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Scoop Images: The Nazgul Swoop Into Wellington
Two giant Nazgul riding winged Fell Beasts swooped into Courtenay Place on Sunday in preparation for the festivities surrounding the World premiere of Peter Jackson's Return Of The King, the third part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy next weekend.
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The Embassy Theatre - venue for the main event next Monday December 1.
Close up of the
Fell Beast and its Nazgul rider.
The tail of the
Fell Beast extends into Marjoribanks St.
Reading Cinemas
Fell Beast and Nazgul - venue for spillover premiere
screenings.
Close up
Molly Malones,
further up Courtenay Place, Pierced by Legolas's
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Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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