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2. Wētā Workshop - Wikipedia

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   Costumes and armour designed by Wētā Workshop for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger as RT Effects, Wētā Workshop has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess and effects for films such as Meet the Feebles and Heavenly Creatures.

3. Wētā FX - Wikipedia

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   The company was founded by Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, and Jamie Selkirk in 1993 to produce the digital special effects for the film Heavenly Creatures. [7] As of 2025, Wētā FX has won seven Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 ...

4. How Indie Creature Feature ‘Sting’ Got ‘Lord of the Rings ...

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   Special effects legend Richard Taylor has five Oscars under his belt, but he just wants to make big, gross puppets. Taylor is the founder of Wētā Workshop, which, among countless other titles ...

5. ‘LOTR’ VFX Firm Weta Workshop, Author Neal ... - AOL

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   Prolific author Neal Stephenson’s digital content platform Lamina1 and “The Lord of the Rings” film franchise special effects company Wētā Workshop are set to collaborate on a ...

6. Production of The Lord of the Rings film series - Wikipedia

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   The production of The Lord of the Rings film series posed enormous challenges, both logistical and creative. Under Peter Jackson's direction, these obstacles were overcome between 1997 and 2004. Many attempts to produce J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings had failed; the few that had reached the screen were animations. Since ...

7. Legendary movie effects studio shutting down amid strikes - AOL

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8. Middle-earth Enterprises - Wikipedia

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   J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sold the film, stage and merchandising rights of those works to United Artists in 1969. They in turn sold them to The Saul Zaentz Company in 1976, which in turn formed Tolkien Enterprises, now named Middle-earth Enterprises, in 1977. [4]

9. Charles Gibson (special effects artist) - Wikipedia

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   Lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. [3] 79th Academy Awards-Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, shared with Allen Hall, Hal Hickel and John Knoll. Won. [4] 80th Academy Awards-Nominated for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Nomination shared with John Frazier, Hal Hickel and John Knoll. Lost to The Golden ...