Julie writes: I just saw Peter Jackson interviewed on the Aussie 7.30 Report TV show. Here’s the link to the extended interview (video) and transcript. More.. Video 1 – Video 2
Category: Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson has recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about the casting process for his upcoming film “The Hobbit” that has taken place. Claiming it is not easy to find the depicters of the lead characters, including the hobbit, dwarf and elf, the filmmaker explained, “They have to have a particular type of physical appearance.”
During the same occasion, Jackson also affirmed previous statement that the script for the second part of the movie will be delivered around Christmas. Meanwhile, the production is expected to be kicked off in March or April 2010. However, he noted that the schedule could be changed because the shooting should wait for a green light from the studio. More..
Directors Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Lee Daniels, and Kathryn Bigelow take part in a roundtable discussion of their craft.
All six directors have films that are earning critical raves: Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” Cameron’s “Avatar,” Reitman’s “Up in the Air,” Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones,” Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire,” and Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker. More..
Peter Jackson is secretly working to adapt the Mortal Engines fantasy novels for the screen. The hush-hush project is understood to be in early development, with work on the first of the four books under way, industry sources say. Weta Workshops is also believed to be working on designs for the science fiction series, which features giant mobile cities. A spokesman for Jackson did not deny the project was on the books yesterday, but said “any comment should come from Peter”. More..
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Peter Jackson is planning to set up a film museum in Wellington, sources say. It is understood the development, with a working name of New Zealand Movie World, is planned for opposite his Park Road Post Production facility in Miramar. Props from Jackson’s movies – including his Lord of the Rings trilogy and as far back as Bad Taste in 1987 – would be on public display. A film school could also be included in the development.
A spokesman for Jackson said yesterday that there had been “nothing new and nothing active” in planning for a Wellington-based movie museum and film school since a similar proposal for Shelly Bay fell over about a year ago. More..
This morning in the U.S. the Golden Globe nominations were announced and while entertainment junkies like us enjoy the whole list, there are a couple of noms of special interest (Peter Jackson and Weta related) we wanted to point out, but we are going to make you click once to see the list: Continue reading “The Golden Globes of interest are . . .”