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Video Blog 10, The Premiere

Peter Jackson’s Video Blogs on the making of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey continues in this 10th installment, covering the movie’s Premiere in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Video Clip: Give Him The Contract

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Video Clip: I Wasn’t Talking To You

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Guardians of Middle-earth now available

Delve into the epic Middle-earth fantasy world and experience the battle firsthand with new video game, Guardians of Middle-earth (@GuardiansMe on Twitter) available now on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. In Guardians of Middle-earth, gamers team up as powerful heroes from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, bringing up to 10 players together in a competitive multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game.

To purchase Guardians of Middle-earth (rated T for Teen), visit http://bit.ly/Tlxjb4

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A first-hand account of the World Premiere

Larry D. Curtis, a senior member of the TheOneRing.net staff, was on hand for the Wellington premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and offers this report…

WELLINGTON — “Wellington has already proved it knows how to party, so this takes things to the next level!”

So said Peter Hambleton from the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington, New Zealand. It was an amazing spectacle with well over 100,000 people gathered on 600 meters of red carpet to watch the stars of the film arrive.

The event was carried live on websites around the globe with nine cameras, including helicopter shots. Some fans arrived early in the morning to choose the best spots in hopes of getting autographs and photos of stars such as Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and of course, Sir Peter Jackson, the film’s director and co-screenwriter and the toast of the town.

Andy Serkis, who reprises his role as Gollum, also brought an enormous cheer when he showed up with his wife and a big grin and signed autographs for fans. Every actor seemed to make a big splash but Cate Blanchett, despite playing a relatively small role in the film, seemed to make fans the most manic for an autograph. She, like others in the cast, brought along her family to experience the wonder of the event.

Katie Jackson was also in attendance. In an interview shown on the big screen at the event, she revealed that she had not seen the movie yet, on the advice of her father who wanted her to experience it for the first time at the premiere.

The big showing was at the Embassy Theater, which featured high frame rate equipment, the latest in Dolby sound and RealD 3D technology. Attendee James Cameron quipped, “High frame rate is the future.”

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World Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey!

Watch the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey live from New Zealand. Warner Bros. is offering a live stream of the red carpet arrivals, plus a special performance by Neil Finn. More more details here: http://bit.ly/HobbitPremiere

Highlights from the World Premiere can be viewed here on Facebook.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Video #9

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