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For details details For films. early Jackson’s Peter Sir and trilogy This New York loft-style lounge bar has hosted a number of film film of number a hosted has bar lounge loft-style York New This post- the hosted bar and restaurant waterfront popular This for locations as used were region The Lord of the Rings the of Lord The AR AR B PARTMENT A HE T 27 E V FOXGLO 21 A number of scenic sites throughout the Wellington Wellington the throughout sites scenic of number A 25 Allen Street Allen 25 Wharf Queens 33 LOCATIONS GION E R LLINGTON E W BARS STAURANTS E R & S E CAF 1 MOUNT VICTORIA 8 BUCKET FOUNTAIN 12 WETA CAVE 16 LYALL BAY Mount Victoria Lookout Cuba Mall Cnr Weka St & Camperdown Rd A cliff face by this popular is one of the city’s most One of Wellington’s quirkiest and most well known The Weta Cave is the shop front of the multiple Oscar-winning surf beach along Wellington’s popular visitor sites, offering landmarks, the Bucket Fountain is a popular meeting Weta Workshop. Born as RT Effects in the back room of Sir rugged south coast was used for Dunharrow in The Lord of panoramic views across the place on the Cuba Street pedestrian mall. The fountain Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger’s Wellington flat in 1987, the Rings trilogy. Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Viggo Mortensen city. The very first footage for experienced its 15 minutes of international fame after the pair later formed Weta Workshop with friends Sir Peter (Aragorn) learned to surf here, with Mortensen famously The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood admitted relieving Jackson and Jamie Selkirk in 1993 for the filming of Heavenly having to be shot as a right-to-left profile for some scenes trilogy was filmed here on 11 October 1999, with areas himself in it on a night out with his co-stars. Creatures. Visitors to the Weta Cave can view a selection of after a run in with his surfboard. Filming for King Kong’s of the capital city’s green belt also used for the famous props, buy collectibles and watch an exclusive behind-the- Skull Island also took place here. Lyall Bay’s Maranui Café ‘Get off the road’ and ‘Escape from the Nazgûl’ scenes. scenes film about the Workshop, which was propelled to fame is one of Wellington’s most popular eateries, and was a EXPLORE 9 PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS after producing sets, costumes, armour, weapons and creatures favourite with cast and crew from The Hobbit movies. for The Lord of the Rings. Weta Digital is located close by. 2 EMBASSY THEATRE 5 MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA Cnr Lambton Quay & Molesworth St Celebrations for the 2003 world premiere of The Lord of 17 RED ROCKS 10 Kent Terrace 55 Cable St the Rings: The Return of the King kicked off with an official 13 ROXY CINEMA This historic theatre built in 1926 was restored to host The The film community make their mark on Wellington not reception for the cast and crew at New Zealand’s Parliament. This popular walking spot is where Frodo, Sam and Gollum FILM LOCATIONS, Lord of the Rings premieres, including the world premiere just through movies, but also through their art. Izzat Design A 5km parade then took the stars to the premiere at 5 Park Rd reached the Black Gate in The Lord of the Rings. The full of The Return of the King in December 2003. At over 421 – whose artists created props for films such as Avatar, The Embassy Theatre, at the top of Courtenay Place. Free tours This beautiful art deco cinema was brought back to life by a Red Rocks Coastal Walk takes 2-3 hours, but can also be metres, The Return of the King boasted the world’s longest Lord of the Rings and King Kong – have contributed to a operate through Parliament Buildings daily, except major collective of Wellington’s Oscar-winning moviemakers and completed in parts.