Back in New Zealand, for Daniel, this time it's mostly in the Wellington studio, and after this part of the film, he will finish the first half of the filming, return to Los Angeles, and get ready to join Legally Blonde.

Of course, in a few months, he'll be back here to finish the final work with the crew of The Lord of the Rings, followed by more than half a year of special effects production, and Peter Jackson will use his own special effects company, Weta Digital, to complete the special effects part of The Lord of the Rings, so the responsibility is heavy - you know, his company is still a bit naïve compared to George Lucas.

Daniel's first job back in Wellington was not filming, but an interview with the Wellington Daily News.

And it was not Cusa, who was far away in Los Angeles, who delivered this offer, nor Andy, who came to Wellington with him, but Francis.

"I didn't expect to get a job from you," Daniel said with a smile, "but you have to tell you first, you and Peter have already discussed it at home, right?" ”

Accepting an interview about the film during filming must be recognized by the director and even the entire crew leadership group, especially if he has a topic now, which must be counted in the promotional advantages of the film, and it cannot be arbitrarily - because there is a contract.

"The editor-in-chief of the Wellington Daily News, Tasia, is an old friend of ours, you know, New Zealand is so big, the North Island is even smaller, it's hard not to know each other, and we're going to be in New Zealand for more than half a year, and the next special effects are going to be done here. So, there are some things that have to be done even if they don't go as planned. ”

Daniel nodded knowingly.

"They can confirm the itinerary with Andy, and I'm very idle here."

"You'll be out of nowhere."

Indeed, as Francis said, Daniel had an important plot to complete in this short period of time, if he could.

The Battle of the Plains of Paliano, perhaps the most crucial battle in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, saw the Dark Lord Sauron determined to break through Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, the last bastion of humanity. The warriors of Aragorn, Gandalf, Gondor, and Rohan, as well as the elves, triumphed over the shadows of darkness here.

For Legolas, his brilliance is here—against the Mammoth Colossus.

Whether it's a giant mammoth or a spectacular Minas Tirith in the studio, it takes a lot of technical help.

For example, the White City of Gondor is spectacular in the script, the realistic model was designed by Alain Lee and John Hovey, one-seventy-second the size depicted in the script, made of polystyrene and resin, and is about one and a half meters tall - about 6 meters, which means that the original design should have been more than 400 meters of behemoth.

You have to admire the professionalism and magic of these model makers, at least Daniel saw Minas Tirith in miniature, just like a young man who came to New York from Texas.

Turrets, streets, and rows of houses are all delicate and clear.

Daniel's eyes were also blown away by the shooting of the model, where a miniature camera was fixed to a hydraulic lift, then ascended at an extremely slow pace, hovering over the model for a week, and then shooting along the outer ring of the model. Of course, this is very difficult, it is very different from ordinary shooting, it is operated by professionals, not to mention Daniel, even Peter can't figure it out.

Daniel's extensive movement training comes into play in this scene. But before that, he really needs to complete the "business" that Francis has brought in.

The Wellington Daily is second only to the New Zealand Herald in New Zealand at home, but much less internationally than the Wellington Daily, which is not unrelated to their conservative strategy, focusing almost exclusively on what is happening in New Zealand, and if Daniel is in Australia, Tassia may not be interested in interviewing him.

The Daily is strategically located on Lambton Avenue.

Daniel's visit sets off a craze for the Daily, which is rarely frequented by Hollywood stars, and Lena and Josh are intrigued to see the elves they "discover" firsthand.

"You're going to be disappointed." The colleague of the two told them with exaggerated expressions, "The difference between celebrities with and without makeup is like a swan and a duck, don't be scared." ”

Lena doesn't have a lot of contact with celebrities, "No, we see that his photos on the Internet are also very handsome." ”

"Oh, simple little girl, as an editor, are you new to image processing software?"

Josh and Lena looked at each other.

At 9:50 a.m., Daniel's car stopped in the daily newspaper building, and the elevator went directly to the Wellington Daily editorial office on the third floor.

Editors and staff have been waiting for it for a long time.

Daniel was taken aback by the situation.

"Hey, look, you liar." Lena excitedly patted her colleague on the shoulder, "More handsome than the photo." ”

Seeing Lena's excited appearance, Josh next to her was a little surprised. It's not as pleasing to look at Daniel as it was just now.

"We've seen it all, we still have to work, it's just a Hollywood star."

Lena glared at him and reluctantly went back to work, Tasia's eyes on them.

"Mr. Sandler, it's an honor to meet you."

"Thank you for having me."

After a short greeting, everyone quickly got into the working state, Andy instructed the makeup artist to do a simple highlighter, he basically did not wear heavy makeup, because it would damage the skin and was not necessary, he wore his own clothes today, after all, it was not a magazine cover.

The chief reporter of the social edition is in charge of the interview, and the photographer is also the main photographer, and the "Daily" still attaches great importance to Daniel.

The two sides talked for two hours.

The topic mainly focused on his impressions of New Zealand, you know, following the crew to shoot the location, Daniel went to many New Zealand national parks, attractions and reserves. In addition, it is a response to the Legolas elf incident, which caused an uproar in New Zealand, and the response of the parties involved will naturally be of interest.

Overall, the interview was very decent, very much in line with the tone of the Daily, and I didn't pay much attention to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and I didn't have much interest in Daniel's Rocket Star Path.

After the interview, the Daily arranged for lunch, but Daniel declined.

But on the way out, there was a little accident, a young female editor came up to ask for an autograph, yes, she was Lena, although Josh's face was not very good-looking, she still couldn't help it.

She felt like she was going to be a star-chaser.