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Hugo Weaving joins Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines

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It looks like Peter Jackson is pulling a Lord of the Rings alumni on board for his newest film, as we now have confirmation that Hugo Weaving has joined the cast of Mortal Engines. Weaving is reportedly playing the character Thaddeus Valentine, Head of the Historians, who is a pivotal character in the first book. Weaving is […]

Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines adds more to the cast

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The cast of the Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines is starting to fill out after additional recruits come onboard. When Guillermo del Toro dropped out of directing The Hobbit in what feels like forever ago, the status of Mortal Engines seemed dubious as Peter Jackson had to take up The Hobbit reins, putting the sci-fi adaptation […]

Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines finds its female lead in Hera Hilmar

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Director Christian Rivers and producer Peter Jackson have found their female lead for Mortal Engines, with Deadline reporting that Hera Hilmar (The Oath, Da Vinci’s Demons) has signed on to appear in the upcoming adaptation of Philip Reeve’s book series. Mortal Engines “is set in a world many thousands of years in the future. Earth’s […]

Celebrating The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on its 15th Anniversary

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Ricky Church celebrates the 15th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy… 15 years ago today, audiences worldwide were introduced to Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings. I had just started high school when The Fellowship of the Ring was getting ready to hit theaters and my […]

Steven Spielberg says Peter Jackson will still direct the Tintin sequel

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Back in 2007 it was announced that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson were teaming up to bring Herge’s The Adventures of Tintin to the big screen, with Spielberg directing a first movie, Jackson helming the sequel, and the duo teaming up to round out the trilogy by co-directing the third. Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin […]

Peter Jackson teases possibility of directing an episode of Doctor Who

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It’s been rumoured for a long time, and now Peter Jackson has added fuel to the fire that he’s set to direct an episode of the BBC’s long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who. The filmmaker has posted a video to Facebook, which sees him polishing his Oscars and discussing the possibility of directing an episode with his […]

The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]

New Zealand horror comedy Housebound is getting remade, thanks to Peter Jackson

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“You can’t punch ectoplasm…” The brilliantly funny and twisted New Zealand horror comedy Housebound has found a huge fan in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson, so much so that he’s brought the film to the attention of New Line Cinemas who intend to remake it. Even though the film isn’t […]

Don’t expect to see Peter Jackson ever directing a superhero movie

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Now that he’s finished up with J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth following the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson is starting to turn his attention to future projects, but it seems we should rule out the possibility of him ever directing a superhero movie as the filmmaker has stated that he’s […]