Air New Zealand – Crazy About Rugby – Safety Video
August 22, 2010 – 9:55 am | 23 Comments

As we gear up for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, trust Air New Zealand to make over the in-flight safety video and here it is. Included are All Black players and coaches, commentators, fans and …

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Peter Jackson Talks Lovely Bones (Video)
August 14, 2009 – 8:15 pm | 20 Comments

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

Lovely Bones Trailer (Video)
August 6, 2009 – 2:15 pm | 11 Comments
Weta Podcast: Richard Taylor and Shane Rangi
May 22, 2009 – 6:51 am | 18 Comments

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.

District 9 – An Allegory for What? (Video)
May 2, 2009 – 6:07 pm | 2 Comments

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.

Peter Jackson Talks Lovely Bones
April 24, 2009 – 8:31 am | 8 Comments

While the rest of use are worrying about the economy and whether we have jobs, there is one person who is having one hell of a year and has so much work he does not …

Whats With The Wot Wots? (Video)
April 21, 2009 – 8:00 am | 35 Comments

As we have previously talked about, Weta Workshop has a new childrens TV series called Wot Wots. You can now see a full episode right here.

Hobbit Will Be Two Movies But….
April 18, 2009 – 8:38 am | 2 Comments

According to Empire Magazine, the second Hobbit Movie will now not be a 60 filler between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Rings but:

Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop Honored (Video)
April 3, 2009 – 8:48 am | 5 Comments

Richard Taylor the the Weta Workshop team were honored this week at World Class New Zealand Awards.

Speculation on Hobbit Trilogy
March 31, 2009 – 11:41 pm | 3 Comments

Speculation has risen online that there is a planned third movie in the Hobbit series adding to the two movies already in the works from Peter Jackson. As we had reported earlier, Jackson and Del …

Weta Cast – EpisodeVII – The Wotty Cast
March 30, 2009 – 7:13 pm | No Comment

Magnus and Daniel interview Martin Baynton about Weta’s and Pukeko Pictures’ brand new children’s TV series The WotWots. It turns out to be one of our best interviews yet – pre-school television is truly the …

Del Toro Right Choice for Hobbit
March 30, 2009 – 9:43 am | 42 Comments

Award Winning Director Guillermo del Toro and Kiwi Director Peter Jackson are being roundly praised as they embark on a remarkable story telling adventure with not only the The Hobbit, the fourth in the series …

Peter Jackson To Bid on Two New Planes
March 24, 2009 – 5:28 pm | 12 Comments

Whilst Wall St types and car executives are busily ridding themselves of executive jets, Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson is looking at purchasing two new planes including a rare Simmonds Sparan Series One.

Peter Jackson And Spielberg Riff on Tintin’s 80th Birthday (Video)
March 17, 2009 – 7:52 am | 2 Comments

Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg riff on the Festival d’angouleme, which is a french comic book festival, here is a sample:
spielberg : « bonjour ! bienvenue au Festival d’angoulême. Je suis steven spielberg, avec un …

Peter Jackson’s Lovely Bones Tipped for Oscar Nomination
March 16, 2009 – 12:36 pm | No Comment

“Lovely Bones”, the story of a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven has been tipped for a nomination this year in the Academy …