Peter Jackson News

When Peter Jackson screened 10-minutes of footage from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" to salivating exhibitors and journalists at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week, expectations went from "thro...
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Of all the huge films coming out this year — "The Hunger Games," "The Avengers, "The Dark Knight Rises" — none is as hotly anticipated as "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," which arrives in theat...
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2012 is shaping up to be a very literate year in motion pictures. Over 30 films on the release schedule are based on books, short stories or comic books. Below are 10 of the most notable.
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The Hunger Games hits theaters Friday in what looks to be a battle for box office gold (it’s already sold more pre-sale tickets than any of the Twilight movies, according to Fandango). And while it...
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There are a lot of great movies coming out this year, and every one of them wants you to believe it's the biggest film event of the decade. "The Dark Knight Rises"! "The Hunger Games"! The Avengers...
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Director Steven Spielberg kicks off the big-screen Tintin trilogy with "The Adventures Of Tintin," a computer-animated, motion-capture adaptation of Herge's beloved Tintin comic strip.
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"Hobbit" director Peter Jackson was forced to halt filming on his prequels in December when local police issued a severe weather warning and urged him and his crew to pack up as driving rains and f...
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Peter Jackson has completed the star-studded cast of "The Hobbit" after signing up Billy Connolly to play a dwarf warrior. The actor will tackle the role of Dain Ironfoot and joins Ian McKellen, ...
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An open audition for Peter Jackson's new The Hobbit movie had to be shut down on Saturday after more than 3,000 hopefuls turned up. The director is currently in New Zealand filming the two-part L...
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The Hobbit director Peter Jackson is offering a fan the chance to visit the set of the movie in New Zealand to raise money for charity.
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It's almost time to return to Middle Earth! On Tuesday Warner Bros. Pictures released the first official trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and you can check it out right here! An Unexp...
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What did visual maverick maven Peter 'Lord of the Rings' Jackson really have in store when he made his famed flick about two gals determined to stay together no matter what the cost? Find out with...
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Evangeline Lilly fears "purist" fans will hate her role in The Hobbit because her character didn't feature in the book and was invented solely for the fantasy film adaptation. The Lost actress' S...
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Moviemaker Peter Jackson received a standing ovation at Comic-Con in San Diego, California on Friday during a packed preview for Steven Spielberg's new movie Tin Tin.
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Peter Jackson has disappointed film fans by turning down the chance to talk about The Hobbit at Comic-Con later this week - because it is "too early" to discuss the project. More than 120,000 peo...
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Liv Tyler is eager to re-team with her Lord Of The Rings cast mates Ian Mckellen, Cate Blanchett and Elijah Wood by joining the cast of the highly-anticipated prequel The Hobbit. The actress play...
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The very, very long and twisted road to the production of The Hobbit has finally led to the beginning of production. And thank goodness! Entertainment Weekly has just posted the first official phot...
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On June 28, Warner Home Video will release all three of Peter Jackson’s visual masterpieces on Blu-ray in a 15-disc stunning collection entitled "The Lord of the Rings The Motion Picture Trilogy: E...
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Dame Edna Everage is the latest addition to The Hobbit cast - Australian comedian Barry Humphries has signed up to the highly-anticipated Peter Jackson movie. Shooting began on the much-delayed p...
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Two crew members working on The Hobbit have been taken to the hospital after an explosion at the New Zealand studio where the movie is filming. Emergency services were called to the Stone St Stud...
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Saoirse Ronan has been forced to turn down a role in Lord Of The Rings prequel The Hobbit because of her busy schedule. The Irish actress was in talks to reunite with her The Lovely Bones directo...
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As everyone knows by now, production on the long delayed adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy epic "The Hobbit" has finally begun.
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"The Hobbit" is one of the most famous and beloved novels in the history of modern literature, so you would think that Peter Jackson and the folks behind the upcoming big budget adaptation of J.R.R...
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They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but we’re pretty sure that estimate is a little bit low, because we’ve got a brand new picture that has to be worth at least 95,000.
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Director Peter Jackson has undergone surgery for a perforated ulcer after he was admitted to the hospital with acute stomach pains on Wednesday. The moviemaker, who is in his native New Zealand, b...
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The Hobbit director Peter Jackson is "thrilled" after confirming Cate Blanchett as the latest star to join the highly-anticipated film. Blanchett is set to play elven leader Galadriel, the Lady o...
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Peter Jackson's The Hobbit has suffered another blow - Hellboy star Ron Perlman has quit the Lord Of The Rings prequel. The actor was slated to join pal Guillermo del Toro on the film, but when th...
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After months of confusion and rumors, it was finally announced -- with the endorsement of Peter Jackson himself -- that the role of Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming two-part adaptation of “The Hobbit”...
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Lord Of The Rings star Andy Serkis is "delighted" The Hobbit will be filmed in New Zealand after a union's dispute was resolved - because a move would have been devastating for the country's film i...
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