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Timelapse: Building 'Gollum'
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Timelapse: Building 'Gollum'

A huge Weta Workshop sculpture of Hobbit character Gollum has been unveiled at Wellington Airport ahead of the world premiere of the first film in the trilogy next month. The 13 metre long, 3m high sculpture is suspended from the ceiling of the main terminal.

Jackson unveils new Hobbit footage
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Jackson unveils new Hobbit footage

Peter Jackson has unveiled new footage from The Hobbit and plenty of behind-the-scenes material in his latest production video diary. The eighth video in Jackson's Facebook and YouTube video series was first unveiled at the recent Comic-Con in San Diego, and shows new scenes from the first of Jackson's highly anticipated two films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The video, which covers the last five days of principal shooting, also shows Jackson's team making farewell speeches and saying their goodbyes on their final day together.

World premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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World premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in the New Zealand capital of Wellington later this year. Kiwi Prime Minister John Key says the making of two films by Sir Peter Jackson about the adventures of hobbit Bilbo Baggins - before the event of the Lord of the Rings movies - has provided phenomenal global promotion for the country.