Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZMis a New Zealand filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogyand The Hobbit trilogy, both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures, the mockumentary Forgotten Silver, the horror comedy The Frighteners, the epic monster remake film King Kongand the supernatural drama film The...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth31 October 1961
CityPukerua Bay, New Zealand
It was completely different (with Stead) because we were four months out of administration then,
I didn't want people to sit there and watch 10 minutes of film,and all they write about is 48 frames.
That is precisely just what I don't want to be known as. I just want to go back to my own little filmmaking base, telling small New Zealand stories with my writing partner, Fran Walsh. I have no huge desire to be swallowed up by Hollywood.
Down in New Zealand now, there will be a lot of celebrating,
He is still on loan for another week and we will look to get something sorted out around then.
I think it promises to be a good Yorkshire derby. But we are definitely confident of winning.
He is one of a number of general inquiries I have made to clubs. It's nothing more than that.
I'm a huge fan of the game and look forward to helping it come alive on the cinema screen.
The treatment before more or less put it on hold. That can be for a lifetime. It wasn't in this case.
David Graham is a quality striker and I'm sure he'll score the goals we need and produce the goods.
For us to win would rank as one of the great FA Cup upsets of all time.
One thing I discovered in seeing the completed 'King Kong' for the first time, is that Kong is even stronger than I thought he would be, based on Andy's original performance. One of the things I liked best about it is that Kong is now a gorilla, not a monster. Andy brought that out.
It is a wonderful acknowledgment of what has been a six-year journey to make and release this first film in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy.
As a gaming fan, I'm excited to bring Halo's premise, action and settings to the screen with all the specificity and reality today's technology can provide. Fran and I are intrigued by the unique challenges this project offers, and we're delighted to be working again with our friends at Universal, and with our new ones at Fox and Microsoft. I'm a huge fan of the game and look forward to helping it come alive on the cinema screen.