WETA



WETA is the brainchild of Lord of The Rings director Peter Jackson. Founded in 1993 for the movie Heavenly Creatures, the company specializes in realistic CG for Giant apes & Alien worlds with blue people, as well as physical effects.

Projects WETA has worked on:

 * The Lord of the Rings
 * The Frighteners
 * Heavenly Creatures
 * Avatar
 * King Kong (2005 movie)
 * District 9 (Mothership only, the aliens were handled by Vancouver company Image Engine)
 * The Host (Creature design, CG provided by defunct ILM offshoot The Orphanage)
 * Eragon
 * The Lovely Bones
 * Rise of the Planet of the Apes
 * X Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: First Class
 * The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 Remake)
 * Bridge to Terabithia
 * The Disney Vanity Plate since 2006.
 * Jane and the Dragon
 * The Avengers

Tropes Associated with WETA:

 * Development Hell: The Neon Genesis Evangelion movie WETA were to co-produce with Studio Gainax and ADV Films falls right into this.
 * Live Action Adaptation: Lord of The Rings and Bridge to Terabithia. Evangelion and Halo were also meant to as well.
 * Meaningful Name: They're named after a bug native to New Zealand (which is where they're located).
 * Serkis Folk: King Kong, Gollum and Ceasar were all played by Andy Serkis himself, though the Na'vi also count.
 * Starring Special Effects: All of their movies.
 * What Could Have Been: The Halo movie. What was left of the budget was put into District 9.