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The Hobbit: On the red carpet

Hobbits, elves, wizards and all manner of Middle-earth creatures were part of a crowd of thousands that gathered in downtown Wellington in November 2012 ahead of the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Hugh Sundae, Entertainment Editor was on the 500-metre red carpet to catch a glimpse of the cast & to ask some of the hard hitting questions. Shot on a Canon C300 supplied by A2Z Technologies.

The Hobbit: Stars have media laughing

The Hobbit stars met the media in a press conference before it's World Premiere, Sir Peter Jackson had press from around the world laughing as he revealed how Barry Humphries nabbed the part. Comedy is something that's more evident in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, which was written as a children's book, unlike the much darker tale of The Lord of the Rings. Jackson said the lightness and the comedy in The Hobbit was a joy.

Raw: The Hobbit flies into town

<p>Sir Peter Jackson and the Cast and crew of The Hobbit arrived at Wellington International Airport after flying on the Hobbit-themed Air NZ boeing 777 - 300ER aircraft. </p> <p>Footage shot at 48fps on a Canon C300 thanks to <a href='http://a2ztech.co.nz/' target='_blank'>A2Z Technologies</a>

Hobbit down to the wire

Peter Jackson has finished his final cut of <i>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</i>, just days out from the film's premiere in Wellington.

Twelve Questions: Bifur the dwarf

What's your actual height and did you lie about it to get the part?

The Hobbit: Make-up miracles

Peter Jackson's award-winning hair and make-up team performed miracles on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Sour taste for Jackson's first cast

A star of the classic cult film Bad Taste says Peter Jackson dumped him and his mates after they spent years helping him to make his breakthrough hit.

From splatterfest to epic tale

25 years after a crew of amateurs made the now cult classic Bad Taste, they remember its creator, Sir Peter Jackson, not always fondly, as he prepares for the premiere of the prequel to his record-breaking Rings trilogy.

Animal stress not in Hobbit script

The volcanoes of Mordor are erupting right on cue for the Hobbit premiere, but animals have been the problem.