The Adventures of Tintin Sakharine Bust

The main antagonist in The Adventures of Tintin, Sakharine seems to constantly be one step ahead of Tintin on his quest for the three models of Sir Francis Haddock's ship, The Unicorn.

 

With a seemingly singular purpose of laying his hands on the treasure of Red Rackham, there is a nagging feeling that there is more to Sakharine's determination than just plain greed.

It isn't until the final battle that the truth which has been luring Captain Haddock across the world becomes clear.

 Sakharine is a direct descendant of Red Rackham with a lust for blood and a strong determination to avenge his forefather.

 The Weta bust of Sakharine is a polystone resin piece created from the actual digital model made by Weta Digital for the new movie The Adventures of Tintin, and was finished and prepared by the artists at Weta Workshop.

It is a Limited Edition of 750 and the first in a series of busts from the movie.

He makes an excellent start to any Tintin collection, as well as a superb complement for those who have collected Classic Tintin pieces over the years.

The Weta Adventures of Tintin Sakharine Bust is now available for pre-order! 

The Return of The Lord Of The Rings Helm Collection

We are very excited about this year being a huge year for The Lord of the Rings fans with the release of The Hobbit in theatres this December! We are huge fans and have collected the action figures from ToyBiz, statues and helms from Sideshow Collectibles, and much more. One of our favorite lines was actually The Lord of the Rings helm collection from Sideshow Collectibles and Weta. Well, we have some amazing news from Weta that they have brought the helm collection back!!

The Weta Workshop has just launched the first in The Lord of the Rings helm collection. We can either get the opportunity to restart our helm collection or start it. The Uruk-hai General's 1/4 scale helm is the first of hopefully many to come from Weta. It has an extremely limited run of only 500 and is now available for Pre-order.

The exquisite Uruk-hai General's 1/4 scale helm was created by the same artists and craftspeople who worked on The Lord of the Rings. The prop was designed by Warren Mahy and has been miniaturized by David Tremont and Jonny Brough.

It comes with the same pedestal stand as previous releases in Weta's The Lord of the Rings collection and will fit right in next to your other helms.

Hoping to strike his decisive blow in the War of the Ring, Saruman the White, fallen Wizard and pawn of the Dark Lord, threw his army of Uruk-hai at the people of Rohan.

At the great stone fortress of Helm's Deep the newly forged and blooded forces of the Wizard fell upon the defenders of King Theoden's redoubt like waves against a shore, inexorably tearing at rock and shield alike with claws, teeth and rough hewn blades of cold iron. What Saruman's Orc-bred minions lacked in experience they made up in overwhelming numbers and irrepressible hunger for carnage and ruin.

Channelling the raw energy of his soldiers, Saruman appointed officers from their ranks to direct their savagery to greatest effect, and these he crowned with skull-faced wide-crested battle helms so they might be seen and obeyed by their men amid the surging throng. According to rank and function, each commander's crest was wrought in a distinctive shape and emblazoned in crude white and crimson heraldry of Uruk design, a fearsome visage heralding near certain doom for the keep's beleaguered defenders.

 If you are new to The Lord of the Rings Helm collection, you will definitely love the amazing details in the helmets that Weta has created. We have many of the first pieces and we truly love this line!

 

The Adventures of Tin Tin New App

 HarperCollins Publishers, Weta and Moulinsart announced today the release of The Art of the Adventures of Tintin, a new app that allows viewers to immerse themselves into the world created by The Adventures of Tintin filmmakers on their iPad. The app includes the entire text of the book that inspired the film, plus visual, audio and video enhancements. 

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin is the beautifully presented app that will accompany the new film from Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures, The Adventures of Tintin, launching in late 2011. This 3D animated film, based on the universally popular series of books The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, is directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and produced by Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy.

 

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin app, now available on the App Store, is the first app of it's kind, allowing viewers to immerse themselves into the world created by the film makers like never before. The App features 360° Immersive Environments, 360° Turnaround Characters, Video Clips and Exclusive new content, all integrated into the amazing story of how this ground breaking movie was created.

 

The animation, visual effects and conceptual design for the movie were created by Weta, the multi-Academy Award-winning company based in New Zealand that helped create global blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Avatar. The Art of The Adventures of Tintin app has been created by Weta and HarperCollins alongside world leading developers Holopad using many assets produced by the same Weta artists who brought Hergé's wonderful Tintin characters to the big screen.

 

"We wanted to invite fans into the world created by the film makers. This App allows fans to step inside our world. Welcome!" Tim Launder, General Manager, Weta Limited.

