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Peter Jackson: Biography

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Birth Place: Pukerua Bay, New Zealand
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/31/1961, Scorpio
Profession: Director; screenwriter; producer

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A major movie geek since childhood, this New Zealand native made his first indie feature, the aptly titled Bad Taste, over a four-year period in the '80s. Equal parts gore, sci-fi and comedy, the super-low-budg... read more

Peter Jackson: TV Guide News

Del Toro Officially Signs on to Direct The Hobbit | Movie News | 4/24/2008
It's officially official! After months of rumored talks (previously reported here), Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct The Hobbit, the next installment in the Lord of the Rings series, as well as its sequel, says Variety. The director is diving in to his new project full-on: Del Toro is moving to New Zealand for the next four years to work with LOTR director Peter Jackson's production teams — ostensibly to learn the ways of Middle Earth at the heart of it all. He also faces a huge amount of material to tackle, as both films, which he's shooting back-to-back, will cover a 60-year period, starting where The Fellowship of the Ring left off. Are you pleased with the final directorial choice? Had someone else in mind? Or have you been cheering on del Toro all along? — Anna Dimond read more
Hobbit Forming: Peter Jackson to Lord Over Prequel | Today's News: Our Take | 12/18/2007
Following much legal tangling and a small degree of name-calling, Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have settled all litigation relating to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and reached an agreement to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit to the big screen. "I'm very pleased that we've been able to put our differences behind us, so that we may begin a new chapter with our old friends at New Line," Jackson says in a statement to the AP. "We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth."As was done with the three Lord of the Rings films Jackson helmed, a pair of Hobbit movies will be filmed simultaneously. Production is set to begin in 2009, with the releases coming in 2010 and 2011. While Jackson (with Fran Walsh) will executive-produce the pics, a director has yet to be named. read more
Movie News: Marsden Beholds Diaz's Box, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 11/2/2007
X man James Marsden is in talks to be Cameron Diaz's hubby in The Box, a horror pic about a box that dispenses a hefty sum of cash — while someone you know dies.... Also per the Reporter, with Night at the Museum's Shawn Levy stymied by scheduling conflicts, David Dobkin (Fred Claus) will direct and Craig Wright (Dirty Sexy Money) will write the big-screen adaptation of The Flash.... Until his port of the vidgame Halo is a go, Peter Jackson is moving ahead with District 9, a live-action sci-fier, says Variety.... Producer Brad Pitt has acquired the graphic novel The Killer (shop Amazon), to be made into a film directed by David Fincher. read more
Ask FlickChick: Top 14 Movie Misquotes, Whose Scream Is That and More | Ask FlickChick | 10/17/2007
Ask FlickChick: Top 14 Movie Misquotes, the Scream That Will Not Die and More...Question: I don't want to sound like a complete geek, but it bugs me when people misquote famous movie lines like "Luke, I am your father," which just isn't what Darth Vader said. I feel that if you're fan enough to quote a movie, you should be fan enough to quote it right. Please tell me I'm not the most compulsive person ever. — DonFlickChick: The most compulsive ever? No way — I basically agree. If you're going to quote the quote, quote the quote. That said, there's a pattern to a lot of common misquotations. Here's the thing: Screenwriters can't predict what's going to seize the public imagination when they're writing, so that kickass line is often embedded in a larger, less pithy piece of dialogue.1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Misquote: "Luke, I am your father." Actual quote: "No. I am your father."Your bête noire, spoken during Luke's illusion-shattering confrontation with his... read more
Episode Recap: "Gary's Desk" | Entourage | 8/6/2007
This season has been a real roller-coaster ride in terms of quality, but tonight’s episode was most definitely a high point in my book. First, we had Gary Busey using Johnny Drama as his body art canvas. Next, Mary J. Blige stopped in for her annual Make-Me-Understand-What-I-Pay-You-For meeting. And finally, Peter Jackson offered Eric a glimpse of legitimacy as Vince’s representation. All of these storylines were funny and entertaining and reminiscent of what I’ve always liked best about this show — how these four childhood friends navigate the ins and outs of Hollywood.I don’t know if Gary Busey is as crazy as his public persona would have you believe, but he was pure lunacy tonight as he introduced Drama to the high art of body painting. Meanwhile, Ari prepped for his meeting with Mary J. Blige while mediating the sibling rivalry between identical twin agents. (Naturally, Mary J. was the only one who could tell which was which, and she happened to like... read more

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Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, 74th Annual Academy Awards courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

Peter Jackson, 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

Peter Jackson, 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

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Peter Jackson: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Hot Fuzz (Actor - Santa--uncredited)	2007	Movie	Available
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (Remarks by)	2007	TV Show Series
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas (Remarks by)	2005	TV Show Series
King Kong (Director)	2005	Movie
King Kong (Actor - Gunner)	2005	Movie