Peter Jackson

Date of Birth

1961-10-31

Place of Birth

Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Known for

Forgotten Silver, Bad Taste, Ringers: Lord of the Fans, King Kong: Peter Jackson’s Production Diaries, Meet the Feebles

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Why Peter Jackson isn’t directing The Hunt for Gollum movie

Posted 1 month ago

Peter Jackson has directed the entire Middle-earth saga, but he's passing the reins to Andy Serkis for The Hunt for Gollum.

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Peter Jackson is currently writing the sequel to The Adventures of Tintin

Posted 1 month ago

Steven Spielberg planned to pass the reins to Peter Jackson for an Adventures of Tintin sequel and Jackson says he's now working on it.

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Cannes Film Festival 2026 lineup includes Soderbergh, Refn, and a lot of arthouse projects

Posted 2 months ago

More titles will be announced at a later date, but most of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 lineup has been revealed

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Andy Serkis says Peter Jackson is still working on The Adventures of Tintin 2

Posted 2 years ago

Andy Serkis says Peter Jackson is still determined to make The Adventures of Tintin 2 after years of the project being in limbo.

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim previews 20 minutes of footage at the Annecy Animation Festival

Posted 2 years ago

While more Lord of the Rings projects are on their way, the animated feature has been previewed by Warners and New Line Cinema.

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Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Chris Barnes

Posted 2 years ago

Our monthly column features artwork from amateur, up-and-coming, or well-known artists. This month features the awesome artwork of Chris Barnes!!!

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Warner Bros. has a Lord of the Rings fan film, The Hunt for Gollum, taken off of YouTube

Posted 2 years ago

With the news of Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis working on a Gollum spin-off, Warner Bros. has taken to removing a similar-sounding fan film from the internet.

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New Lord of the Rings movies coming; Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis making a Gollum spin-off

Posted 2 years ago

Andy Serkis is set to both stars in and direct a new Lord of the Rings movie centring around Gollum, with Peter Jackson producing.

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Dead Alive (1992) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 2 years ago

If you haven't seen Peter Jackson's splatter comedy Dead Alive (a.k.a. Braindead), it's the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw

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Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Phil Shelly

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Aquaman, Leon, Napoleon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Willy Wonka

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...