The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in New Zealand last week may have caught the attention of an entire nation and a good chunk of the world's press, but the 166 minute feature's New York premiere nevertheless turned into a lively event Friday night at the Ziegfeld Theater in Midtown. Peter Jackson, fittingly, kicked off the festivities introducing much of the cast, including Sir Ian McKellen (in fact there were a lot of "Sirs" Thursday night including Jackson himself), Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and many of the dwarfs.
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"It's so exciting. Tonight was great because the Ziegfeld Theatre is where The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers opened," Serkis told ML at the after-party at Guastavino's, a venue beneath the Queensboro Bridge Thursday night. "It was the first time I realized that Gollum had worked as a concept and a characterization. I literally felt the audience sat forward in their seats. And I loved watching it tonight because I'm relaxed enough to watch it since I've seen it two times."
Not surprisingly, the movie is packed full of action, wizardry, surrealism, battles and amazing imagery. Serkis said that one time may not be enough for many fans since there "is too much to take in," but Lord of the Rings adherents should be pleased.
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The Hobbit also gave Serkis an opportunity to look at his character Gollum anew since the latest trio of films, set before The Lord of the Rings, gave Serkis the chance to re-introduce the Hobbit.
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