London
(ANI):
Oscar-winning
director
Peter
Jackson"s
Wingnut
Films
has
announced
in
New
Zealand
it
is
looking
for
people
with
diminutive
structure
to
appear
in
The
Hobbit.
Advertising
in
a
Wellington
newspaper
states
that
Wingnut
Films
is
looking
for
men
123cm
(4ft)
to
158cm
(5ft
2ins)
tall
and
women
measuring
123cm
to
153cm
(5ft).
Wingnut
spokesman
told
a
foreign
news
agency
that
the
call
was
for
'scale
doubles'
for
actors
with
speaking
roles,
and
further
auditions
for
extras
would
take
place
at
a
later
date.
"Scale
doubles
appear
in
some
wide
shots
in
place
of
our
actors
and
with
other
adult
actors
when
we
need
people
to
look
smaller
or
taller," the
BBC
quoted
him
as
saying.
He
added
all
applicants
must
be
aged
16
or
over
and
anyone
not
meeting
the
height
requirements
would
be
turned
away.