Linuxelf sends this along: Last night Guillermo Del Toro was interviewed on TV3’s Campbell Live show, there is also a video too! More..
Category: Production
Ataahua sends this along: AranNZ has a report on the discussion boards about his meeting with GDT at the Weta Cave. Take a look at the report on our LOTR Message Boards!
The Noldor Blog also has a few reports: Guillermo del Toro signing, Exclusive! Name of The Hobbit production company revealed! (3Foot7!), and Pre-Production On Hobbit To Start August
Oscar-winning film-maker Peter Jackson is to head a major government review of the Film Commission – a body he once accused of making poor funding decisions. The appointment was announced today by Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Chris Finlayson – with Jackson saying the review was timely in a rapidly changing international movie climate. David Court, head of screen business at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, would work with Jackson on the review. The pair will examine the Commission’s legislation and constitution, its functions, powers and finances. “The NZ Film Commission is a vital and indispensable component of our film industry,” Jackson said. More..
Guillermo del Toro, director of hit films like Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth to name a few, is in New Zealand to film his latest movie The Hobbit. But on Wednesday, many queued up in Wellington to see the man, though not because of his movies. Rather, it was to get him to autograph their copies of a novel written by the highly-acclaimed Mexican director himself. He took a little time out from filming, to autograph his first book in a vampire trilogy titled The Strain. More..
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…
Moviefone.com has a fairly extensive (if unoriginal) rundown on all things known about RTD’s ‘The Hobbit’ films. Take a look!