![]() Watch Air New Zealand’s new “Hobbit”-inspired safety video above, then check out “An Unexpected Briefing” below. The world premiere of the second film in the Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, took place in Los Angeles on Monday, the same day Air New Zealands Boeing 777-300 plane decorated. The third and final installment of Jackson’s latest Tolkien trilogy, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” is set to premiere Friday, Dec. The latest is their second “Hobbit”-inspired video, following 2012’s “An Unexpected Briefing.”Īlso read: Fall Movie Forecast: Can ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Save the Box Office? All in all, the short film was a perfect tribute to the Middle-earth saga, now coming to a close, which has brought a lot of attention to the beauty of New Zealand over the past decade.Īir New Zealand has a tradition of making elaborate and unique safety videos, including ones starring Betty White, and a collaboration with Sports Illustrated for the 50th anniversary of their Swimsuit issue. As the official airline of Middle-earth, Air New Zealand has gone all out to celebrate the third and final film in The Hobbit Trilogy - The Hobbit: The Battl. A lot of love and care went into making things like seats on top of giant eagles. Not to mention, they didn’t scrimp on the special effects and costuming budgets, either. “We are very proud to be the official airline of Middle-earth and have worked hard over the past three years to create highly effective global marketing campaigns, including distinctive branded aircraft and Hobbit-inspired online content, which have got the world talking about both our airline and destination New Zealand,” said Jodi Williams, Air New Zealand’s head of global brand development.Īlso read: Peter Jackson’s ‘Hobbit’ Trilogy Costs $745 Million So Far It certainly helps when you’re filming on the beautiful landscape that has brought Middle-earth to life across five films so far. To say the Kiwis are all-in over native son Peter Jackson's locally shot The Hobbit trilogy is putting it lightly. As you embark on your long and exciting journey to New Zealand, youll be happy to know that a great adventure awaits you on board, in the form of a. Tolkien elves, orcs and dwarves as passengers, and even an epic battle - with a surprise ending - this video proves that any topic can be made awesome to behold. With flight attendants looking like classic J.R.R. See photos: Johnny Depp Enchants as Big Bad Wolf in Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’ First Look Who wouldn’t want to learn airplane safety guidelines from Frodo Baggins ( Elijah Wood), Radagast the Brown ( Sylvester McCoy), the dwarf Fili (Dean O’Gorman), special effects guru and Weta Workshops co-founder Richard Taylor and director Peter Jackson himself? With close to 120,000 people viewing it online every hour, Air New Zealands latest Hobbit-inspired safety video has become the airlines most popular video. Air New Zealand found another use for all those “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” sets and costumes lying around now that the films are wrapping up, as the company created what they’ve rightfully dubbed “The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made.”
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