Fran Walsh

Date of Birth

1959-01-10

Place of Birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Known for

The Frighteners

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The Hobbit: Actor blames studio interference for trilogy’s lesser quality

Posted 6 years ago

Peter Jackson's cinematic take on The Lord of the Rings trilogy is still regarded as one of the greatest adaptations of all time. Due to his work on those films, Jackson jumped into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth once...

Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners: The Best Movie You Never Saw

Posted 6 years ago

Peter Jackson. For most of us, the name conjures up images of Hobbits and shires, Dwarves and Elves – and let’s face it – money and Oscars. It’s safe to say that directors don’t get much bigger than Peter Jackson,...

Andy Serkis to read the entirety of The Hobbit online for charity

Posted 6 years ago

Throughout the production of Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT trilogies, Andy Serkis has spent years immersed in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth, so it's only natural that he would return to that fantasy world for...

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Peter Jackson changed The Hobbit schedule so Martin Freeman could play Bilbo

Posted 6 years ago

No matter what, it was always going to be next to impossible for THE HOBBIT to equal THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and while THE HOBBIT certainly wasn't received nearly as well as as THE LORD OF THE RINGS was,...

King Kong to return to theaters for the first time in over 60 years

Posted 6 years ago

The last time KING KONG was in theaters was over 60 years ago, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, not a single man-made item was orbiting the earth, and the average movie ticket cost a mere 59 cents. The original...

Universal may be developing a Lord Of The Rings theme park

Posted 6 years ago

While I'm certainly a fan of Disney World (I've been there twice), Universal Orlando has always had the bigger appeal to me. Whether it's a section based entirely on The Simpsons hometown of Springfield or the Wizarding World of Harry...

Foundation forward! Lee Pace, Jared Harris join Apple’s sci-fi series

Posted 7 years ago

Ooooo boy this news hits me right in the classic science fiction feels. When you talk about great science fiction writers it always comes back to the Big Three: Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and of course the late great...

The UnPopular Opinion: Mortal Engines

Posted 7 years ago

Alex 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...

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...

Mortal Engines (Movie Review)

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: On a post-apocalyptic Earth, rolling metropolises called Predator Cities rules the land. When Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar) gets a chance to avenger her mother’s death, she risks her life to halt a global war. REVIEW: So, what do you...

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 7 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...

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