Vampires at large in capital
Wellington has been officially declared ‘‘Vampire Friendly’’ ahead of the June 19 release of vampire mockumentary
.The city’s Hollywood-style sign has had the W changed to a red V, renaming the city Vellington.
The film by director Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement follows a group of vampires who flat together in Wellington.
Vampires Vladislav the Poker (Clement) and Viago von Blitzenberg (Waititi) unveiled the hillside sign in Wellington last night.
Vellington Mayor Celia Vade-Brown said the capital — which is rumoured to have a zombie apocalypse plan — was known as a broad-minded city.
“Vellington’s perfectly suited to be the vampire capital, it’s another example of our city getting behind the film industry while making the most of the chance to showcase our home to the vorld.”
The installation of the ‘Vellington’ sign coincides with the launch of the ‘Vampire’s Guide to Vellington’ tourism promotion, fronted by Viago, which went online yesterday.
The city’s website has also been transformed into VellingtonNZ.com to support the film’s release.
Waititi and Clement co-wrote, codirected and co-star in the 85-minute film alongside a host of Kiwi actors and comedians, including Rhys Darby and Jackie Van Beek.
The film will premier in Auckland on Friday, Black Friday.