In an exclusive Primetime Thursday report, Jay Schadler goes on the set and behind the scenes for an unprecedented look at how director Peter Jackson has made his incredible vision a reality. Jackson and the stars of the film discuss how the arduous process of making this big-budget movie is the culmination of a true labor of love. Primetime Thursday airs Thursday, Dec. 4 (10:00 p.m., ET), on ABC (USA) [More]
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HE is the hobbit king of New Zealand, hailed throughout the land as the saviour of hope, goodness, truth and the national economy. Now director Peter Jackson can burrow into his own little hobbit-hole, snug inside a grassy hillside. [More]
Even as 100,000 fans celebrated the world premiere of the final instalment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Kiwi director Peter Jackson was fighting with the estate of Rings author JRR Tolkien. [More]
Wellington was still on a high today after a Lord of the Rings (LOTR) party with 100,000 well-behaved guests. [More]
It may have been our first bow in the bigtime movie spotlight. It may well be our last. But as far as world premieres go, the bow of The Return of the King tonight in Wellington was an event that itself made movie history. [More]
Director Peter Jackson and Weta Workshop’s Richard Taylor told the Herald late last night they were pleased with their first look at the full, finished version of The Lord of the Rings trilogy’s final film. [More]