yesterday for a perforated ulcer in his stomach and underwent emergency surgery. Don’t get yourself all worked up over it; the surgery was a success and Jackson is expected to make a full recover. Jackson, however, still needs to make a recovery and that will take him away from HOBBIT’s pre-production and cause a delay in the production schedule.
It’s unclear how long it will push back the start of filming but a statement released by Jackson’s rep qualify it as a “slight delay.”
Delays aside, let’s all wish Mr. Jackson a speedy recovery and hope that he’s able to get back to work soon.