Wellington International Airport unveils sculpture of ` ` great dragon '' from ` ` The Dragon : The large display features four reassembled film sets from the movie , and will be open to fans on December 4 only . The Return of Smaug '' Air New Zealand unveils its own tribute to the film -- a new livery featuring the dragon heads . All three films in the ` ` ' '' trilogy were shot in New Zealand .
Wellington International Airport unveils sculpture of ` ` great dragon '' from ` ` The Dragon : The Return of Smaug '' Air New Zealand unveils its own tribute to the film -- a new livery featuring the dragon heads . All three films in the ` ` ' '' trilogy were shot in New Zealand .