Acclaimed director Peter Jackson has revealed why he chose not to step behind the camera for Mortal Engines. Thanks to marketing efforts, one might get the impression that the fantasy adaptation Mortal Engines is a Peter Jackson directed film, however, The Lord of the Rings director is only a producer/writer. Instead, his protege Christian Rivers has […]
Peter Jackson working on 4K restorations of Bad Taste, Braindead and Meet the Feebles
Here’s some great news for fans of Peter Jackson’s early work, as the New Zealand filmmaker has revealed to Empire that he is working on 4K restorations of the ‘splatstick’ comedy-horrors Bad Taste and Braindead (a.k.a. Dead Alive), along with the musical black comedy Meet the Feebles. “Anything from those films that is available is, […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – They Shall Not Grow Old
They Shall Not Grow Old, 2018. Directed by Peter Jackson. SYNOPSIS: A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war. The vast amount of work and technology that has been poured into They Shall Not Grow Old, director Peter Jackson’s First World War documentary, is […]
Exclusive Interview – Mortal Engines producer Peter Jackson and director Christian Rivers on bringing a new franchise to audiences
After Mortal Engines’ New York Comic Con panel, Justin Cook had the pleasure of speaking to both producer Peter Jackson and director Christian Rivers… The longtime creative collaboration between Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and longtime VFX and storyboard artist Christian Rivers will be evolving this December, as Rivers’ big-budget directorial debut, […]
Peter Jackson plans on making his Tintin movie “within the next year or two”
Way back in 2008, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson announced that they would be teaming up on a trilogy of movies based upon Herge’s Tintin series, with Spielberg directing the first and Jackson taking over the reins for the second. Well, it’s now been seven years since the release of Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The […]
Peter Jackson confirms he’ll have no involvement with The Lord of the Rings TV series
Despite being announced last November, we’ve had little in the way of official details about Amazon’s plans for its The Lord of the Rings TV series, save for the fact that Star Trek 4 and Jungle Cruise screenwriters JD Payne and Patrick McKay are currently hard at work on developing the show. Rumours have circulated that […]
Exclusive: Mortal Engines director Christian Rivers would “love” to direct a sequel (unless Peter Jackson wants to take the helm)
Justin Cook was able to speak with Mortal Engines director Christian Rivers at New York Comic Con. Below is an excerpt from their conversation… While speaking to Flickering Myth at New York Comic Con, after showing off the first 25 minutes of Universal’s Mortal Engines to the fans packed into The Hulu Theater at Madison […]
Mortal Engines New York Comic Con first 25 minutes description and review
The New York Comic Con crowd in attendance at Universal’s Mortal Engines panel were among the first people on the planet to be treated to the opening 25 minutes of the upcoming Peter Jackson-produced film adaptation of Philip Reeve’s 2001 young adult novel. Although the panel’s official description claimed that only the first eight minutes […]
First trailer for Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old
Ahead of its World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October, the first trailer has been released for Peter Jackson’s First World War documentary They Shall Not Grow Old, which brings to life The Great War using original footage from Imperial War Museums’ film archive, remastered, colourised and converted into 3D. Check out the […]
Junkie XL will compose Mortal Engines score
Junkie XL has signed on to compose the score for the upcoming sci-fi film Mortal Engines. The film, which will be released in December, comes from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh and producers and is directed by Jackson’s protege Christian Rivers. Junkie XL, real name Tom Holkenborg, announced the news via his Twitter page. “It’s a […]