from Weta:
The Prancing Pony limited edition environment from The Lord of the Rings.
Perched upon a crossroads in the northwest of Middle-earth, the small town of Bree is a quiet village. In the center of town, the Prancing Pony Inn is a home away from home for weary travelers from distant lands. Looking for Gandalf the Grey, Frodo and his companions seek shelter from the Black Riders who have pursued them through the wilderness, but there is little rest to be found at the Inn this night. Unfriendly stares bear down on the fearful Hobbit party and the wizard fails to appear. Amid the sodden patrons and hooded strangers Frodo and his friends exchange fretful glances, while outside the terrifying Wraiths converge upon the town in search of their quarry.
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San Diego Comic-Con update!
The Weta booth will be crawling with bugs. At the request of our friends on The Shadow and Flame Forum, we will be bringing a batch of copper wire Weta bugs for sale at Comic-Con. These wiry little fellows are normally sold in the Weta Cave, where they feel most at home. And they won’t be the only creepy crawlies there. They will be joined by the Blue Sacked Pillock, the Nandy Duke and a 3rd Venusian insect, recently made extinct by Dr. Grordbort’s hunting elite. There is just too much news to just cram into newsletters, so we’ve created a whole page dedicated to Comic-Con updates! Save it in your Favourites and come back often — we can’t promise news every day, but there’s already a fair few posts. Check out our Comic-Con updates page! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook and to discuss on the forum on The Shadow and Flame!
…and don’t forget — Weta presence at Anime Expo in LA
Weta’s US envoy, Phil Davis will be at Anime Expo in Los Angeles from the 1-4 July in the LA Convention Center. It is the largest Anime and Media Con in the western US and as usual, Phil will have a selection of Weta merchandise for sale at his booth. See you there!
The Art of District 9 — new book from Weta
Weta designers, particularly Greg Broadmore, David Meng and Leri Greer, were heavily involved in the creation of District 9, from the props and weapons, to the Prawns, to the graphic design. Now Daniel Falconer is collecting all this into a beautiful book for release later in the year. Check out Daniel’s post on the forum! Pre-orders open Soon (VERY soon) on a Weta Website Near You!
Righteous Bison + Universal Gun Stand = TRUE
Did you know that the lightweight and wieldable yet deadly and intimidating Righteous Bison looks AWESOME on the Universal Gun Stand? Get the Gun Stand here!
The Lord of the Rings for Beginners!
To kickstart your collection of The Lord of the Rings, we have put together a sample pack of some great, collectible products to start with. And we’ve made it easier for you to get started by giving you a discount and saving you money on the combined postage. The package contains: an Easterling Miniature Shield, a Gandalf Rune Pendant, and a Red Eye of Sauron Pin. All three items are actually wearable as the miniature shield doubles as a brooch.
The Chronicles of Narnia — The Voyage of the Dawn Treader trailer
Having done conceptual design, props, weapons, miniatures and all sorts of things for the first two Narnia movies, our involvement with the latest instalment of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles wasn’t on the same scale, but we’re REALLY looking forward to the movie in December. Especially now that we’ve seen the trailer… Check out the trailer here!
Amazing Narnia Sale and prize draw!
We thought we’d offer you an opportunity to get a bargain or two from the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe that Weta created props, weapons, characters, miniatures and a host of other things for. Including collectibles. But that’s not all… If you buy ANY item from Prince Caspian or The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe before 29 June, you go in the draw to win an authentic red Lucy Cape from Stansborough who made the fabric for Lucy’s cape in the movie!