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WETA At Comic Con 2006

Weta will be out in force (at San Diego Comic Con) showcasing it’s dynamic Superman Returns collectibles and unveiling the first of our new Hellgate: London statues, based on Flagship Studios’ hotly anticipated new video game. Comic Con will also be your very first chance to view the amazing new Weta Originals. […]

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The Lion, the Witch and Weta: Richard Taylor talks Narnia

Weta, named after an insect that is found primarily in New Zealand, was established by Richard and his partner Tania Rodger 16 years ago. They had been active in the business for a number of years, but it was their work on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that did more than just put the spotlight on them. It also earned them an Oscar. […]

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ComingSoon.net Interviews The Chronicles of Narnia Effects Team

ComingSoon.net has spoken with the people behind the effects in Narnia, the crack team of Richard Taylor and Dean Wright of Weta FX (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) working with make-up effects specialist Howard Berger of KNB FX. Essentially, the three men supervised a huge crew of people to combine make-up and practical on-set effects with groundbreaking computer-generated digital effects. […]

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WETA COLLECTIBLES Announces Narnia Statues Program

Weta Collectibles, the consumer products division of New Zealand’s premier creative company, Weta Workshop, has released the first approved product photography of its initial series of limited-edition sculptures based on characters from Walt Disney Pictures’/Walden Media’s upcoming film version of C. S. Lewis’ classic work The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe from C. S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia series. […]

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Narnia World Unlike Lord of the Rings

Richard Taylor, who supervised the designs of armor and weapons for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the upcoming film adaptation of Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, said that although both stories were adapted from British novels of the same period, the styles of the films have significant differences. […]

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Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Panel at Comic-Con

The amazing array of movie presentations at Comic-Con International in San Diego wrapped-up with some very special surprises and announcements during the panel for Walt Disney Pictures’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, based on the series of books from C.S. Lewis. Those who decided to skip out on the convention after Saturday’s full day certainly missed out on a great preview of what to expect from the film. […]

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Comic-Con 2005 Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Panel

Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media present The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe— Journey through the wardrobe and into the extraordinary world of Narnia for a revealing look at Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s spectacular new film based on the C. S. Lewis classic. […]

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Narnia Preview Clip: Behind the Magic of Weta

Download the Preview now! I’m working on getting screencaps up. Would have had them up sooner, but I received “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition” a day early, and you know what that means. I spent most of the evening visiting Middle-earth!

Anyway, the preview of Narnia is available for download at some links below, and I’ve taken 1000 screenshots and cut it down to 100:
First 25 shots
75 More shots […]

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IGN Narnia Report #2

The interior of Mr. Tumnus’ house, as illustrated by Pauline Baynes for Lewis’ book, included two lounge chairs, a dining table, a mantle and fireplace, a bookshelf and hutch. Filmmaker Adamson has imagined a setting very similar in his collaborations with production designer Roger Ford and set decorator Kerrie Brown. […]