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Could it be that we finally have some substantial Justice League of America news? Well, I don't know how big this news is, but at least it's something -- and it's this something that might win over a few more fans. The Dominion Post tells us that Weta Workshop will be designing all of the costumes used in the upcoming Justice League of America flick. This includes costumes for such characters as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. Barrie Osborne, the film's Wellington-based American producer confirmed the news: "They are doing all the costumes and they're doing a brilliant job. A lot of people thought it would be too hard, that you can only make those things in Hollywood."

As the article explains, " Weta Workshop specialises in physical effects such as costumes, props, models and movie sets, and Weta Digital does computer-generated visual effects." As of now, Osborne thinks it's possible Weta Digital will also be involved, however it depends on their current workload. Osborne, who worked on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as films like The Matrix, goes on to add: "George Miller has a great take on the material, so it elevates it to something that's not a comic-book movie."

Last we heard, Justice League of America would most likely postpone production until after the writer's strike. All this article says is that production is supposed to begin this year, but "this year" could mean anywhere from next month to later this summer to sometime during the fall to around the beginning of December. Additionally, Warner Bros. has yet to officially announce the cast. So, does knowing Weta Workshop is involved help you feel better about this film?

[via Coming Soon]

Only three years after the final film hit theaters, Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy might be returning to the big screen. And, if it does, look for Frodo and friends to be accompanied by the latest 3-D technology.

According to KongisKing.net, a reader got their hands on the September issue of Empire (UK) which features an interview with James Cameron. For those of you completely out of the loop, Cameron is utilizing Peter Jackson's WETA Workshop to help provide the special effects on his upcoming film Avatar. Yes, this means the two monster filmmakers are now best friends. Ain't that cute? Anyway, as typical with Cameron, he's absolutely obsessed with the latest technology and claims Jackson is too. Says Cameron, "Peter Jackson is a 3-D freak like me and he's been experimenting with footage from King Kong. He and I also talked about the feasibility of doing the three LOTR films."

The article also mentions that if these films were to be re-released in 3-D, they would not be limited to IMAX theaters only. Crazy stuff, eh? Seeing as I have not yet taken the leap and checked out a film in 3-D for quite sometime now, it's hard for me to say whether this is a good or bad thing for the trilogy. Heck, tossing aside the whole "Jackson just wants to milk as much money as he can from LOTR" argument, I think it would be pretty cool to see what can be done. I imagine some of those battle sequences would look outstanding. Thoughts?

[via FilmRot]