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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “peter jackson”

 

• The Hobbit casting call shut down after 3,000 extras turn up

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Police are called to auditions for Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings follow-up after overwhelming numbers spark safety fears A casting call which aimed to find extras for The Hobbit, Peter Jacksons forthcoming two-part follow-up to The Lord of the Rings, was shut down over safety concerns after more than 3,000 ...
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• New Image From The Hobbit

  
  Female First Blog — Authority: 116
  Now I am going to stick my neck out on the line here and predict that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be the biggest grossing movie of 2012 – LOL!! Rather obvious I know but I am super excited … Continue reading →
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• New Photo From The Hobbit Has Bilbo Baggins Entertaining Some Dwarves

  
  Obsessed With Film — Authority: 137
  Yahoo Movies have debuted a new image (above) from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , coming to theaters everywhere on December 14th. The image features Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins entertaining a bunch of dwarves, which from left to right are Bifur ( William Kircher ), Dwalin ( Graham ...
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• Sundance 2012: Peter Jackson on West of Memphis and New Evidence in the Mysterious Case (Video)

  
  Hollywood Reporter — Authority: 863
  Sophie A. Schillaci The producer stopped by THRs Video Lounge in Park City along with director Amy Berg to discuss their emotional documentary and why the infamous West Memphis Three have captured international attention. read more
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• Producer Peter Jackson premieres ‘West of Memphis’ at Sundance Film Festival

  
  Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net — Authority: 550
  PARK CITY — The story is familiar to many and new to others but gutting to all.Three men (boys at the time) were convicted and jailed for life for the murder of three eight-year-old boys. The case became known world-wide for its wrongful-imprisonment horror story elements. Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson joined the ...
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• The Dark Knight Rises vs The Hobbit – Battle of the Trailers

  
  Obsessed With Film — Authority: 137
  The festive season has come and passed, leaving us with a myriad of things; me beginning blog posts with adjusted Green Day lyrics; socks from our uncle who we are now starting to believe truly does not like us; socks from our mum who we believe still loves us, but just can’t be bothered to try anymore; and trailers ...
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• New Hobbit image released

  
  Entertainment Nexus — Authority: 433
  LA Times have debuted the newest shot of Peter Jacksons The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits theaters on December 14.
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• Sundance Brings Out A-Listers And Indies

  
  MTV Movies Blog — Authority: 661
  With the kickoff of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, almost as many A-listers are heading to Park City, Utah as industry newcomers. The fest has always been a place for established actors and filmmakers to branch out and go indie for a movie or two. Weve looked over the scheduled screenings and rounded up a list of ...
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• 2012 Sundance: Q&A With ‘West Of Memphis’ Producers Peter Jackson And Fran Walsh

  
  Deadline.com — Authority: 801
  EXCLUSIVE : Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh last came to the Sundance Film Festival in 1993 to debut their splatter film Dead/Alive at a midnight premiere. It was that same year that three boys were murdered in Arkansas, and teens Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were convicted in a sensationalized ...
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• The Geeks Of Doom Round Up 2: ‘West Of Memphis’ and ‘Pogo’

  
  Geeks of Doom — Authority: 621
  For 2nd edition of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Greg takes a look at the trailer for West Of Memphis , produced by Peter Jackson , which focuses on the long-running West Memphis Three case. For our music selection this week, Andy takes a listen to Pogo , and his Fresh Prince mashup song, " Jaaam ." [...]
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• Our 10 Most Anticipated Sundance Movies

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 738
  Tomorrow marks the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival, the annual winter movie orgy/buyer’s market/excuse to party for those who make, buy, watch, and act in independent films (or what passes for independent, in this IMAX 3-D superhero climate). Your humble film editor is traveling to Park City (for the first ...
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• EL HOBBIT:UN VIAJE INESPERADO, ESTRENO DE CINE

  
  Magazine Tendencias — Authority: 119
  Después del éxito de taquillas,  los seguidores de la saga del “Señor de los anillos” están de suerte porque para 2012, Peter Jackson nos trae una nueva historia de Bilbo, “El... Visite www.magazinetendencias.com, su magazine de actualidad
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• New “THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY” Gallery

  
  Famous Monsters — Authority: 536
  Take a look at this fantastic new gallery showcasing characters from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. The film will land in theaters on December 14 this year. Synopsys (courtesy MGM): Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of ...
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• 2012 Sundance: Famous Behind The Camera

  
  Deadline.com — Authority: 801
  The Sundance Film Festival is infamously where relatively unknown filmmakers travel to Park City and maybe leave the mountain resort on the road to glory. But this year may have more well-known names swaggering down Main Street with projects than in recent years. Here’s a snapshot of the film famous you’ll be ...
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• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Stings!

  
  BSCreview — Authority: 128
  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Stings! We have Bilbo! We have Sting! We have an update on one unexpected, and hopefully incredible, journey! Hey, that refers to on and off the set of The Hobbit ! The LA Times just shared this dramatic new image from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , and we ...
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• New stills from The Hobbit, Prometheus

  
  FilmDrunk — Authority: 654
  The Hobbit (the first of two movies) doesn’t open until next December, but until then, The LA Times has released a new publicity still of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. If my Tolkien knowledge serves, that’s Bilbo with his sword, Lucille, preparing for his journey up Munchkin Mountain with the dwarves Oin, ...
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• Another Look At “THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY”

  
  Famous Monsters — Authority: 536
  A new picture from Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT has been released, giving a closer look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo.  The film also stars Elijah (LORD OF THE RINGS) Wood as Frodo, Cate (LORD OF THE RINGS) Blanchett as Galadriel, and Luke (CLASH OF THE TITANS) Evans as Bard. You have a year to bask in it’s glory, as ...
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• Book Review: The Art of The Adventures of Tintin by Chris Guise

  
  All articles at Blogcritics — Authority: 699
  A wonderful book filled with impressive artwork.
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• New Shot of Bilbo and His Blade Sting

  
  CSICON — Authority: 427
  The Los Angeles Times has a new shot of  Martin Freeman  as Bilbo Baggins with his elvish blade Sting from the Upcoming  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  film directed by  Peter Jackson . Probably the most interesting thing about this is the fact that if it truly is from  An Unexpected Journey ...
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• Latest Photo of Martin Freeman in The Hobbit

  
  ScreenCrave.com - Passionate about movies — Authority: 569
  It’s not that surprising that we’re going to get a full year of hype for Peter Jackson ‘s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey . There are few films with as much anticipation around them, and few films that can be counted on to make over $300 Million at the box office (think how much it might make if it’s ...
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