17May/12Off
War of the Worlds Tour [“Hologram”]
Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds musical has announced another UK stadium tour, which will kick off in December 2012 featuring Liam Neeson in the role of George Herbert, The Journalist.
Wayne described the use of 3D holography to present Neeson’s character as a “technological leap forward”, and confirmed that, ahead of the tour, a new double album will be released in the summer. ...
Neeson, who declared himself a fan of the original album, will appear in three ways during the show: as an 11-foot high hologram; within CGI sequences on a 100-foot ‘animation wall’; and as a ‘full body interacting holographically with the show’s live performers’. He won't be singing though - "I only do that in the bath", he said. ...
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