Weta Involved with VDT?

[fantasia_kitty]

I'm putting this here instead of GMD cause I'm not 100% sure about this information, but I've heard that Weta Workshop has indeed done some work for VDT, though nothing compared to LWW and PC.

I know they were involved with pre-production, so it makes sense to me that they'd have stayed involved, but I don't think they're actively involved with the production at this point. Just did some stuff prior to filming.

[A_Narnian_Ship]

That makes sense since there are really no major armies for them to clothe(umm i mean "armor") Probably they outfitted the crew of the ship, but there's nothing really big for them to do.

[coracle]

Did they do any of the special props, or magical items I wonder? Were there any models etc? We shall see....

[Liberty Hoffman]

hmmm.....
I wonder what kinds of things they have made.
I know they would have had to make more weapons for the new characters that are on board the ship (Drinian, Rhince, ect.....)
but now that I think about it, there really isn't much for them to do, is there?

[Erucenindë]

WETA does more than just make armor, right? I thought they did alot of the special effects and props as well. such as big monsters too?

[HM Swanwhite]

I was really hoping Weta would do some stuff for VDT. Maybe we should email them. Normally they'll create a special movie page for the movies they've done and there isn't one for VDT. Though if it's just minor things they might not feel the need to do one. Correction: I just looked and they have a list of all the movies and VDT is not among them. I so hoped they did. But you never know.... I'm going to try contacting them. Because swords made by someone else just wouldn't look as good. (Anyhow, who else would they get to make them?)

Sorry, that was probably one of my most rambling posts.

[fantasia_kitty]

As far as weapons go, there is no reason whatsoever they can't use the ones from PC and LWW.

[HM Swanwhite]

That's very true, I hadn't thought of that but you'd think they'd want to design things like new Narnian armour for Caspian even a Narnian sword!
Anyway I did email them and apparently Weta is not involved and the things they'd normally do have been taken over by other companies. Very sad!

[Glenstorm the Great]

Oh bummer, I like Weta. *pouts*

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

That's very disappointing. Is it because of budgetary constraints or something else? Or because it's not being filmed in NZ?