SAG Tells Members Not to Work on 'Hobbit'

Backstage: "Actors guilds including SAG, AFTRA and several international unions have issued an alert against the big-budget adaptation of 'The Hobbit,' stating that their members 'are advised not to accept work on this non-union production.' The guilds say the producers of the MGM/New Line fantasy blockbuster, to be directed by Peter Jackson, have rebuffed organizing efforts by the New Zealand unit of an Australian actors union.