Photos from Courtenay Place this afternoon, in the lead-up to this evening's world premiere of
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in what has now become a trilogy of Tolkien's classic fantasy novel. The capital was packed with visitors and locals and Courtenay Place was heaving. Traditional Wellington film premiere weather had also turned up, with clear skies, sprightly sunshine and a rising thermometer. I wasn't able to get a particularly good vantage point, but still managed to secure a few good shots, particularly of return visitor Elijah Wood and the legendary Barry Humphries, who flattered red carpet interviewer Carol Hirschfeld outrageously and unstintingly. Just like last time at the
King Kong premiere I wasn't able to get a good shot of actor and now 2nd unit director Andy Serkis - he just moves too quickly!
Click to enlarge any of the photos below.
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| Neil Finn performing |
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| Martin Freeman on the big screen |
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| Andy Serkis |
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| Courtenay Place panorama |
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| On every lamppost |
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| Hugo Weaving's beard (+ Hugo Weaving, somewhere in there) |
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| Air NZ 777 fly-over |
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| Sylvester McCoy |
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| Hugo stopped by to say hello |
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| Cate Blanchett |
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| Ian Taylor |
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| Barry Humphries! |
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| Peter Jackson (top right) |
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| Dean O'Gorman |
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| Dean O'Gorman |
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| Avatar & Titanic director / NZ resident James Cameron |
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| Aidan Turner |
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| Martin Freeman |
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| Martin Freeman |
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| Adam Brown |
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| Elijah Wood |
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| Elijah Wood |
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| Three generations of hobbits |
See also:
Photos:
Eastern Promises premiere, London, 17 October 2007
Photos:
King Kong premiere, Wellington, 14 December 2005
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