Wētā Workshop

19/12/2025

A film by Christopher Nolan shot entirely with IMAX film cameras. Experience The Odyssey prologue in IMAX before Avatar: Fire and Ash.

17/12/2025

The epic experience of Avatar: Fire and Ash starts with the small details.

Video reposted from Avatar. is in theatres in New Zealand now, and in the US on December 19.

17/12/2025

Welcome back to Pandora.

It’s been an honour and a privilege to be a part of the beautiful and breathtaking world of Director James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, working under the guidance of Costume Designer Deborah Scott to create more than 2,000 costume items. Every piece, including costumes, knives and sheaths, was made as a physical, real-world item in our workshop, before our friends at Wētā FX and Lightstorm Entertainment translated them into the digital realm.

We embarked on our journey to Pandora in 2006 on the original Avatar film, and it is no exaggeration to say that it has been a profound joy to continue to delve deeper, bringing the costumes to new heights (in this case, both literally and figuratively) as this extraordinary world has continued to expand.

We cannot wait for you to discover the costumes and props for the Na’vi, the RDA and Spider, and the new iconography we helped shape for the two new clans introduced in this third instalment: the Tlalim, also known as the Wind Traders, and the Mangkwan, also known as the Ash People.

A special thank you to all of our talented crew, Costume Designer Deborah Scott, Property Master Brad Elliott, New Zealand Prop Master Melissa Spicer, Production Designer Ben Procter, Production Designer Dylan Cole, Supervising Art Director Luke Freeborn, New Zealand Supervising Art Director Kim Sinclair, Supervising Art Director Aashrita Kamath, Live-Action Art Director Ben Milsom, Makeup and Hair HOD Sarah Rubano, the talented VFX artists at Wētā FX and Lightstorm Entertainment, and to the wonderful James Cameron, Jon Landau, Jamie Landau and Brigitte Yorke.

is in theatres in New Zealand now, and in the US on December 19.

17/12/2025

Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Cultural District has taken form as a constellation of renowned institutions, all within walking distance: the Louvre Abu Dhabi, teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The district is now welcoming a new addition: Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.

We had the pleasure of creating over 300 hyperrealistic models and dioramas for this world-class cultural destination in the United Arab Emirates, working closely with our manufacturing partner, Acrostar.
These pieces help guide visitors through the beauty and diversity of our planet.

Some models are monumental: a 15-metre-long Shastasaurus, one of the largest known marine reptiles, is suspended in an atrium, as if propelled by its flippers in the great depths of the ocean. Others are as small as 8mm bees.

Across more than 35,000 square metres, visitors will walk among bygone species alongside a rich educational showcase of today’s living creatures; from semi-translucent illuminated models of endangered animals to more than 100 outdoor sculptures of native wildlife from the peninsula and the wadis.

This extraordinary museum stands as a testament to the vision and dedication of the Department of Culture and Tourism, whose leadership and commitment to the arts and entertainment continue to shape the region’s cultural landscape.

We were privileged to contribute as part of the wider project team, working closely with Alec Fitout and Miral, who have been instrumental in driving the fitout and delivery of this remarkable museum.

16/12/2025

Defending the Black Gate with sheer might and malice, stand the Olog-hai; beings of pure muscle and destruction.

Pre-order this miniature statue now, secure a mighty force of Middle-earth, and let all foes think twice before approaching your collection: www.wetanz.com/olog-hai-miniature-statue

16/12/2025

On Saturday at the New Zealand premiere of James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, on a brilliant red carpet, we gathered to represent all of our talented crew and celebrate the immense creativity and artistry in Aotearoa.

It's been an incredible privilege for us to contribute world-building through design and manufacture across costumes, props, set pieces and miniatures for the world of Avatar, helping realise the collective visions of James Cameron, Jon Landau, Jamie Landau, Brigitte Yorke, Costume Designer Deborah Scott, Property Master Brad Elliott, New Zealand Prop Master Melissa Spicer, Production Designer Ben Procter, Production Designer Dylan Cole, Supervising Art Director Luke Freeborn, New Zealand Supervising Art Director Kim Sinclair, Supervising Art Director Aashrita Kamath, Live-Action Art Director Ben Milsom, and Makeup and Hair HOD Sarah Rubano.

14/12/2025

As Peter Jackson’s King Kong celebrates its 20th anniversary, Wētā Workshop Artist Greg Broadmore spoke to Letterboxd's Editor-at-Large Dominic Corry about its array of frightening creatures, from the Vastatosaurus rexes to the ‘Arachno-claw’.

Read the full story on Letterboxd's Journal here:

As Peter Jackson’s King Kong celebrates its twentieth anniversary, Wētā Workshop concept artist Greg Broadmore talks to Dominic Corry about the imaginatively intense monsters that populate the creature feature bonanza.

14/12/2025

Fearless and full of hope during troubled times, Arwen joins our range of exquisite Art Cards.

With a Limited Edition of just 1379 and more characters to come, don’t miss out.

Buy now at: https://www.wetanz.com/arwen-art-card-limited

13/12/2025

A special, unforgettable night at the New Zealand premiere of James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, celebrating our talented crew and the many incredible people who helped bring to life this cinematic achievement 🔥

12/12/2025

Venture back (by boat!) to Peter Jackson’s , which celebrates its 20th anniversary today.

In addition to concept design, costumes, props, weapons and specialty makeup effects for the 2005 blockbuster, we built a miniature Venture ship, a replica of a real-life steamer. Our team rigged this miniature with lights within each cabin, its rooms filled with the smallest of details.

To simulate this vessel’s perilous journey, the model was placed on a motion control rig to sway back and forth, its movement that of a ship in treacherous sea.

12/12/2025

As Peter Jackson’s 2005 monster movie celebrates its 20th anniversary today, discover some of the concept art that helped bring to life this richly layered world.

Our design team produced an extraordinary amount of artwork to visualise Skull Island and its inhabitants (giant primate included), imagining its frightening creatures, its ecosystems and its evolutionary history.

Artists: Gus Hunter, Gino Acevedo, Christian Pearce, Greg Broadmore

12/12/2025

It’s Wētā Workshop Unleashed’s fifth birthday! 🎂

Whether you stepped into our ideas vault and survived our Screamery (and Jeff’s jokes), came along to our Auckland Wētā Cave, poured an abundance of creativity into one of our many workshops, hosted a horde of humans as a guide, or supported us online: from the very depths of our fake-blood-filled heart, thank you.