Hollywood Director Guillermo del Toro will be launching his first novel, The Strain, with a book signing at the Weta Cave. The Strain is the first volume in a trilogy of books, co-written with thriller writer Chuck Hogan, about a vampiric virus that invades New York.
Guillermo is currently in New Zealand to direct The Hobbit , the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is one of the hottest directors in Hollywood, after directing an array of visionary movies such as The Devil’s Backbone, the Oscar winning Pan’s Labyrinth and the two Hellboy movies. He will be signing books and collectibles at this exclusive Weta Cave after-hours event.
Wednesday 17th June | 6-8 PM
The Weta Cave, Cnr Camperdown Rd/Weka St, Miramar, Wellington
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More confirmation that Viggo was in Wellington recently, some good news about one Lothlorien location visited by Flat Earth Tours and Red Carpet Tours, and other tid-bits of news from this blogger that’s got his finger on Wellywood’s pulse.
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From the folks at WETA: We are very excited to announce that Weta’s good friend and renowned Tolkien illustrator, Alan Lee, will be doing a book signing at the Weta Cave.
Saturday 20 June 1-3 pm
The Weta Cave, Cnr Camperdown Rd and Weka St, Miramar, Wellington
Entrance is free and you should take the opportunity to explore the rest of the Weta Cave at the same time. More…
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The latest Red Carpet tour had the worst weather ever, but they did get to pick up a couple of LOTR rumours on their way round the country. Viggo had recently visited the stables where the LOTR stars worked on their riding skills and kept their horses, and he also dropped in to his favourite Wellington steak house, the Green Parrot, according to staff there. He was able to say that he was in New Zealand on movie business, but wouldn’t say more….
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Three senior writers from the New Yorker, who were guests at last weekend’s Auckland Writers & Readers Festival, have been raving about New Zealand in blogs on the magazine’s website. Chief political commentator Hendrik Hertzberg, who posted a blog yesterday from “Middle-earth” (Queenstown), where he is visiting with colleagues Judith Thurman and Rhonda Sherman, said although he was no fan of the Lord of the Rings books, “we find ourselves in a Hobbity paradise”. American writers revel in Lord of the Rings scenery
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Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro is making himself comfortable in Wellington as he hunkers down to direct The Hobbit including replicating his Los Angeles “man cave”. Oscar winner del Toro has two homes in LA a family home and another a few blocks away to house his enormous collection of books, graphic novels and other memorabilia. “The beauty of it is that I wake up, I kiss the wife, I take the kids to school, I go up literally to `my house’ and I spend all morning there. I have lunch with [my family], spend the afternoon in my house and come back at night,” he told The Dominion Post. Hobbit director sets up his man cave
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