 

A leader in the digital space, HarperCollins developed the app with Weta to showcase the book and give users a glimpse into how the story, and Hergé's original artwork, became a blockbuster 3D performance captured in the film.

 

"The Art of the Adventures of Tintin app is a stunning visual and immersive experience that will exceed customers' desires for new and exciting ways to enjoy books," said Shane Norman, Group Director of Digital Marketing for HarperCollins. "Through our partnerships with the filmmakers at Weta and the developers at Holopad, we've developed something that will help set the standard for how we approach digital publishing and push the boundaries of what we can create for readers."

 

Based on content from the beautifully presented book, The Art of the Adventures of Tintin by Chris Guise, the app takes readers further into Tintin's story by allowing them to explore and interact with various features throughout the book. Readers can see the transformation of concept illustrations into final shots from the film and listen to the artists and filmmakers, including Oscar Winners Joe Letteri and Richard Taylor, who worked on the film. Tintin fans can also enjoy never before published footage of Hergé working in his studio, as well as never seen before concept art and interactive features. 

 

Moulinsart, the official organisation that looks after the world of Tintin, has contributed an introductory chapter on the comic's creator Georges Remi, aka Hergé, and has kindly provided video clips and original artwork for reproduction in the app.

 

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin app is available for the special introductory price of US $5.99 on the iPad or at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-art-adventures-tintin/id489704542?ls=1&mt=8. And will be released in French on 10 Jan, to celebrate Tintin's birthday.

The Lord of the Rings Celebrates 10 Years with The Fellowship of the Ring

Do you remember what you were doing December 2001? Well, I am pretty sure if you were a J.R.R. Tolkien fan as we are, you were waiting in line to see the one movie that would change the way movies were made! The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring definitely changed movies for me just as Star Wars: A New Hope. This was by far the greatest movie I had ever seen and I became an instant fan of Peter Jackson's works, even though I already loved The Frighteners. The effects were amazing with a visual perfection throughout the film. I had to watch The Fellowship of the Ring a few times in the theatre because it brought back the great memories of seeing the Original Trilogy Star Wars on the big screen with my dad. And just like Star Wars did for me, I had to go after the merchandise and collectibles of this new Epic Trilogy that would be. 

The Fellowship of the Ring cast at the World Premiere in December  10, 2001

 The movie had a great director, script, cast and of course amazing effects, costumes, and make up thanks to Weta! Weta was a company that I loved because of how realistic they made the Orcs, Uruk-hai, Hobbit feet, to all of the amazing armor.

This is only a tiny speck of what Weta did to help create this instant classic! Again, I find it amazing that it already has been 10 years and I just want to thank Peter Jackson, the cast, Weta, and those responsible for creating a film that would make me enjoy movies even more! 

We will have even more to look forward to in the release of The Hobbit next December 2012!

 

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin from Weta

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin is the beautifully presented book that will accompany the new film from Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures, The Adventures of Tintin, due for release in late 2011. This 3D performance-capture film, based on the universally popular series of books The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, is directed by Steven Spielberg, and produced by Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy.

The animation, visual effects and conceptual design for the movie are being created by Weta, the multi-Academy Award-winning company based in New Zealand that helped create global blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Avatar. The Art of The Adventures of Tintin was created by the actual Weta artists who brought Hergé's wonderful Tintin characters to the big screen.
From early concept illustrations to final shots from the film and everything in between, this book gives fans a rare glimpse of the creativity that goes into making a film like this a reality. The book even includes special pieces of artwork produced exclusively for this book.

 The Art of The Adventures of Tintin features forewords from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Oscar winners Joe Letteri and Richard Taylor also share their insights into the film-making experience in their introductions for this outstanding book.

Moulinsart, the official organisation that looks after the world of Tintin, has contributed an introductory chapter on the comic's creator Georges Remi, aka Hergé, and has kindly provided examples of his inspirational artwork for reproduction in the book.

Chris Guise, the author of The Art of The Adventures of Tintin, provides a unique perspective on the film, both as a lifelong Tintin fan and as the lead conceptual designer on the film. Guise interviewed many of his colleagues about the production of the movie and lets them tell their stories and inspiration behind their work in their own words.

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin will be published by HarperCollins Publishers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand simultaneously on 13 October and in North America on 1 November as a visually dynamic 200-page hardcover book. Later in the year the book will be released as a ground-breaking app including wonderful additional imagery, special audio commentary from the film makers, character animations and extra content.

The book is now available for pre-order at wetanz.com for $39.99.