Weta is the multi Academy Award winning conceptual design, physical and visual effects company which helped bring the following movies to life:

* Avatar
* District 9
* The Lord of the Rings
* King Kong
* The Chronicles of Narnia
* Daybreakers
* And many more

The following Weta staff will be attending from New Zealand:

* Richard Taylor – 5 time Academy Award winner, Co-founder of Weta, Creative Director
* Greg Broadmore – Lead Conceptual Designer on District 9, creator of Dr Grordbort’s rayguns
* David Tremont – Senior Model Maker
* Tim Launder – Manager of Weta’s Collectibles business

Plus, Ray Griggs of RG Entertainment will be joining us on Friday 23 July to talk about his upcoming movie, The Wind in the Willows. Ray and Richard Taylor will be available at the booth for interviews regarding this project from 1-2pm and 4-5pm.

Weta is the only movie effects company to create their own collectibles and prop replicas, crafted by the original artists. This year we are showcasing :

District 9

* Full size Prop Replicas of the Alien Weapons
* Preview of the new book “The Art of District 9 – Weta Workshop” available from Nov 2010
* Collectible Statues of the Alien Prawns and more
* Created by the original artists

Dr Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators

* An all new über premium raygun from Dr Grordbort
* Greg Broadmore will be signing his second book: Victory – Scientific Adventure Violence for young men and literate women
* One-of-a-kind custom painted rayguns, exclusive to Comic Con
* Venusian insects – freshly extinct!
* And many show specials

The Lord of the Rings

* All new environment statues; Bag End, The Argonath, Prancing Pony
* The most authentic, most valuable and most beautiful ONE Ring ever!
* Miniature Shields, Hobbit Ears, Stone pendants from Middle-earth and more
* Created by the original artists

The Art of John Howe – Sculptures from Middle-earth

* Smaug the Golden – available in bronze and faux bronze
* Created by the original artist

The Wind in the Willows

* All new Collectible Bookends for the upcoming movie
* Created by the artists working on the movie

Halo

* Premium limited edition Collectible Statues and Helmets
* Created by the same Weta team who helped make the original Halo shorts, and built the world’s only full scale, working Warthog

And more collectibles:

* Doctor Who
* Prince Caspian
* King Kong