Producers of the Year: The Jackson Hive
Five years ago, while Peter Jackson was immersed in directing his large-scale remake of “King Kong” for Universal, executive Mary Parent mentioned a project the studio was developing based on the wildly popular video game “Halo.” Jackson was intrigued. He loved to play “Halo” with his two teenage children; his special effects company, New Zealand-based WETA, seemed perfect to handle the FX; and a 15% tax rebate made a Kiwi shoot ideal for Universal and...

Un aldilà perfetto e inquietante in Amabili Resti: PHOTO
Un ruolo importantissimo in Amabili Resti lo ha l' aldilà : gli sceneggiatori parlano di come Peter Jackson ha realizzato questo luogo ideale e inquietante nel film...   Fonte: latimes Il Los Angeles Times ha parlato con gli sceneggiatori di Amabili Resti , ovvero Peter Jackson , Fran Walsh e Philippa Boyens (il trio responsabile di capolavori come la trilogia del Signore degli Anelli e King Kong ), e questi hanno rivelato alcuni dettagli su come verrà mostrato...

"Anne Perry - Interiors" follows one of the women who inspired "Heavenly Creatures": PHOTO
Heavenly Creatures was the first queer movie I had ever seen that I was absolutely intrigued by. I'm fairly certain I wore out my remote's rewind and play buttons just to keep watching Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey kiss each other passionately. Director Peter Jackson did such a remarkable job of combining both fantasy and reality it's hard to believe the 1994 film was based on a true story. No longer able to hide her past Anny Perry's life is being brought to the screen again, this...

Peter Jackson's 'District 9' Crosses $200M; Sequel May Happen "At Some Point"
The Alien apartheid film likely to snag one of the newly expanded 10 Best Picture Oscar nominations did it in worldwide Box Office this weekend -- $115M domestic and $85M international so far (with

Peter Jackson to promote “District 9″ in China
From english.people.com.cn: U.S. producer-director Peter Jackson is expected to be in China in late November to promote his latest project - District 9, which

Which Peter Jackson will show up for -Lovely Bones?'
As we begin to count down the days to the official unveiling of “The Lovely Bones” in London later this month (yes, I’m as stunned as you are to realize it’s November already), the film still stands as the biggest wild-card of the season’s prestige offerings. The trailer for “Invictus” confirmed it’s (for better or worse) the model of film we had in mind, and we have some idea what to expect from “Nine” … but even a lavish...

John Rhys-Davies Will NOT Be In THE HOBBIT: PHOTO
Jim here. Empire has the goods on whether John Rhys-Davies will be returning to The Hobbit to play Gimli's father ( Glóin ) or one of the others in this very dwarf centric story. The answer, unfortunately, is no . Rhys-Davies said : "I've already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn't. I have already completely ruled it out. There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more." When asked about...

How to Build the Lovely Bones Afterlife: PHOTO
The LA Times’ Rachel Abramowitz talks to the screenwriters about how to bring the fantasy elements of The Lovely Bones to the screen.

Coventry Telegraph: PHOTO
DIRECTOR Guillermo del Toro has explained how he intends to bring an original look to the creatures and battles of his two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. The first part of the $300million project comes out in December 2011 and the second a year after that. Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson is serving as executive producer to help ensure a close match with that series of movies. In a new interview, del Toro talks in detail about the epic project, which has so far had a year of design...

What You Get: PHOTO
After being shown "a few minutes of footage" from Peter Jackson 's The Lovely Bones (as well as "an exceptionally handsome trailer"), N.Y. Times writer Terrence Rafferty writes that Jackson "appears to have made the attempt to be faithful to Alice Sebold 's wistful, lyrical tone, but there are indications, too, that he hasn't entirely abandoned his hyperbolic horror style : the looming close-ups, the ominous shadows, the fast, vertiginous tracking shots. The Lovely Bones star Saoirse Ronan....

A complete Peter Jackson profile
Trevor Hogg at Flickeringmyth.com has put together a comprehensive and well written profile of director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings trilogy). For those new to his cinematic career, this is a look at Jackson’s work from the very beginning. Read the first part here and part two here . This story is posted in the following categories: Peter Jackson Comments Off . Please click on a category name to view all stories related to it. Related Stories : « Previous Story You can follow any...

Tintin is Peter Jackson and Spielberg's dream movie
We love Steven Spielberg, so when we heard that he wants to adapt Tintin , the beloved Belgian comic strip by Herge, we were intrigued. Tintin isn't a household name in the U.S., but it's been hugely popular in the rest of the world for 80 years. Basically it's about the adventures of a young Belgian reporter (Jamie Bell) and his faithful fox terrier Milou (that's Snowy in English), and it spans genres from adventure to fantasy to mystery to science fiction, liberally dosed with humor.

