Miller Shows Some Spirit Jul 28, 2008
Richard Taylor, who co-owns Weta Digital with Jackson, has funded the Grordborts project. Obviously Broadmore has ambitions for this world. (Variety)
Local governments demand control over watersheds Aug 14, 2007
Other municipalities are sitting up and taking notice of the order, said Richard Taylor, executive director of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. With more than 200 boil-water advisories in effect across B.C., many of them because of silt, water purity is a hot issue for the smaller towns, he said. (Vancouver Sun)
Black Sheep: AU Interview : The director spills his guts on blood, gor... Aug 9, 2007
IGN: And the effects are pretty fine anyway, thanks to Richard Taylor and the team at Weta (King Kong / Lord of the Rings) - how did you get involved with them. Jonathan King: Well, I live in the same town as Weta. (IGN FilmForce)
'Narnia' Secrets Revealed: Could Sword-Wielding Mouse Be Sequel's Breakout Star? Aug 9, 2007
"Just like 'The Lord of the Rings,' this is a great piece of British literature that we all loved as children, and there was a real concern that a group of filmmakers like us may do damage to something so sacred," explained Richard Taylor, the visual effects artist behind the eye-popping creatures, weapons and visuals of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." "It was so important that they saw in the first film that we're not.". Well, when a movie earns mostly positive... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Set Visit: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian : Our first in a s... Jul 24, 2007
It's amazing that we did so much work as we basically started drinking as soon as we hit Czech soil, but we did manage to speak with Howard Berger (of K.N.B. EFX, creature supervisor), Dean Wright (visual effects supervisor), Roger Ford (production designer), Richard Taylor (WETA), Isis Mussenden (costume designer) and the actors from the film: Ben Barnes ("Caspian"), Will Mosely ("Peter"), Skandar Keynes ("Edmund"), Sergio Castellitto ("Miraz"), Pierfrancesco Favino ("Glozelle"), and Shane... (IGN FilmForce)
Fantasy Lit on Film 101 : IGN's guide to all the young adult fantasy b... Jul 18, 2007
With effects and props by Weta (and the inimitable Richard Taylor) as well as creature effects by the esteemed KNB, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian should be more lavish, feature a tighter-knit storyline, and deliver us deeper into the world than we've been before. The third film, , directed by Michael Apted, is in pre-production and will be released on May 1, 2009. (IGN FilmForce)
DVD Review: Bridge to Terabithia Jun 18, 2007
The 5 minute Digital Imagination: Bringing Terabithia to Life covers brining the mythical country to live and interviews executive producer Alex Schwartz, producer Lauren Levine, director Gabor Csupo, Cary Granat (CEO, Walden Media), digital effects supervisor Dan Lemmon, Richard Taylor (WETA Workshop), art director for visual effects Michael Pangrazio, and lead animator David Clayton. A film for both the young and old that deals with issues that we will all eventually have to face. (Monsters and Critics.com)
'Battle of Midway' exhibit opens at National World War II Museum Jun 7, 2007
Last week, he looked at an oil painting by Richard Taylor of a B-25C Mitchell medium bomber taking flight from the island of Mindanao. Main said the Midway exhibit is poignant. (North County Times)
Royd Tolkien weighs in on Peter Jackson Jan 14, 2007
"I've had a bunch of people asking my opinion on the recent New Line / Peter Jackson / Hobbit news. These are my thoughts... Before Peter made 'Lord Of The Rings' all I knew of his work was that I really enjoyed his films. That all changed a few years ago. He's not only a filmmaker, he's someone that I now trust and respect. Before the films were made I held massive reservations and fears that JRRT and LOTR would be used as merely a tool for producing revenue and would result ultimately in a... (Monsters and Critics.com)
Filmmaker Peter Jackson Shunned from New Line over Lawsuit Jan 13, 2007
Jackson worked with Richard Taylor to produce two films: Meet the Feebles (1989) and Braindead (1992) (released in North America as Dead Alive). Afterwards he worked with Fran Walsh on Heavenly Creatures (1994), earning both of them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. (Playfuls.com)
