Meredith Woerner from io9.com writes: While $30 million seems like a lot, it’s pretty small when half of District 9’s main characters had to be CG-ed into each frame. We talked to producer Peter Jackson about the benefits of that budget and working with aliens. More..
Category: Production
As you probably know, there is a lot of buzz about the upcoming release of ‘District 9,’ a film produced by Peter Jackson with effects from the good folks at WETA Digital. Reviews are hitting the web, and from the looks of things, they are relatively positive. See you in line! [Yahoo!] [GFP] [AICN]
Weta and TheOneRing.net teamed up to create a scavenger hunt this year at Comic-Con. At TheOneRing.net panel regarding the upcoming Hobbit films, Richard Taylor came along to catch us all up on what Weta is up to.
At the end of his presentation he announced the Dragon’s Gold hunt which featured a series of clues on the Con floor with the winners being awarded a pile of prizes. Read all the details and see the winners here at Weta’s website.
Our pals at WETA have sent along the cool news that pre-orders are now being taken for their miniature shields collection. Take a look! More..
On the Hollywood set of “The Adventures of Tintin” this spring, Steven Spielberg directed an actor in a motion-capture suit as he portrayed the antics of the globe-trotting comic-book hero. One camera was beaming a live feed halfway around the world. Filmmaker Peter Jackson was watching from his headquarters in New Zealand, and discussing the action with Mr. Spielberg via the video link.
Four years after his last movie hit the screen, Mr. Jackson, director of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is gearing up for an extended run at the box office. In recent years, the director’s projects have been shadowed by lawsuits, delays and studio upheavals. Now, working with a stable of filmmakers, from fellow Oscar-winners to first-time directors, Mr. Jackson is turning out a slew of new movies from his New Zealand-based production hub. He has entered the territory of a small group of directors like George Lucas and Mr. Spielberg, who control their own movie-making empires. More..
A LEGAL battle is under way between the Oxfordshire family of JRR Tolkien and the Hollywood giant behind the new Hobbit film, it emerged last night. The heirs of the Tolkien estate, including the author’s daughter Priscilla Tolkien, 80, who lives in Wolvercote, claimed they have not been paid “even one cent” of the millions of pounds owed to them from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is believed the three films generated almost $3bn in box office receipts and another $3bn in DVDs and merchandise sales. More..