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

Jackson did not just help fund the reason for free airline Memphis Three, he's now hosting Damien Echols from the now-freed trio at his home in Nz. "We are doing investigative work, we are doing forensic work," Jackson stated Friday in a press conference. He and partner Fran Walsh happen to be funding legal efforts for that three People in america, who have been charged as teens. Throughout the conference, Jackson also introduced the world premiere for 'The Hobbit: An Unpredicted Journey' will -- not remarkably -- occur in Wellington, the main city town of Nz. Jackson and Walsh, together with other celebs, including The Actor-brad Pitt, have championed the innocence of Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley, with each other referred to as West Memphis Three. The trio offered 18 years imprisonment for that killings of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. They've maintained their innocence and were launched after pleading guilty to lesser charges. Their story of apparent injustice continues to be told in three documentaries. The most recent, 'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory', was up-to-date to incorporate their lengthy-searched for release in August. It tested earlier this year in the NY Film Festival and can debut on Cinemax in The month of january. For 'The Hobbit: An Unpredicted Journey,' the eagerly anticipated prequel to 'The The almighty from the Rings' may have its world premiere in Wellington in November 2012, Jackson and Pm John Key introduced today in the Hobbiton occur Waikato. A hundred 1000 people packed Wellington for that 2003 world premiere from the 'The The almighty from the Rings: The Return from the King' in December 2003. "I believe Warner Bros. particularly were amazed through the 'Return from the King' premiere," Jackson stated. "Nobody within the worldwide industry could quite believe the way the country got behind that." The whole press conference could be seen here. 'The Hobbit: An Unpredicted Journey,' hits theaters December 14, 2012. The 2nd 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