Giant 'Gollum' statue above New Zealand airport

11:40 AM, Oct 26, 2012   |    comments
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNN) -- A giant sculpture of the duplicitous creature Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy greets visitors at Wellington Airport in New Zealand.

TVNZ reports the sculpture, at 40-feet long and about 10-feet-high, was unveiled this morning at the airport. It's suspended over the food court.

It's made to look as if Gollum is submerged in water, reaching out to catch a fish, his favorite meal.

The huge likeness was designed by the Weta Workshop and installed ahead of next month's premier of the new film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."

Gollum has a prominent role in this latest installement, as he did in the first three.