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 […]
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 […]
The era of big stars is over, so are we on the cusp of the era of directors?
George Chrysostomou on whether we’re entering the era of the director… For many a year now, movies have been marketed and sold on the big name stars who appear in them. For a very long time, this method of selling a movie worked. There were periods of time that people would see Sylvester Stallone attached […]
Peter Jackson has revealed why Mortal Engines took 10 years to make
Peter Jackson has spoken about what caused Mortal Engines to take 10 years to be made. While Jackson isn’t directing Mortal Engines – that task falls to protégé Christian Rivers – the film is certainly near and dear to the writer/producer’s heart. Jackson has revealed that Mortal Engines has been in the works since 2008 […]
Peter Jackson debunks rumours linking him to a DC movie and Amazon’s Lord of the Rings
Last month it was reported that Peter Jackson was deciding between a DC Extended Universe movie and Amazon’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings series as his next big project, however it seems that rumour was wide of the mark. Speaking to French outlet Allocine (via IndieWide), Jackson has rubbished the reports, stating that he […]
Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines gets a new trailer and images
Universal Pictures has revealed a new trailer for the big screen adaptation of Philip Reeve’s sci-fi fantasy award-winning book series Mortal Engines; watch it here… https://youtu.be/MVPBdW7_KJ0 Thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly […]
Rumour: Peter Jackson deciding between a DC movie and Amazon’s Lord of the Rings
After luring legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg with the prospect of a Blackhawk movie, it looks like Warner Bros. and DC Films have now set their sights on another A-list director in Peter Jackson. According to TheOneRing.net, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit filmmaker is weighing up whether to take another trip to Middle-earth […]
