{"id":550464,"date":"2026-07-30T01:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/550464\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T01:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:29:23","slug":"young-sheldon-star-iain-armitage-spotted-in-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/550464\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage spotted in Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Armitage is also known for playing Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies and voicing Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie. <\/p>\n

The young actor was also spotted after he visited Te Papa yesterday alongside The Lord of the Rings and X-Men star Sir Ian McKellen. <\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Middle-earth to Te Papa, thank you both for making our day! Our cafe team won\u2019t be forgetting this visit anytime soon,\u201d Te Papa wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

This comes just days after Sydney Sweeney<\/a> and Scooter Braun shared a glimpse into their New Zealand getaway.<\/p>\n

In a series of clips shared to Instagram at the weekend, the famous pair can be seen strapped together for a tandem bungy jump in Queenstown.<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s holiday appeared to be adrenaline-fuelled, with helicopter rides, high-speed jetboat thrills and claybird shooting.<\/p>\n

According to Page Six, the Euphoria star has been filming a Netflix project in Australia.<\/p>\n

In recent months, other Hollywood luminaries have flocked to New Zealand, including James Bond star Pierce Brosnan<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Jack Black<\/a>, Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Coolidge and Jason Momoa were also spotted in May. <\/p>\n

\" Jack Black was seen waving to a crowd of onlookers from the main street of Thames.<\/p>\n

Many of the celebrities were thought to be in town for the sequel Minecraft Movie (2025), which had begun filming in Huntly and various other locations across New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Production officially began at the end of April and is expected to take several months, with the film\u2019s theatre release slated for July 23 next year.<\/p>\n

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