Ataahua writes: At an aerodrome in Masterton, Peter Jackson tested new camera technology with the help of a life-size replica British bomber. “We are not shooting any scenes that are project specific; this is about just keeping up with technology and trying new things,” he said.
Category: PJ’s Other Films
From screenrant.com: District 9 is the upcoming and highly-secretive Neill Blomkamp-directed sci-fi film, produced by Peter Jackson. While we haven’t seen much news on the upcoming film, Screen Rant reported at the beginning of April what the movie is all about and it sounded very interesting to say the least. Now, we finally have the official trailer for District 9 and it’s really damn cool. Official ‘District 9′ Trailer Looks Amazing
The word is out that the trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s ‘District 9′ will debut on Apple’s trailer site on April 30th. Fans can then see the PJ produced alien thriller on the big screen the next day during screenings of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’.
From Access-Saoirse (via comingsoon.net): Access-Saoirse has received more scans of photos from Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones that can be found in the new issue of Empire magazine. Opening December 11, the big screen adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Ronan. The film centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. More Photos From Peter Jackson’s Lovely Bones
We’ve received official word that trailers for Neill Blomkamp’s ‘District 9’, which is produced by Peter Jackson, will play before screenings of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ when it opens on May 1st. ‘Wolverine’ co-stars Dominic Monaghan as ‘Chris Bradley AKA Bolt’. District 9 Official Site – Wolverine Official Site
From empireonline.com: A couple of days ago we brought you the first look at Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn. Now we’ve got another treat for you: the first look at Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones.
Based on Alice Sebold’s book, the film follows Susie (Saoirse Ronan) a 14 year-old girl raped and murdered by her neighbour. From heaven, she watches her family deal (or not) with her death, and watches her murderer as he tries to hide the evidence. First Production Still from ‘The Lovely Bones’!
UPDATE: USA Today has just posted an interview with Peter Jackson about ‘The Lovely Bones’: Peter Jackson has made his name with big-budget, special-effects-heavy films such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong. He tackles a more personal story with the adaption of the book The Lovely Bones. The director discussed the film, out Dec. 11, via e-mail with USA TODAY. More…