First the hobbits, then Narnia and Tintin, now Toad, Badger, Rat and Mole are to be brought to life by Weta Workshop of ‘Wellywood’ in a big-screen adaptation of The Wind in the …

A classic tune is back in the charts after a boost from film-maker Taika Waititi’s latest film and his own video remake of the eighties hit. Patea Māori Club’s original version of Poi E …

Weta Legs are a unique, low profile, professional grade reverse leg stilt for creature and costume performances in movies, television, theatre, circus, street performances and other creative performances.
Something previously reserved for commercial film …

Written and directed by Aya Tanimure from the USA. Sweet As was a finalist in the Your Big Break competition a global search for the next great filmmaker. Their task …

Director of ‘Eagle vs Shark’ and ‘Boy’ answers some questions posed to him by Damian Christie and Dominic Corry.
Taika has enjoyed some recent success with Boy over taking Sione’s Wedding as the large …

Taika Waititi, director of Flight of the Conchords episodes and Eagle vs Shark among many others shares the stage with “Boy” star James Rolleston at the Sundance 2010 Film Festival. Eagle vs Shark’s genesis was …

‘Lord of the Rings’ director Peter Jackson talks about his film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel ‘The Lovely Bones.’.

Rhys does an impersonation of Michael Winslow doing a Jetpack.

Guillermo de Toro talks about working in Wellington on the Hobbit project.

Whilst Kiwiland is inhabited by both hobbits and Dark Lords, according to Forbes Traveller, New Zealand is an ultra safe destination for travelling humans:
Kiwis are much more into harming themselves (via rugby or bungee jumping) …

We get an update from Richard on which of the 50 million projects they are working on at Weta and Shane Rangi, kiwi (and Maori) stuntman extraordinaire talks about his work.

The new movie District 9 from Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp looks to be the real sleeper hit of 2009. If you are into socialogical science fiction, this is it.

Growing up, the scariest alien of them all on our television was the Daleks from Doctor Who.  Daleks are organisms from the planet Skaro, integrated within a tank-like mechanical casing. The resulting creatures are a …