The Hobbit Premiere in Wellington, NZ

[Mark CMG]

Did anyone else catch some of the red carpet action from Wellington, NZ, for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere last night? You can see some of the rebroadcast and highlights here -

http://www.thehobbit.com/

And I grabbed a few screen caps here -

http://www.creativemountaingames.com/2012/11/the-hobbit-new-zealand-premiere.html

 

[Tonguez]

and this [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHsmNVxend8&feature=share"]Weather Report in Elfish[/ame]

 

[Hand of Evil]

Got to wonder what Peter Jackson, LotR, & The Hobbit is, as national product income, to New Zeland.

Tony Everitt, Asia manager for Tourism New Zealand, told the BBC he expected tourism revenue to rise by as much as $400m (over £250m) annually because of the films.

 

[jonesy]

And I grabbed a few screen caps here -

http://www.creativemountaingames.com/2012/11/the-hobbit-new-zealand-premiere.html

The mayor of Wellington looks like a fantasy character herself.

 

[Dioltach]

The mayor of Wellington looks like a fantasy character herself.

Yeah, Sorsha has really let herself go since she married Madmartigan.