Peter Jackson Update
In a story about Peter Jackson this week, The Hollywood Reporter has named The Lord of the Rings filmmaker and his partners Producers of the Year. Yadda, yadda, yadda, right? But in that article there are a few updates on the status of Jackson's upcoming slate of films. Check it: Temeraire is mentioned, based on the fantasy novels by Naomi Novik that are set during the Napoleonic Wars and feature flying dragons. But then there's also Dam Busters , the World War II action drama about an English...

Celebrity birthdays on Oct. 31
Anchorman Dan Rather is 78. Actress Sally Kirkland is 68. Actor David Ogden Stiers ( M.A.S.H. ) is 67. Soap star Deidre Hall is 61. Director Peter Jackson is 48. Drummer Larry Mullen of U2 is 48. Actor Dermot Mulroney is 46. Actor Rob Schneider is 45. Rob Van Winkle ( Vanilla Ice) is 41.

First “The Lovely Bones” Poster: PHOTO
Paramount has debuted the first official poster for “ The Lovely Bones ” directed by Peter Jackson . “The Lovely Bones” both directed and co-written by Academy Award winning filmmaker Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, King Kong) from the script by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens is an adaptation of best-selling novel by Alice Sebold . The movie centers on a young girl Susie ( Saoirse Ronan ) who has been murdered and watches over her...

Chatty del Toro Talks “Hobbit” Movies: PHOTO
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Ian McKellen “couldn't be happier” with The Hobbit script
Over the past few months we’ve been following the progress of The Hobbit script rather intensely. We got updates from Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro during the writing process, then Ian McKellen said he would receive his copy of the first draft in September, and now two months on McKellen has read the script. Sci-Fi Wire caught up with him recently and he shared his thoughts: “As Peter has said, they loved writing Gandalf [for The Hobbit] because they knew who they were writing...

'Paranormal Activity' Could Get A Sequel But 'District 9' Might Not In Today's Dailies -- 11/3/09
--Paramount is actively working on plans for a "Paranormal Activity" sequel. While a sequel would clearly lose the surprise factor that's made the Oren Peli-directed horror film such a success, folks behind the film insist that they can "come up with the right creative and marketing approach." ( THR ) --On the flip side, studio heads at Sony are hoping that Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp are up for a "District 9" sequel, but the producer-director pair is allegedly holding off until they...

Exploiting The Dead: David Spade Stars In A Commercial With….Chris Farley: VIDEO
It's a gimmick that Direct TV has done with such movies & stars as Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future and Naomi Watts in King Kong - actors advertising Direct TV services while reenacting scenes from beloved movies. Recently, the newest commercial premiered, with David Spade reprising his role in Tommy Boy in the scene where now deceased close friend and costar Chris Farley performs his famous "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" bit. Some critics are calling the spot insensitive and tasteless...

Ian McKellen Has Read Guillermo del Toro's -Hobbit' Script; Longs To Become Gandalf Again: PHOTO
Sir Ian McKellen recently spoke to MTV while promoting his re-imagining of the 1967 mini-series The Prisoner . It did not take long before the conversation jumped to the obvious priority of all news seekers: Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson ’s two-movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien ’s The Hobbit . Topics discussed mainly hovered around his urge to return to the epic fantasy role that netted him an Academy Award nomination, the surprise arrival part of the script and the security...

Pee in the Shower: Save the Rainforest.: VIDEO
SOS Mata Atlantica Foundation, a Brazilian non-profit organization, is currently running a TV campaign encouraging viewers to save the Atlantic rainforest by peeing in the shower. Their kid-oriented commercial shows recognizable silhouettes, from King Kong to what appears to be Ghandi (really?), reducing their water usage by, uh, making some “rain” of their own in [...]

'District 9' Crosses 200 Mil; Sequel May Happen 'At Some Point'
As of this past weekend,"District 9" has made $200 million worldwide. For Sony of course, that means CHA-CHING, SEQUEL! But, not so fast: Those close to producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp say only it may happen "at some point" when the duo "figure out what the story is and organize their respective schedules". (Peter is booked, and Neil is very much in demand now.) I'm not really dying to see a sequel, because I think it should only be done if these guys think it should be done....

Exclusive: Is Aragorn Ready to Return for The Hobbit ?
Ever since Guillermo del Toro signed on to direct two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for producer Peter Jackson, there has been various casting rumors about who may or may not return to reprise their roles from Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. One of the cast members who seemed to be up in the air was Viggo Mortensen who played one of the most popular characters in the trilogy, the warrior Aragorn, a character who didn't actually appear in "The Hobbit" but was included in...

'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Talks Smaug The Dragon, Story Concerns
Yesterday, we posted some of Eric Ditzian's interview with Sir Ian McKellen , who plays the wizard Gandalf in the " Lord of the Rings " and upcoming " Hobbit " movies. In one of the more compelling bits , the actor revealed that the scripts for the two films with feature plotlines culled from other J.R.R. Tolkien sources. McKellen wouldn't elaborate any further than that, but a recent interview Guillermo del Toro gave to TotalFilm may shed some additional light on what the Gandalf actor was...