Christian Rivers

Date of Birth

1974-01-01

Place of Birth

Wellington, Nuova Zelanda

Known for

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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The UnPopular Opinion: Mortal Engines

Posted 7 years ago

THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column will...

Mortal Engines could lose over $100 million at box office

Posted 7 years ago

From the moment the first images and trailer dropped for the Peter Jackson-produced MORTAL ENGINES the prospect of its success as a new YA franchise were, to say the least, up in the air. The lack of major stars and...

Review: Mortal Engines

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: In a post-apocalyptic future, the remnants of civilization are divided into two camps: Tractionists, who roam the wasteland in giant mobile cities eating up smaller cities, and Anti-Tractionists – who seek to rebuild civilization by settling on land. Head...

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Ex. Philippa Boyens, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang & more talk Mortal Engines!

Posted 7 years ago

When Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh get together, there is a good chance they are creating something colossal in scope. And yes, MORTAL ENGINES is about as IMAX ready as you can get. This is a post-apocalyptic world that...

Explore a post-apocalyptic world in new clips from Mortal Engines

Posted 8 years ago

Peter Jackson may not have directed MORTAL ENGINES himself (that would be Christian Rivers), but the various trailers and clips have shown that his fingerprints are all over the post-apocalyptic world. Jackson co-wrote the script along with Fran Walsh and...

New extended look at Mortal Engines teases a VFX feast for the eyes

Posted 8 years ago

In case you forgot, MORTAL ENGINES – the expensive-looking franchise hopeful from producer Peter Jackson – comes out in just one month. On that note, it’s a little surprising that there hasn’t been more coming out in the way of...

Mortal Engines director comments on controversy surrounding Hester’s scar

Posted 8 years ago

The upcoming MORTAL ENGINES follows Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), a disfigured, fugitive assassin seeking to carry out a personal vendetta, but it would seem that her disfigurment doesn't quite go far enough for some fans. The "Mortal Engines" novels by...

A new trailer for Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines rolls in

Posted 8 years ago

After surprising fans with a 30-minute long preview of MORTAL ENGINES at this year's New York City Comic Con celebration, Universal Pictures has dropped a new trailer for the upcoming fantasy action adventure epic for all to enjoy! Co-writing the screenplay for...

Mortal Engines featurette highlights the film’s feral badass main character

Posted 8 years ago

Although Peter Jackson isn't directing MORTAL ENGINES, his fingerprints are all over the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Philip Reeve novel. Set thousands of years in the future, the cities of Earth now roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring...

Trailer roars in for producer Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines

Posted 8 years ago

Should we be covering producer Peter Jackson's MORTAL ENGINES movie? I guess we'll go ahead and cover the film's new trailer and then take a gauge of "horror" interest from there. You can check out the new trailer below. MORTAL...

New trailer for Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines is a VFX extravaganza

Posted 8 years ago

In the upcoming movie MORTAL ENGINES, the world has become a place where people live in roving cities that are trying to devour each other for resources. That surely requires some massive visual effects, and the first full trailer for...

Peter Jackson is making a commemorative World War I documentary

Posted 8 years ago

As a way of commemorating the hundred-year-end of The Great War, filmmaker Peter Jackson will dig deep into the archives of the BBC and London’s Imperial War Museum to create a feature-length documentary focusing on World War I. The yet-to-be-titled project will have...

2018 Universal Pictures Movie Preview

Posted 8 years ago

Alex Universal was the third highest grossing studio of 2017 thanks to the $200 million plus returns for DESPICABLE ME 3 and THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS as well as the breakout hits SPLIT and GET OUT. While THE MUMMY...

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