SAMBOLIN: Welcome back to EARLY START. It is 58 minutes past the hour. They came out in ears, homemade hobbit feet, sounds attractive, doesn't it? For the world premier of "The Hobbit," an unexpected journey in Wellington, New Zealand.</s>ROMANS: Reporter Matt McLean of TV New Zealand was on-hand for the festivities.</s>MATT MCLEAN, REPORTER, TV NEW ZEALAND (voice-over): This has been the</s>ROMANS: Hundred thousand people.</s>SAMBOLIN: I know. That's a lot of folks. "The Hobbit" will have its U.S. premier next week here in New York. It will be in theaters December 14th. You going to see it?</s>ROMANS: No.</s>ROMANS: I got a long list before that one.</s>SAMBOLIN: All right. EARLY START continues right now.
"The Hobbit" Premieres in New Zealand