New Zealand’s TV3 has an interview with Richard Taylor in the new Weta Cave, which he’s clearly very proud of. It’s long been a dream of his to have a permanent place where his team’s work could be enjoyed and appreciated. To display the results of over twenty years work in the film industry, much of it in collaboration with Peter Jackson, Weta have created a fantasy grotto stuffed with props and models. View
Month: June 2008
Weta recently opened its “Weta Cave” to give visitors something cool to see when they make the journey to the gentle neighborhood in Wellington where one of the world’s most important film special effects houses sits. I visited the Cave a few weeks before it officially opened and believe me, I felt like I was walking sacred movie-production ground. This Sunday the already must-visit destination is the site of a pretty incredible afternoon celebrating the New Zealand release of “Prince Caspian.” Continue reading “Weta Cave’s “Narnia Day” set for Sunday”
Associate Professor of English, LeiLani Hinds, has been teaching Tolkien for a while now but for the first time there will be a chance for those outside of Honolulu to participate, having a chance to earn 3 credits of transfer-level college credit, writing intensive, for taking “English 257L J. R. R. Tolkien. Just as when Hinds first started her course, she is asking TheOneRing.net to spread the word. Read the full text of her letter after the link. Continue reading “Honolulu CC offers expanded Tolkien knowledge”
‘The Hobbit’ Director Guillermo del Toro will be featured on a Starz documentary titled ‘Comic Books Unbound’ at 10pm EST on Tuesday.
“Comic Books Unbound”, a Starz Originals production, looks at the evolution of Hollywoods revolutionary adaptations of famous and infamous comic book characters and storylines. With Selma Blair, Roger Corman, Guillermo Del Toro. 2008, TV14, USA
Keep an eye out for actor Ron Perlman, who will most likely be involved in ‘The Hobbit’ films in some capacity as well. [Starz]
We’re a bit belated in picking this up, but at the end of April Guillermo del Toro won a major fantasy prize: The Nebula Award for best movie script in 2007, for Pan’s Labyrinth! This award came just before Guillermo confirmed he would be joining Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens in writing the film scripts for The Hobbit and F2. Congratulations Guillermo! (The full list of Nebula Award winners is available from Locus Magazine.)
Kristin Thompson, from The Frodo Franchise reports that John Howe is releasing a new book, titled Forging Dragons.
It contains John’s paintings of dragons, as well as the sketches he made in preparing them and some information on how he did them. There’s even discuss of the mythological background of each dragon. The book’s not due out until October 10, but already Amazon has it available for pre-orders here
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.So there you go. A fitting release for the beginning of pre-production of The Hobbit and the preparation of what Guillermo del Toro has described as THE dragon. [The Frodo Franchise]