A cute little article about some of the people on the Red Carpet tour. You’ll see their faces and costumes on just about every pic of the party, the red carpet and general fan madness in Wellington. I’d like to give a big shout-out to all the people who have visited NZ for the premiere due to TORN and Red Carpet (amounts to the same thing, with most Red Carpet clients discovering the tours through TORN. Their costumes and enthusiasm added hugely to the atmosphere of the Premiere week in Wellington.

Red Carpet Tour visitors to Hobbiton
Red Carpet Tour visitors to Hobbiton


Here’s a few clips and vids of interviews from The Hobbit red carpet in Wellington that have popped up on Youtube so far.

First up, the NOWLive stream has now switched to a short, 60-second highlights loop of the red carpet event. Neat.

Next head to TVNZ where you can check out a bunch of red carpet highlights and interviews, including Peter Jackson’s speech in front of the Embassy Theatre.

Then check out these Youtube clips form the red carpet below!

Peter Jackson’s speech

Hobbit stars arrive for premiere

Hobbit world premiere: Freeman, Jackson and Wood

Hobbit world premiere: Aidan Turner and Dean O’Gorman

In Imagining Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, guest writer Eric M. Van draws together the threads of known facts, and add a dash of logic to speculate on how Peter Jackson and his crew may have imagined their version of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

This second part of the series examines the unique adaptation challenges for Jackson and his fellow screenwriters that come from a sequel that’s a prequel — and whether they’ve had a six-movie Ultimate Edition in mind from the very start. Continue reading “Imagining Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: Part Two”

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In just a few hours the premiere festivities for “The Hobbit: and Unexpected Journey” will begin in earnest in Wellington, NZ. Keep your eyes on the banner at the top of the page and be sure to stay here on TORn for live coverage throughout all of the events! Hobbit Premiere Live Coverage