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Entertainment Earth announced via Twitter that they've put Weta's 1/6-scale Gandalf the Grey up for pre-order. This is, of course, to tie in to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in which Gandalf's a central character. The scu...
| Tianxiao Ma |
Weta's latest limited edition The Hobbit statue is here, and it's perfect for you dwarf fans out there. Bombur the Dwarf is limited to 1,000 pieces and stands just over 9 inches tall (1/6-scale) and, of course, is carryi...
| Brian Szabelski |
Say what you will about Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, but they were visually stunning. And no area were they more appealing than the absolutely epic buildings, such as with Barad-dûr. Weta appears to have pai...
| Scarecroodle |
With The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hitting theaters in December, it's no surprise that we're seeing an influx in upcoming merchandise. Funko and Weta have plenty to offer: Funko Pop!, Wacky Wobblers and Plush: Gandalf, G...
| Kristina Pino |
Weta's booth, in addition to the Middle-earth stuff, featured some other properties that the studio had worked on. I understand the desire to show hobbyists your portfolio, but I don't think anyone's exactly clamoring for Tin...
| Tianxiao Ma |
Weta, a.k.a. the visual effects studio that brought The Lord of the Rings to life, definitely had a ton of Middle-earth replicas on display at SDCC. The big one is the Barad-dur, the tower above which the Eye of Sauron floats...
| Tianxiao Ma |
The folks from Weta came all the way from New Zealand for Comic Con, and with them came a few Lord of the Rings pieces. Both Gollum and the forthcoming Gandalf the Grey were behind the glass at the Weta booth, along with thre...
| Brian Szabelski |
Like many folks out there, I enjoy clever steampunk designs when I find them. Lucky for me, Weta's line of Dr. Gordbort-branded laser guns bring that awesome aesthetic every time with excellent production values. This time ar...
| Pedro Cortes |
I love The Lord of the Rings. I've grown up reading the books and when the movies came out in the early 2000s, I was there opening day in line with the rest of the fantasy nerds. One of the things that made me love the movies...
| Pedro Cortes |
District 9 might have been my favorite movie of 2009, but for some odd reason there is not much merchandise from it. Films like Avatar get figures out the wazoo, but District 9 seemed left out of the crazy movie merchandising...
| Tomopop Staff |