Published: 7:56AM Friday October 06, 2006
Source: Newstalk ZB
Animated films look likely to be on the horizon for Peter Jackson and Weta Workshop.
Weta has been in discussions with Walt Disney Studios over the options open to the Wellington-based workshop, which was responsible for The Lord of the Rings and King Kong.
Disney's Animation Creative Director Dave Bossart rates Weta Workshop highly for the special effects they have already produced in Peter Jackson's films.
He now expects them to take it further and move into making films based on digital characters.
Bossart says film makers are always looking to work with the best, and it is a natural evolution for a company like Weta Workshops to move into animation.
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