The first piece in the range of collectibles for Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian that Weta announced earlier this month is now available to pre-order from Weta’s website.

The Warrior Satyr is based on a concept drawing by Weta designer Stephen Crowe: “I wanted quite an action-filled piece, and the real challenge was conveying that sense of movement and force in a static collectible. I wanted the Satyr to look defiant, as though he were in mid charge, about to attack.”

The statue is available in a strictly limited edition of only 300, so Weta recommend getting in early!

Further preview and pre-order announcements will be sent to Weta’s mailing list. Sign up at www.wetanz.com/mailinglist

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TalesOfWonder.com recently purchased the remaining stock of a selection of Limited Edition statues and collectibles manufactured by Weta Collectibles. Included in the purchase are the V-Rex vs. Kong Statue (one of the most impressive statues recently produced for the collectibles market), Kong’s Last Stand Statue, Kong Deluxe Chess Set, Kong: Venatosaurus Attack Statue, Narnia: Peter on Unicorn Statue, Narnia: General Otmin Statue, Narnia: Orieus Statue and Narnia: White Witch Statue. The suggested retail value of the inventory purchased is in excess of $1,000,000.

“This is a landmark purchase for Tales of Wonder,” stated TalesOfWonder.com COO Andy Eaton. “It furthers our goal of being the top provider of collectible statues and busts. The quality of Weta’s statues and collectibles are among the best in the industry and fits right in with our selections from Bowen Designs, Gentle Giant, Moore Creations, DC Direct and others. We are excited to offer them to our customers at reduced prices.” Customers interested in purchasing any of the Weta pieces can visit TalesOfWonder.com or use the following URLs:

Weta Collectibles Sale Catalog:
TalesofWonder.com

TalesOfWonder.com is one of the largest direct market retailers of trade paperbacks, hardcover books and merchandise related to the comic book industry. Founded in 1999, TalesOfWonder.com has grown rapidly as a result of its focus on customer service, competitive prices and wide selection of product. TalesOfWonder.com recently announced a promotion with The Hero Initiative to raise money for the comic book related charity. Together, TalesOfWonder.com and Hero will be giving away George Perez to one lucky fan for a day. Details can be found at TalesOfWonder.com.

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Weta Collectibles, the consumer products division of New Zealand’s premier creative company, Weta Workshop, has released the first approved product photography of its initial series of limited-edition sculptures based on characters from Walt Disney Pictures’/Walden Media’s upcoming film version of C. S. Lewis’ classic work The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe from C. S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia series.

Weta Collectibles is producing up to ten unique pieces in the series, with release dates slated for late October 2005 and a second wave following in conjunction with the December 9, 2005 film release date.

The October product releases will consist of: White Witch with Ginarrbrik statue, Oreius statue, Minoboars design maquette, Mr. Tumnus design maquette, and Lion and Witch bookends.

The December product releases will consist of: Girls on Aslan statue, Peter on the Unicorn statue, General Otmin statue, Satyr design maquette, and White Witch’s Castle Environment – White Witch Castle currently remains in development. The statues of Oreius and General Otmin are designed to be placed together, recreating the intensity of the battle for Narnia.

“In addition to their fabulous work on the actual film production, the artisans at Weta are bringing all of their skills forward on this line of consumer products,” Dark Horse Director of Distributed Products Rachelle Callaway remarked, “and we believe these pieces will set a new standard for this important product category. They have selected challenging and striking poses for each statue, choosing exactly the right moment to freeze them in time, with a dramatic and touching result.”

Weta was catapulted to worldwide prominence by virtue of their close association with director Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings films. Since then, they have worked on a variety film productions, starting with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Entrusted with the task of designing some of literature’s most beloved characters, Weta Collectibles principal Richard Taylor and his team have crafted an extremely detailed rendition of the film’s characters as sculpted, pre-painted large-size statues. No expense was spared in ensuring the most accurate reproduction, and this attention to detail extends to the packaging design and artwork as well as the pieces themselves. Additionally, each design maquette will contain a full-color booklet highlighting the evolution of each individual piece.

Weta Collectibles has named Dark Horse Comics, Inc. of Milwaukie, Oregon as its exclusive worldwide sales agent outside of New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, NARNIA, and all book titles, characters and locales original thereto are trademarks of C.S. Lewis Pte Ltd. and are used with permission. © DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. and WALDEN MEDIA, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Weta Collectibles is proud to present our new range of exclusive collectible polystone sculptures. The Collection celebrates the release of the first installmanet of “The Chronicles of Narnia”, Disney’s “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, directed by Kiwi, Andrew Adamson. Hand sculpted at Weta Workshop by the same team of artists who designed the armour, weapons and many of the creatures for the film. Darkhorse comics have joined with us as the premier distributor for this exciting limited edition collection.

The Quantity of the product line is only estimated at this point, as are the designs of the statues and exactly what products will be available. This is a very exciting line, one that could grow by the time the movie comes out.

Orieus Polystone Statue
US Suggested Retail Price: $175.00
Release Date: 9th December 2005

General Otmin Polystone Statue
US Suggested Retail Price: $150.00
Release Date: 9th December 2005

White Witch Polystone Statue
US Suggested Retail Price: $180.00
Release Date: 1st October 2005

Peter on Unicorn Polystone Statue
US Suggested Retail Price: $300.00
Release Date: 1st October 2005

White Witch Castle Polystone Environment
US Suggested Retail Price: $150.00
Release Date: 9th December 2005

Satyr Design Maquette
US Suggested Retail Price: $150.00
Release Date: 1st December 2005
Includes “In insight to the design process” booklet on the development of the character

Girls on Aslan Polystone Statue
US Suggested Retail Price: $300.00
Release Date: 1st October 2005

Minoboar Design Maquette
US Suggested Retail Price: $150.00
Release Date: 1st October 2005
Includes “In insight to the design process” booklet on the development of the character

Tumnus Design Maquette
US Suggested Retail Price: $150.00
Release Date: 1st October 2005
Includes “In insight to the design process” booklet on the development of the character

Lion & Witch Polystone Bookends
US Suggested Retail Price: TBD
Release Date: 1st October 2005

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