Five weeks to go! If you are coming to Comic Con 2009 in San Diego on 22-26 July, please come and visit the Weta crew at our booth 2615, which we share with our good friends from Dark Horse Comics.
Weta’s Richard Taylor, Greg Broadmore, Ri Streeter, Kate McCormick and Tim Launder will be rowing our war canoe over the Pacific Ocean to attend the show. Please come and say Hi and hang out with us.
We just hope all our new displays arrive in good condition. They are currently en-route to the show on the “Venture” and Captain Englehorn reports “strange goings on” down in the hold. Here is his last transmission. More…
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From the folks at Ring*Con: Europe´s biggest Fantasy Convention – Ring*Con – will be held for the 8th time! Lord of the Rings and Fantasy fans from all over the world are coming to Germany to celebrate their hobby and fandom with thousands of like-minded fan and with stars from the Lord of the Rings movies and other fantasy movies and TV-series. For one weekend, the sublime hotel Maritim will be changed into Middle Earth with Hobbits, Orcs, Elves and other fantasy creatures. Continue reading “Ring*Con 2009 Update”
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CULVER CITY, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ — In IGN’s District 9 VIP Access Sweepstakes, two moviegoers can win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, as well as District 9’s director, Neill Blomkamp, and star, Sharlto Copley. The grand prize winners will get the unique chance to learn exclusive details about the highly-anticipated science-fiction thriller District 9 during a two-day trip to San Diego, California as they cover Comic-Con for IGN.com.
As special correspondents for IGN, the winners will cover District 9 events, including attending the District 9 panel and interviewing the cast and filmmakers. Jackson, who produced the film, is attending Comic-Con for the first time to support District 9. To enter the sweepstakes visit www.ign.com/d9. District 9 will be released in theaters nationwide on August 14, 2009. More..
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From the folks at the Mythopoeic Society” Can’t attend the entire Conference? Want to learn out more about the Mythopoeic Society? Single-day passes are available for Saturday and/or Sunday at $28 each Friday and/or Monday at $15 each. Continue reading “Single Day Passes are now available for Mythcon 40”
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On the WETA site: What are John Howe, Richard Taylor and Brigitte Wuest doing in Weta’s sculpting room?
Find out at Comic Con in San Diego on 22 July! More…
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How does one begin when speaking of someone as dynamic as David Carradine? The man stood out as a powerful presence, known as an avid fan of J.R.R. Tolkien among his friends and fellow film artists. I am struck by his passing.
We originally met David among the crowds of Dragon*Con in Atlanta. I believe it was 2001, but the memory is not an exact science these days. The team of us were putting together a list of luminaries and Tolkien supporters that we thought would like to speak on camera for a project we had called RINGERS: Lord of the Fans, and we walked up to David just as any other engaged fan would come to an autograph table — slightly nervous yet pleased to have a handshake with a performer of such stature. Continue reading “David Carradine: Farewell To a Great Ringer Fan”
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