Jack Salmon in The Lovely Bones went to Mark Wahlberg, but the part was Ryan Gosling's first. He'd been cast for the 2009 film, and he didn't half-step: weight gained, beard grown, all of it aimed at playing a grieving…
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Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand filmmaker, entrepreneur and visual effects pioneer.
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Peter Jackson manages to make an entire mythology feel instantly massive in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001). Sauron, the Last Alliance, Isildur, and the Ring all appear within minutes. It opens…
The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring opening
Weeks of New Zealand rain were built right into the 'Seeking Théodred' scene from THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Peter Jackson let the downpours do the work, and when the weather cleared, rain towers kept it going. That soaked,…
Seeking Théodred rain THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The real victory in Peter Jackson's Return of the King happens in Théoden's speech before the Rohirrim ever charge at Pelennor Fields. That's why the spectacle lands: the emotion comes first.
Théoden's Pelennor Fields speech
Guillermo del Toro's version of THE HOBBIT almost happened. He worked on it for two years with Peter Jackson, creating creature designs and a darker visual style, but MGM's financial issues halted production and led to…
Guillermo del Toro The Hobbit
Peter Jackson confirms the 'Adventures of Tintin' sequel will be his next directorial project.
fr, 12 years for a sequel is wild
Peter Jackson confirms the 'Adventures of Tintin' sequel will be his next directorial project.
