World-Renowned Weta Workshop To Highlight Their Work In Middle-earth At Wizard World Comic Cons in May
Academy Award®-Winning Design Studio To Display Work With Booths, Panels and Demos in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, St. Louis During The Month
NEW YORK, April 20, 2015
- Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Weta Workshop today announced a
partnership. The multi-Academy Award® winning New Zealand design studio
and physical manufacturing facility will show off some of their best
work at three Wizard World Comic Con shows in May at its visually
striking Exhibitor Booth. Weta Workshop’s body of work includes movies
like The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, District 9, Chappie and many more.
Weta will set up at Wizard World events in Minneapolis (May 1-3), Philadelphia (May 7-10) and St. Louis (May 22-24).
Fans can meet Warren Dion Smith
, international multi-award-winning hair and makeup artist at all three
shows and have an opportunity to get a pair of Hobbit ears applied by
one of the best in the business.
Fans
who want to learn more about the makeup and prosthetics craft should
also attend the Weta panels where Warren will perform a major
Middle-earth makeup transformation on stage while fielding questions
from the crowd.
In
addition, VIP attendees will receive an exclusive limited edition art
print by The Hobbit concept art director and world renowned Tolkien
artist John Howe.
Wizard
World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to
celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels,
cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming,
original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World is also the
place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best
costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable
character – and some never before dreamed – roam the convention floor.
About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)
Wizard World, Inc. (http://www.wizd.me/PR
) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America
that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television,
cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming,
original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of
topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's,
comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening
parties and more. Wizard World has also launched CONtv, a digital media
channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor
Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM). Fans can interact with Wizard World on
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.
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