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Elijah Wood and Sir Peter Jackson star in The Hobbit -themed flight safety video


Wellington - Air New Zealand released a new Hobbit-themed in-flight safety video featuring movie director Sir Peter Jackson and actor Elijah Wood on Thursday.


The four-and-a-half minute video follows the adventures of two The Hobbit fans through Wellington airport and on to a plane where they sit alongside Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in the movies.

Director Sir Peter Jackson makes a guest appearance, as do The Hobbit actors Dean O'Gorman, who played Fili the Dwarf, and Sylvester McCoy who played Radagast.

Watch as the two super fans go on the flight of their imaginations as Air New Zealand succeeds in bringing Middle Earth to life.



This is the second Hobbit-inspired safety video as one was previously released in 2012 which attracted more than 11 million views online.



ICYMI the final movie in The Hobbit trilogy is set for release in December and get ready because it's going to the battle of a lifetime!


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