Wolfgang Petersen

Date of Birth

1941-03-14

Date of Death

2022-08-12

Place of Birth

Emden, Germany

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Awesome Art’s Interview With Artist Sam Green

Posted 12 months ago

For years, Awesome Art 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 to showcase these awesome artists even...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Alien, The Muppet Show, Rocky III, Venom, The Wild Robot

Posted 2 years ago

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 wanted...

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Orlando Bloom says he’s erased his character from Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy from his memory

Posted 2 years ago

Orlando Bloom says he's "blanked" his role as Paris for Wolfgang Petersen's Troy from his mind after so many years.

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The Trojan War comes to life in trailer for Netflix’s Troy: Fall of a City

Posted 8 years ago

Wolfgang Petersen's TROY may not have been completely embraced by critics back in 2004, but I can't help but to love the outrageous spectacle it represented. The stunning battles, the gigantic sets, and the impressive fight between Hector (Eric Bana)...

Face-Off: The NeverEnding Story vs. Labyrinth

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, THE FIFTH ELEMENT took down STARGATE in a battle of the 90’s sci-fi flicks. Most of you agreed with my decision, and some of you went the other way, but I’m guessing we can all agree...

Classic anti-war movie Das Boot is getting the remake treatment

Posted 11 years ago

It looks like Hollywood isn’t the only place where movies get remade. Germany’s Bavaria Studios is planning a remake of Wolfgang Peterson’s acclaimed 1981 anti-war movie DAS BOOT. The film has been released in several editions, most notably a three...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Captain Planet, Conan, Mars Attacks

Posted 11 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...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Ant Man, Apocalypse Now, Jaws

Posted 12 years ago

Syfy developing sci-fi epic Ghost Brigades with Wolfgang Petersen

Posted 12 years ago

Here’s an update on a long in-development project: Way back in 2011, we reported that Wolfgang Petersen (TROY, POSEIDON) was working on an adaptation of John Scalzi’s sci-fi epic “Old Man’s War” for Paramount Pictures. Clearly, that never took flight,...

An Outbreak is headed to the small screen

Posted 13 years ago

The horror genre continues to thrive on the small screen as NBC has given a pilot production commitment to "Outbreak", an hour-long series based on the hit 1995 Warner Bros feature directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan...