Air New Zealand debuts dragon-emblazoned Hobbit airplane
With beady yellow eyes and jaws pulled into a devilish grin, Smaug, a reptilian dragon from the Hobbit films, stared down from the side of Air New Zealand’s Boeing 777-300 jetliner Monday.
Airline officials, Warner Bros. officials and fans crowded excitedly around the red carpet as the plane pulled into sight at Los Angeles International Airport. This was the U.S. debut of the giant creature’s likeness in its entirety, just hours before the premiere of the “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
“What we’re seeing is people who are big fans of New Zealand are much more interested in coming quicker to visit our country once they’ve seen the Hobbit movies,” said Christopher Luxon, CEO of Air New Zealand.“They really want to participate and have an experience in Middle Earth.”
The decal of the dragon is 177 feet long in full color and took Weta Digital, a visual effects company based in New Zealand, 430 hours to complete...
Life has always been and will always be about putting asses in the seats. New Zealand knows this. I didn't even know New Zealand was a country until LOTR. Then the movies came out and its the must have destination wedding for everyone who speaks Elvish. Now this? You're high if you think I'm not riding Smaug all the way to New Zealand first chance I get.
Also, gotta fly this plane over some country that doesn't know about it yet. Does such a place exist? North Korea, they don't get outside news right? I need to see Kim Jong Un react to this. Don't want, need. .
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