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Chris Henry: 818 Publicity Managing Director on Wellington potentially hosting the premiere of an Avatar movie · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Now Avatar. The new movie Avatar of Fire and Ash,
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  Speaker 1: releases in December this year. Have a listen.
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  Speaker 2: The blood will still find you wash people a lot
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  Speaker 2: like us.
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  Speaker 1: They bring ruin. They've turned away from Awa, but maybe
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  Speaker 1: not all is lost. It once bright war.
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  Speaker 2: Now I want to start it.
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  Speaker 1: One of the three Avatar movies that have been produced locally,
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  Speaker 1: must have a red carpet, and Wellington at the studio
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  Speaker 1: wishes to receive their final payment from the film's rebate scheme. Now,
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  Speaker 1: Nicola Willis says, Wellington, she says. December. Chris Henry, managing
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  Speaker 1: director at eight one eight Publicity with us this morning. Chris,
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  Speaker 1: good morning, Good morning, Ryan.
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  Speaker 2: How are you good?
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  Speaker 1: Thank you? Now do you remember the Lord of the
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  Speaker 1: Rings and Wellington back in the day? It was incredible.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, a couple of strapping young men hopping on the
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  Speaker 2: train from Paparum into Wellington, thousand people. It was quite special,
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  Speaker 2: wasn't that?
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  Speaker 1: It really was? So do you think they'll do another
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  Speaker 1: one here at Do you think they'll do the Avatar
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  Speaker 1: one in Wellington?
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  Speaker 2: I would really hope. So, I mean, well, it is
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  Speaker 2: a fantastic place to hold a film premiere. It's got
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  Speaker 2: thought a wonderful film culture, and it's also the home
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  Speaker 2: of the film's director and lots of the stars. They
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  Speaker 2: always run out the red carpet and it would be
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  Speaker 2: a fantastic way to premier the film. For sure.
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  Speaker 1: You mix and mingle with all of the celebs and
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  Speaker 1: you know a lot of hob nubbing in your business, Chris,
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  Speaker 1: would we get some decent talent here? You know with
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  Speaker 1: the big overseas stars, do they do that? Do they
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  Speaker 1: come to places like New Zealand still for the for
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  Speaker 1: the premiers and the openings and things.
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  Speaker 2: Oh? Absolutely. The people that have been involved in the film,
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  Speaker 2: the actors that have been in the film, they would
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  Speaker 2: have had an incredible experience living and working in Wellington
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  Speaker 2: and the chance to come back and experience that again
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  Speaker 2: in this environment, I think we'll be really appealing to them. Also,
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  Speaker 2: so well known for our wonderful hospitality, that beautiful place
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  Speaker 2: late these and Wellington in the summer I think would
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  Speaker 2: be a prime location for it and deferently something that
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  Speaker 2: would be encouraging to see to come back down.
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  Speaker 1: Jeff Wellington more than anyone. When we just need to
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  Speaker 1: pray that the pipes don't versed. While it's happening. That's
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  Speaker 1: soundly problem. Hey, hey Christmas, before you go, how long
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  Speaker 1: would you need to actually plan something like this, Oh.
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  Speaker 2: You would need a wee while, But you're amazed. You'd
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  Speaker 2: be amazed about how the key ingenuity can can move
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  Speaker 2: itself together quite quickly. I'd imagine that that the wheels
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  Speaker 2: would be in motion, you know, in the coming months,
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  Speaker 2: but it would take a good few months to get
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  Speaker 2: it already.
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  Speaker 1: Chris, appreciate your time. Chris Henry Managing director at eight
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  Speaker 1: one eight Publicity. They do all of the big stuff.
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