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Cast members Hugo Weaving, left, and James Nesbitt pose on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Cast member Elijah Wood poses on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Peter Hambleton, left, who plays Gloin, and Jed Brophy, who plays Nori, pose on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Barry Humphries, left, who plays Great Goblin; his wife. Lizzie Spender, center; and Sylvester McCoy, who plays Radagast, on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in New Zealand, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Co-producer Philippa Boyens smiles on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Director Peter Jackson, right, poses with his daughter Katie on the red carpet at the premiere of his new film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Cast member Cate Blanchett poses on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo, poses on his arrival for the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
An actor dressed as Shire folk warms up the crowd on the red carpet for the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Huge crowds swarmed into central Wellington on November 28 for the world premiere of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit," an event that has sparked Middle Earth mania in New Zealand. | Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
Protesters stand in the crowd at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Liam Finn performs at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Richard Armitage arrives at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at the Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Elijah Wood arrives at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Cate Blanchett arrives at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Evangeline Lilly arrives at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
William Kircher, who plays Bifur, emerges from a Hobbit house at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Adam Brown, who plays Ori, emerges from a Hobbit house at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Adam Brown, who plays Ori, emerges from a Hobbit house at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Derek Carver, of Wellington, poses in his costume at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Dean O'Gorman, who plays Fili, arrives at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Director Sir Peter Jackson emerges from a Hobbit house before delivering a speech at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Cast member Cate Blanchett smiles on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Cast member Adam Brown smiles on the red carpet at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Protesters against the death of animals during the filming of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" display a banner on the red carpet for the premiere of the movie in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford)
Crew and cast members of the long-awaited Middle Earth epic film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" exit their plane after arriving at Wellington Airport on November 27, 2012. | Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
Director Sir Peter Jackson makes a speech while New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown look on at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" world premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012, in Wellington, New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Wearing elf ears and wizard hats, sitting atop their dad’s shoulders or peering from balconies, tens of thousands of New Zealanders watched their favorite “Hobbit” actors walk the red carpet Wednesday at the film trilogy’s hometown premiere. An Air New Zealand … Read More