Weta Working On VFX For BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Weta Working On VFX For BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

The groundbreaking visual effects company Weta Digital (The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, The Avengers) have revealed that as well as the final instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, they're also working on Warner Bros.' massively anticipated Batman v Superman.

By staypuffed - Jun 30, 2014 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman vs. Superman
Source: Collider

 
In a new interview with Collider, visual effects supervisors Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon of Weta Digital spoke of their upcoming projects. The New Zealand-based company, having previously worked on AvatarRise of the Planet of the Apes and The Lord of the Rings, among others, are currently providing VFX for The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies; they have now revealed they're on board Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as well. "We are working on the Man of Steel sequel, yes," they confirmed. "We can’t say much more than that, but we’re excited." Weta created the Krypton opening sequence in last year's Man of Steel, but the canvas is open for speculation here. Are they working on Superman sequences, or perhaps creating Wonder Woman's homeworld of Amazon? These are mere guesses, so only time will tell what the acclaimed and groundbreaking company will do. Batman v Superman hits theatres May 6th, 2016. 

(Credit to CBM user @Brainiac13 for finding the original article.)

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matthuliz
matthuliz - 6/30/2014, 5:02 AM
Fantastic!


:-P
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 6/30/2014, 5:06 AM
This film just keeps sounding better and better by the second!
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 6/30/2014, 5:11 AM
The Krypton scenes in Man of Steel were astonishing, couldn't be happier to have these guys returning
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 6/30/2014, 5:15 AM
WETA is pretty much the best VFX company around at the moment, and that Krypton opening scene was incredible, so yeah this is [frick]ing awesome news!
EarOne
EarOne - 6/30/2014, 5:16 AM
i WAS hoping for em to have worked on MCU's stuff, but oh well...

were they involved in Man of Steel, though..??
billnye69
billnye69 - 6/30/2014, 5:17 AM
yeah yeah yeah.........I cannot wait.....yeah
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 6/30/2014, 5:20 AM
@staypuffed

:)
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 6/30/2014, 5:26 AM
@staypuffed

Add skip to 2mins mark.
Vadakin
Vadakin - 6/30/2014, 6:32 AM
"homeworld of Amazon"??? Surely you mean "home island of Themyscira" right? Because making Wonder Woman an alien would be stupid.
FilmsFan
FilmsFan - 6/30/2014, 6:42 AM
There's pretty much zero chance that WETA & MARVEL will work as often as DC & WETA... Just cuz of ILM!
Lucas' VFX company which is now under Disney but does other studio films as well (PACIFIC RIM) & as WETA is Peter Jackson's company & he's in bed with WB; hence more WB projects go to Gollum/KingKong/Ceaser creators WETA & Disney stuff goes to STAR WARS / JarJarBinks / Kaiju creator ILM!
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 6/30/2014, 6:43 AM
Weta will do all the DC movies.....
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 6/30/2014, 6:44 AM
the effects where good in man of steel but there was god awful at some points
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 6/30/2014, 6:44 AM
@FilmsFan

You maybe on to something there...
brokenexcitement
brokenexcitement - 6/30/2014, 6:56 AM
Dear lord, I hope it isn't Doomsday. It is too early for a "Death of Superman" story line. The general audience doesn't have enough invested in Supes' character to have him killed off and actually resonate with them. They need to do that story line after about 3-4 movies. They need to do a Doomsday story line only after a proper introduction of the Justice League and after we've seen them battle it out together to save the world or have a few great conflicts. If it IS Doomsday, I will lose all faith in DC. If they [frick] that story line up, I am done with anything film/TV related for DC/Warner Bros -_-
HiTcH
HiTcH - 6/30/2014, 7:03 AM
Weta will create a digital Wonder Woman?
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 6/30/2014, 7:09 AM
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 6/30/2014, 7:10 AM
This is great news. I like seeing what Weta can do. I hope this will allow Weta to release pictures of the Justice League: Mortal suits. I also wonder if they will have a hand in making the suits for the rest of the JL cast.
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 6/30/2014, 7:20 AM
Aww Yiss

BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 6/30/2014, 7:22 AM
Awesome! I love it every time when Jor-EL walks out to that huge fight scene on Krypton. I get all them feels.
GeekyCheekyChic
GeekyCheekyChic - 6/30/2014, 7:26 AM
SuperPickle
SuperPickle - 6/30/2014, 7:44 AM
Yeah an old friend of mine works for Weta and I've known about it for a while. Didn't think it was news, though. I keep kidding her and asking her to send me some screen caps from the FX shop. lol
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 6/30/2014, 7:48 AM
Not a surprise really - but welcome news.

Now i need to get back to my hangover
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 6/30/2014, 7:49 AM
@Mantinium

Thor is not from earth. Diana is. By definition, he is an alien.
JayJayCAW
JayJayCAW - 6/30/2014, 7:59 AM
"Wonde Woman's homeworld Amazon"........HER HOMEWORLD IS EARTH!!!
Pasto
Pasto - 6/30/2014, 8:07 AM
REVERT BACK TO MARVEL!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/30/2014, 8:16 AM
They should have stuck around for all of Man of Steel instead of just the krypton stuff.
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