Giant "Gollum" Sculpture Installed Inside Airport in New Zealand

Isn't it precious?

ByJustin Korkidis

Nov 06, 2012

Folks in New Zealand absolutely love Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings franchise and they appear just as excited for the upcoming release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Recently, a local design team at Weta Workshop created an incredible large-scale sculpture of "Gollum" that was installed inside the Wellington International Airport. At nearly 10 foot high and 43 foot long, hit the thumbs for a closer look.

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