A Weta Workshop tour is amongst items that are up for grabs at the second annual Kids At…
Continue ReadingA Weta Workshop tour is amongst items that are up for grabs at the second annual Kids At Christmas Charity Auction, which opened today on sellmefree.co.nz.
The auction, run in association with sellmefree.co.nz and Air New Zealand, allows New Zealanders to bid on money-can’t-buy experiences, with the proceeds going to Starship, Make A Wish Foundation and Starjam. More than $270,000 was raised for the three charities last year. Continue reading “Weta Workshop Tour Auctioned for Charity”
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from the success of playing Merry in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost. Monaghan was born in Berlin, Germany, after older brother Matthew, to English parents. His family first moved to Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, when he was twelve, then later moved to Manchester. Monaghan’s first language is English, but he also speaks German. He is known for his ability to impersonate others and replicate accents. He attended St. Anne’s RC High School (where his uncle taught and later became head teacher) and Aquinas College where he studied English literature, drama and geography.
deej writes: Orlando Bloom is among the many actors, musicians, and artists who have designed a lunchbox for The Lunchbox fund, an auction to benefit Food Bank for New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. Bidding started Friday, December 7th – click on this link to see all of the lunchboxes and place a bid. Get Bloom’s Lunchbox for Charity
Washington, Dec 7 : Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom revealed that his childhood dyslexia helped him carve a niche for himself in the Hollywood. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star admitted that he used to struggle a lot with his schoolwork and it was his disability gave him a kick to excel in arts. “Because of the dyslexia I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” Contactmusic quoted the star as saying. Childhood dyslexia taught Bloom to ‘work twice as hard’
The folks from WETA write: This week the long awaited trailer for the second Chronicles of Narnia film, Prince Caspian was released online. Weta Workshop has been working on the props and designs for this film for some time now, so it is really thrilling to see it all come together on the big screen. Check out the YouTube Link, and a link to the work we did on this project. Continue reading “WETA News: Chronicles of Narnia Preview & More”
Wellington visual effects company Weta Digital continues to lure the big guns of Hollywood, with movie producer Jon Landau and Titanic director James Cameron singling out the capital as the place to film their latest project, Avatar. The big-budget sci-fi movie has been in production in Wellington since October, The Dominion Post reported today, with special effects work taking place alongside live-action filming featuring stars such as US screen veteran Sigourney Weaver. Landau, who oversaw films such as True Lies, Die Hard 2, Mrs Doubtfire, Aliens 3 and Last of the Mohicans, told the newspaper they chose Weta Digital and Wellington as they wanted the best visual effects crew they could get. Kiwi special effects reputation draws Hollywood high fliers
