Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor revisit ‘The Frighteners’ — and the birth of Weta: ‘We definitely broke ground in the digital effects world’

Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor mark three decades since their horror-comedy launched the effects house behind 'Avatar' and ...
WBAL

Peter Jackson to make original animated content for Weta

Weta Digital, the Academy Award-winning visual effects company that made “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” possible, is making original animated content for cinemas and streaming for the first time ...
GameSpot

Unity To Lay Off 265 Employees At Weta Digital As Part Of "Company Reset"

Unity has announced a round of layoffs and the closure of Weta Digital, after it decided to end its agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX. The layoffs will impact 265 employees, a total of 3.8% of ...
Polygon

Unity caps a turbulent year with layoffs, termination of its Peter Jackson deal

Unity Technologies is laying off 265 people — 3.8% of its 7,000 employees — as it undergoes a “company reset,” according to Reuters. All 256 laid off workers were part of Unity’s Wētā Digital division ...
Windows Central

Unity is ending a service agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will result in laying off 265 workers

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The Hollywood Reporter

‘Furious 7’ and How Peter Jackson’s Weta Created Digital Paul Walker

Re-creating the franchise's late star joins a new front in Hollywood's decades-long effort to create a fully realistic CG actor. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor ...
collider

Before 'Lord of the Rings,' Peter Jackson Teamed Up With a Hollywood Legend for This Underseen Horror Comedy Gem

We've gotten so used to seeing Peter Jackson as a visual rehabilitator or a Middle Earth shepherd that his time as an exploitation wunderkind seems like a hazy dream. You watch Bad Taste or Brain Dead ...