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Weta holding auctions for Christchurch earthquake victims

Weta Collectibles has been closely following developments after the devastating earthquake in New Zealand’s second largest city Christchurch. As a way to contribute and support efforts, the New Zealand-based company is auctioning three unique items on their eBay page and donating all proceeds to the New Zealand Red Cross Earthquake Appeal: A Bag End Collector’s ….

John Carpenter to direct adaptation of comic Darkchylde

Darkchylde Entertainment and Weta Workshop (@wetaworkshop) announced today that a project Weta has worked on for some time has found a director. And it’s none other than ‘cult cinema icon’ John Carpenter. John Carpenter is onboard to direct Darkchylde, based on the comic by Randy Queen about a good hearted southern teen cursed to become ….

Weta Workshop crafting custom HALO: Reach ATV collectibles for giveaway promotion

Weta Workshop has been asked by Microsoft to customise two 420cc ATVs to look and sound like the Mongoose ATV from the newly released HALO: Reach game. But that’s not the big news. The big news is that they’re being created for an exclusive sweepstakes promotion. To win one of these highly collectible models, purchase ….

Details and preview images from The Art Of District 9: Weta Workshop

WETA Workshop was nice enough to forward us some images from the upcoming book The Art Of District 9: Weta Workshop, which tells the story of, and brilliantly illustrates, the conceptual design process of the Oscar-nominated sci-fi thriller District 9, one of the most successful films of 2009. Written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and ….

Win one of three 2-disc collector’s edition DVD copies of the monster epic The Host

To celebrate this Friday’s theatrical release of Bong Joon-ho’s suspense thriller Mother, Magnolia Pictures is hooking FilmFetish up with three copies of the cult director’s last film, the monster epic The Host (Gwoemul), on 2-disc collector’s edition DVD, for readers to enjoy. If you haven’t already watched The Host and you love monster movies, you’ll ….