The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy: According to Yahoo!, Fans of director Peter Jackson (news) are lining up to buy a seat in a movie theater where the world premiere of the third "The Lord of the Rings" film will be screened in December.
Wellington's Embassy Theater Trust said Monday it had accidentally tapped into worldwide interest in the trilogy when it advertised its sponsor-a-seat program on a fan Web site.
"There's a huge number of 'Lord of the Rings' fans circling looking for any kind of connection with the films — here's one they can put their names on," said Trust chairman Bill Sheat.
People from Japan to the United States and Canada have been sponsoring a seat in the theater currently being refurbished for the premiere of "The Return of the King," the third movie.
Already, 613 of the total 748 sponsored seats have been snapped up, some for as much as $1,104.
Payment gives the seat owner the right to a name plaque, showing they helped rebuild the 1920s classic cinema, a refurbishment project championed by Jackson. However, sponsoring a seat doesn't mean they get to sit in it for the premiere.
for details on seeing the whole trilogy here in the US!
Noel Appleby, Sean Astin, Sala Baker, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Marton Csokas, Megan Edwards, Michael Elsworth, Mark Ferguson, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Lawrence Makoare, Brent McIntyre, Peter McKenzie, Sarah McLeod, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Ian Mune, Craig Parker, Cameron Rhodes, John Rhys-Davies, Martyn Sanderson, Andy Serkis, Harry Sinclair, Liv Tyler, David Weatherley, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Alan Howard
Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Sir Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Sir Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving
Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Kevin Conway, Hugo Weaving, Brad Dourif, Martin Csoka, Bernard Hill, Sir Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, John Noble, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Cate Blanchett, David Wenham
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