Martin Freeman's journey to the centre of Middle Earth
If there were any doubts about expectations surrounding The Hobbit, they evaporated at the recent world premiere in New Zealand.
If there were any doubts about expectations surrounding The Hobbit, they evaporated at the recent world premiere in New Zealand.
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James Mottram
Middle Earth's the Shire – or at least a bit of it – had been recreated in downtown Wellington. Giant model trolls looked on as thousands of fans – many dressed as elves, dwarves and wizards – lined the snaking 500m-long red carpet. "I Bags Bilbo" read one sign held up by an adoring fan in the hope, perhaps, of catching the attention of British actor Martin Freeman, the star of this feverishly anticipated take on JRR Tolkien's 1937 classic children's novel.
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