The groovy folks from WETA write: Herewith the news updates from Weta HQ. Paint technician gives Weta fans…
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The groovy folks from WETA write: Herewith the news updates from Weta HQ.
Paint technician gives Weta fans tips
Weta release new images of the Halo3 shorts
Bungie crew play with Weta’s props in the safety of their carpark…
Weta Rayguns informercial nominated for an award!
Collector gets Bug envy
TheBigIdea interviews Greg Broadmore
And for Rayguns fans out there, you can spot them in the Janurary edition of ‘Bizzare Magazine’ in their seven page Steampunk special.
grammaboodawg sends in this detailed look at Elijah Wood’s latest, “9”: Elijah Wood is lending his voice to an animated film called 9 (simply the number nine). The story is about a post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened. [imdb quote] Other cast members voicing along with Elijah are Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover (Back to the Future/Willard), Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau. One of the producers is Tim Burton, along with Timur Bekmambetov, Dana Ginsburg, Jim Lemley, and Marci Levine. Continue reading “Elijah Lends his Voice to “9””
The groovy folks from WETA write: Herewith the news updates from Weta HQ.
Weta Digital nominated for 3 awards for Waterhorse film
Weta Original Rayguns named “2007 Best Creative Toy Concept”
Iconic 80’s hair metal band POISON named in rock lineup
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Weta Workshop’s involvement in another blockbuster movie has been unmasked – the physical effects studio has beaten Hollywood to design and make the costumes for superheroes including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash. The costumes will be donned by a yet-to-be-named cast for the big-budget Hollywood movie Justice League of America, to be filmed in Sydney this year and directed by Australian George Miller of Mad Max and Happy Feet fame. The film’s Wellington-based American producer, Barrie Osborne, who produced Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, confirmed Weta Workshop’s involvement. “They are doing all the costumes and they’re doing a brilliant job,” he told The Dominion Post from Sydney. “A lot of people thought it would be too hard, that you can only make those things in Hollywood.” Weta triumphs in clash of the superheroes
Oscar-winning special effects guru Joe Letteri has been made a partner at Weta Digital. Letteri, an American, joins Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor and Jamie Selkirk as an equal partner and shareholder in the internationally successful Wellington company. He has been a senior visual effects supervisor for Weta Digital, which provides computer-generated effects, since 2001, and will continue in that role. Before that, he worked at George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic for 10 years, and he was a visual effects co-supervisor for the 1997 Star Wars Special Edition. He has played a key role in attracting productions to New Zealand, including James Cameron’s new film Avatar, for which Weta is providing the visual effects. Weta partnership for special effects guru
Aileen sends along word that WETAs Richard Taylor was quoted in cnbc.com’s Memorable Quotes from 10 Years of “Managing Asia”. His quote: “People asked me, ‘Who do you hire? Who works at Weta?’ And I’ve always said, ‘They are the kids who drew on the back of their pencil cases, and who dream of monsters.’ And that really is the heart of the people here.” Richard Taylor Quoted in ‘Memorable Quotes from 10 Years of “Managing Asia”‘
