A casting call for extras in Sir Peter Jackson's movie The Hobbit had to close its doors early today after being overwhelmed with hopefuls.
"There was enough concern that police attended," Senior Sergeant Steve Braybrook told NZ Newswire.
More people turned up than expected at Belmont Hall in Lower Hutt and the organiser decided to "call it quits", he said.
The location of the hall near State Highway 2 had contributed to the situation.
The way people were queuing was exposing them to risk and there were reports of people parking on side roads and crossing the motorway to get to the venue, Sen Sgt Braybrook said.
