Hot off the heels of the exciting festivities in Wellington, we are happy to open the official party subsite for ‘The One Expected Party!’ This site will be your one stop location for all of the fine details about this black-tie gala hosted by TheOneRing.net on Oscar Night 2013. To say the night will be special for every Tolkien fan is a bit of an understatement. Our planning team are working overtime to make this the most memorable event TheOneRing.net has ever hosted! Entertainment for the night includes Billy Boyd’s band Beecake, Emerald Rose and Charles Ross of ‘The One Man Lord of the Rings!’ To coincide with the launch of the subsite, we are excited to announce that invitations to the party are now being sent to email inboxes around the world. The first invitations are being sent to those fans who filled our our Oscar Party survey last year. So if you gave us your feedback, look for an email today! Tickets will then be offered to our registered forum members and members of The Fellowship. If there are tickets left, we will open them to the general public. Check out the official party subsite for more details and hope you can join us for this amazing evening! [Party Subsite]
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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.
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
WELLINGTON — Our story so far: On behalf of TheOneRing.net, I was invited by Warner Bros., supported by the good folks in Peter Jackson’s camp, to come to Wellington and relate the experience of the World Premiere of The Hobbit to fans worldwide. This is a personal thrill for me but I feel also the responsibility to convey as much of the experience as possible to TORn readers and everybody who cannot come. It is 5 a.m. in Wellington on HOBBIT: An Unexpected Journey premiere day. (More photos after the red carpet so we don’t bog down the site.) Continue reading “TORn joins media frenzy leading up to ‘Hobbit’ world premiere”
Here’s a great interview with our own Erica Challis, a.k.a. Tehanu. One of the founders of TORn, Erica was on hand at the premier party sponsored jointly by Red Carpet Tours and TheOneRing.net. The interview hits at the heart of what makes all Tolkien fans love The Hobbit. Well done, Erica!
Watch the video on the 3 News NZ site here.
Ringer Mr BBi managed to record cast interviews from yesterday off the satellite for channels 7 & 9 in Australia. Cast members interviewed include Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Sir Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens. Most of the interviews are a respectable 4-5 minutes each. Check them out!
Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis
Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis & Richard Armitage #2
Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett & Elijah Wood.
Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett & Elijah Wood #2
Sir Peter Jackson & Philippa Boyens
Sir Peter Jackson & Phillpa Boyens #2