Peter Jackson

Peter Robert Jackson was born 31 October 1961 in Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. He is a three-time Academy Award-winning New Zealand filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, and is best known for The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) trilogy adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Jackson is also known for giving Academy Award Winner Kate Winslet her first movie role in Heavenly Creatures.

There is a devoted blog following for all things LOTR and Peter Jackson in particular, however the definitive fan blog is The One Ring.

Jackson is co-owner of Wingnut Films with partner Fran Fran Walsh who are also involved in the productions of The Lovely Bones, District-9 and the Tintin Trilogy. Jackson also co-owns Weta Digital, arguably the foremost motion capture studio in the world also located in Wellington New Zealand.

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• District 9 up for a People’s Choice Award

  
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  The surprise summer blockbuster, District 9 has cracked the nodd for a People’s Choice Award. The film, produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp has been nominated in the Favourite Independent Film category! BIG UP to them all. Here’s a list of the nominees thus far:Best Male Actor:Ryan ...
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• Del Toro to make a HOBBIT cameo

  
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  There have been slim pickings on news when it comes to Guillermo Del Toro’s HOBBIT movie. This is to be expected since filming hasn’t started and, as far I know, the script and casting are still being worked out. There have been rumors and a lot of talk, but nothing really concrete, unless you count the small ...
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• Peter Jackson Of Lord Of Rings Named Producer Of The Year

  
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  Famous Lord of the Rings trilogy director Peter Jackson’s latest film, “The Lovely Bones” is due to be released to theaters in late November or through December of 2009 just in time for the big movie going season.The film is being touted as an equivalent of Jackson’s famous“King Kong” film.  The movie is ...
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• Monday night at the movies

  
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  * We’ve been pretty enthusiastic here about both trailers for “The Wolfman.” Still, there’s been some disconcerting news about the promising looking remake of the 1941 Universal monster classic. Composer Danny Elfman, who has a terrific way with slightly over-the-top genre material going back to his ...
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• Del Toro To Be A Creature In THE HOBBIT

  
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  World famous LOTR fansite The One Ring.net was recently graced by THE HOBBIT director and creature die-hard Guillermo Del Toro. He posted something very special in their forums and they were quick to spread the word. Guillermo will be donning prosthetics and make-up in order to play a creature in the upcoming film. ...
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• New article on West Publishing

  
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  From the November 2009 issue of Twin Cities Business:  “Thomson Reuters’ Brain,” by Dave BealThe Eagan business that was once West Publishing now supplies its parent company with the intellectual firepower to outmaneuver Bloomberg and LexisNexis in the financial and legal content wars.Lede:There may be no more ...
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• Aragorn Still Not Sure If Hell Return For The Hobbit

  
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  "I think theyre just worried about shooting the first part of that movie which doesnt involve my character," Viggo Mortensen told ComingSoon in an interview for "The Road." "My character is around at times — in the middle, but it would only be if they made a second movie or connecting movie that connected The Hobbit ...
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• Producers of the Year: The Jackson Hive

  
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  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; ...
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• A SINGLE MAN New Trailer

  
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  We’ve previously seen the promo trailer for A SINGLE MAN , a movie that premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and now TWC has released the theatrical trailer which contains quotes from critics praising Colin Firth ’s performance. Firth to me has always been one of those underrated actors who sadly ...
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• Peter Jackson to promote “District 9″ in China

  
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  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 will be released across the country on Nov. 27, the Oriental Morning Post reports. The director of the “Lord of Rings” series will visit Beijing and ...
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• McKellen Has Read THE HOBBIT

  
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  The chaps over at Sci-Fi Wire have gotten their hands on a recent statement from actor Ian McKellen regarding the much anticipated THE HOBBIT, directed by the wonderful Guillermo Del Toro. McKellen has read the screenplay to THE HOBBIT and he had very little to say in terms of spoilers, other than that the script ...
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• The Hobbit Director Guillermo Del Toro Talks Smaug The Dragon, Story Concerns

  
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  Yesterday, we posted some of Eric Ditzians 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 ...
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• Film trailer: The Lovely Bones

  
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  A murdered girl watches over her family from heaven and must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her loved ones to heal
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• #9: King Kong [Blu-ray]

  
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  King Kong [Blu-ray] DVD ~ Naomi Watts 30 days in the top 100 (1052) Buy new: $29.98 $12.49 31 used & new from $10.81 (Ranking is updated hourly. See the original post here: #9: King Kong [Blu-ray]
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• The Lovely Bones Trailer

  
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  It’s been a while since Peter Jackson had a movie on the big screen, yes I know he produced District 9 but that’s not the same thing. Anyway the wait is almost over as the Oscar winner’s latest picture The Lovely Bones is due out in the new year. Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice ...
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• GUILLERMO DEL TORO Talks ‘THE HOBBIT’ In New Interview

  
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  GUILLERMO DEL TORO Source: TotalFilm.com New interview with PAN’S LABYRINTHE, HELLBOY, and upcoming THE HOBBIT director, GUILLERMO DEL TORO. GUILLERMO DEL TORO on what source material is being used for the two The Hobbit movies: “We are respecting the structure established by Professor Tolkien… ...
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• Hobbit update: Casting, monsters, costumes!

  
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  The team is, “Already testing the animated models of several creatures and doing puppetry tests for others.”
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• Guillermo Del Toro On Making The Hobbit

  
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  “I was calmly laying out the next decade of my life when The Hobbit appeared,” he laughs. “I was preparing all these things and all of a sudden The Hobbit shows up and takes over my life.” Oh No They Didnt! found this 8 hours ago on totalfilm.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ...
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• Ian McKellen “couldn’t be happier” with The Hobbit script

  
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  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 ...
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• Giveaway — Peter Jackson’s ‘Jack Brown Genius’

  
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  Jack Brown Geniusis a hilariously entertaining movie that is fun to watch. Deep within the chambers of an old monastery lives Elmer (Stuart Devenie), a monk who dreams of discovering a way to fly in hopes of meeting his beloved creator.  But when the wing system he builds fails, he falls to his death and [...]
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