Jackson Hosting West Memphis 3's Damien Echols (And 'The Hobbit' Premiere) in Nz

Jackson didn't just help fund the reason behind free air travel Memphis Three, he's now hosting Damien Echols in the now-freed trio at his home in Nz. "We're doing investigative work, we're doing forensic work," Jackson mentioned Friday inside a press conference. He and partner Fran Walsh are actually funding legal efforts for your three Us citizens, who've been billed as teens. Through the conference, Jackson also introduced the planet premiere for 'The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey' will -- not remarkably -- exist in Wellington, the primary city capital of scotland - Nz. Jackson and Walsh, along with other stars, such as the Actor-kaira Pitt, have championed the innocence of Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley, with one another known to as West Memphis Three. The trio offered 18 years jail time for your killings of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. They have maintained their innocence and were released after pleading guilty to lesser charges. Their story of apparent injustice remains told in three documentaries. The newest, 'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory', was up-to-date to include their extended-looked for release in August. It examined captured within the NY Film Festival and may debut on Cinemax within the month of the month of january. For 'The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey,' the eagerly anticipated prequel to 'The Our god in the Rings' might have its world premiere in Wellington in November 2012, Jackson and Pm John Key introduced today within the Hobbiton occur Waikato. One hundred 1000 people packed Wellington for your 2003 world premiere in the 'The Our god in the Rings: The Return in the King' in December 2003. "In my opinion Warner Bros. particularly were amazed with the 'Return in the King' premiere," Jackson mentioned. "Nobody inside the worldwide industry could quite believe how a country got behind that." The entire press conference might be seen here. 'The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey,' hits theaters December 14, 2012. The second movie, 'The Hobbit: There And Again,A opens December 13, 2013. [via THR and Deadline] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED