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The Hobbit actor says studio interference caused problems for the trilogy and Peter Jackson’s workflow

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With The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies receiving 4K remastered box sets this month, one of the actors from the franchise has opened up about the development on the prequel trilogy. In an interview on Kiwi Talkz, Jed Brophy, who played the Dwarf Nori in The Hobbit trilogy as well as portraying the Nazgul and a variety of […]

Disney to release Peter Jackson’s documentary The Beatles: Get Back in September

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Following on from 2018’s They Shall Not Grow Old, filmmaker Peter Jackson returns to the documentary genre this year with The Beatles: Get Back, and it has been announced this week that Disney has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the film and will release it this coming September. “No band has had the kind […]

Hugo Weaving joins Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines

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It looks like Peter Jackson is pulling a Lord of the Rings alumni on board for his newest film, as we now have confirmation that Hugo Weaving has joined the cast of Mortal Engines. Weaving is reportedly playing the character Thaddeus Valentine, Head of the Historians, who is a pivotal character in the first book. Weaving is […]

Don’t expect to see Peter Jackson ever directing a superhero movie

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Now that he’s finished up with J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth following the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson is starting to turn his attention to future projects, but it seems we should rule out the possibility of him ever directing a superhero movie as the filmmaker has stated that he’s […]

Peter Jackson turned down directing Aquaman on two occasions

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Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, revealed that he turned down the director’s job for Aquaman twice. Aquaman, directed by James Wan, turned out to be a huge success, surpassing expectations around the world and accumulating a hefty box office sum. But what would the film have been like if Peter […]

The Lord of the Rings TV execs don’t rule out Peter Jackson involvement

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Executives for Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series haven’t closed the door on Peter Jackson being involved with the show. The Lord of the Rings TV show has a lot to live up to when you consider the books and Peter Jackson’s monumental and critically adored trilogy. So far, he doesn’t seem to […]

Peter Jackson looking to help out with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series

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Although it was rumoured earlier this year that Peter Jackson could be set for a return to Middle-earth with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, the director subsequently debunked the reports, and confirmed that he’ll have no creative input into the hugely ambitious fantasy series. Well, with his latest project Mortal Engines now in […]

Peter Jackson reveals why he didn’t direct Mortal Engines

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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

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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, […]