January 27, 2011
Peter Jackson Hospitalized
A perforated ulcer has landed Peter Jackson in the hospital, causing a "slight delay" in the start of filming for "The Hobbit."
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July 14, 2010
Peter Jackson Seeks Hobbit Hopefuls
He isn't officially directing them yet -- heck, they haven't even been greenlit -- but Peter Jackson has started the casting process for the "Hobbit" movies.
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December 6, 2009
Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray
Rumors of delays notwithstanding, Peter Jackson says you can still count on "The Hobbit" making its 2011 release date -- and he has some information about the "Lord of the Rings" Blu-ray, too.
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November 2, 2009
Examining Peter Jackson's Lovely Bones
He's become identified with big-budget epics like the "Lord of the Ring" movies and his "King Kong" remake, but Peter Jackson has his roots in supernatural thrillers -- making, as the New York Times points out, his adaptation of "The Lovely Bones" a sort of homecoming.
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September 24, 2009
Exclusive: Ian McKellen on The Hobbit
Sir Ian McKellen is spending the week at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, where he was last night presented with a special Donostia Award in recognition of his career as an actor. RT was in town to catch the presentation, and earlier in the day we sat down with McKellen to discuss the award and his work. Of course, as Guillermo del Toro readies to direct The Hobbit, which will see McKellen pull on the cloak and hat of Gandalf the wizard for the first time in seven years, we couldn't help but look to the future and find out how things were going with the project.
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September 3, 2009
Neill Blomkamp talks District 9 - RT Interview
District 9 heralds the arrival of 29-year-old South African-born director Neill Blomkamp as a major new voice in science-fiction. Infused with gritty, hand-held authenticity, blistering intelligence and dazzling action sequences, Blomkamp's alien-apartheid thriller recently snatched the No. 1 spot at the US box office, an impressive achievement for a film set in Johannesburg and populated with South African accents. Raised in South Africa until his family moved to Vancouver when he was 17, Blomkamp was a talented effects whiz with some visually stunning short films and ads under his belt when Peter Jackson handpicked him to oversee the screen version of Halo. When the $145m videogame adaptation went down in studio flames, Jackson stuck by Blomkamp's side and shepherded District 9, an expansion of his 2005 short Alive In Jo'burg, to the big screen. RT sits down to chat with a filmmaker whose career is about to go stratospheric...
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August 13, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: District 9 Invades Over Crowded Frame
With summer almost out of gas, studios toss five more contenders into the ring in hopes of catching moviegoers that just haven't had their share of multiplex entertainment yet. Having the best shot at reaching the top spot is the new science fiction alien pic District 9 which will skew male. Targeting adult women is the romantic drama The Time Traveler's Wife while teen girls will be offered the high school comedy Bandslam. Young men looking for laughs get The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard and kids fed up with 3D toons get the old school animation saga Ponyo. Overall, the marketplace looks to match last year's levels and could even surge higher.
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July 24, 2009
Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray
Looking for "Hobbit" news, or a few tidbits about what to expect from the "Lord of the Rings" Blu-ray? So was Collider's Steven Weintraub when he chatted with Peter Jackson at Comic-Con.
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April 20, 2009
Two New Lovely Bones Images Posted
You've read the book and heard all the rumors about the trouble behind the scenes -- now it's time to have an early look at Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," courtesy of Empire and USA Today.
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March 10, 2009
Spielberg and Jackson Roll with Tintin
After a long development process and plenty of high-stakes studio drama, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's "Tintin" is finally underway -- blazing new filmmaking frontiers as it goes.
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January 8, 2009
RT Interview: Jamie Bell talks Defiance and Dance
Jamie Bell tap-danced his way into the national consciousness with his breakthrough performance in Billy Elliot nine years ago. Since then he has worked with heavyweight screen luminaries such as Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood, and now Ed Zwick, director of his latest film, the WWII epic Defiance. RT spoke to the young actor about working with 007, his hopes for the future, and whether he'd ever consider slipping back into his tap shoes for the big screen.
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January 6, 2009
Pegg and Frost Confirmed for Tintin
Weeks after they were rumored to be joining the cast, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have been confirmed for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's "Tintin."
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November 3, 2008
A New Home for Tintin?
After weeks of searching, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson may have struck a deal with Sony and Paramount on a new co-financing agreement for their planned "Tintin" adaptations.
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August 20, 2008
Jackson, Walsh, Boyens Join Hobbit Writing Team
Harry Potter fans might be having a bad week, but Lord of the Rings aficionados can officially rejoice: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens have agreed to join Guillermo del Toro in writing the screenplays for the two upcoming Hobbit films.
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July 14, 2008
Christopher Lee Talks The Hobbit
It'll come as no surprise to anyone who read the books that Christopher Lee has no plans to appear as Saruman in The Hobbit -- but don't count him out completely.
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July 11, 2008
Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit Secrets Spilled
We couldn't spend an hour in Guillermo del Toro's company - as part of our Dinner and the Movies interview series - without talking The Hobbit, and the visionary director spilled plenty of secrets to RT about his upcoming adaptation.
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June 30, 2008
Guillermo del Toro On Starting Hobbit Preparation
At the Saturn Awards, where the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films gave Guillermo del Toro a lifetime achievement award, the director shared his first thoughts on The Hobbit. Things are still early in pre-production.
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January 28, 2008
Guillermo Del Toro in Talks to Direct Back-to-Back Hobbit Films!
After the past few weeks' spate of bad news (and weather), have we got some silver lining for you: our preciousss is in motion to return to the big screen. Now that Peter Jackson has kissed and made up with the studios, New Line and MGM are in talks with Guillermo del Toro to direct two, simultaneously shot installments of The Hobbit!
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January 15, 2008
Even Earth is Heavenly in Lovely Bones
Soairse Ronan goes from the acclaim of Atonement to tackling Peter Jackson's adaptation of the beloved novel The Lovely Bones. Ronan plays Susie Salmon, the murdered girl who watches her family cope from heaven. She is still awaiting production on heaven, but even shooting the earth scenes have been magical.
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January 14, 2008
Elijah Wood: Once a Frodo, Always a Frodo
Count Elijah Wood as one of the millions excited about the news of Peter Jackson's involvement in those planned Hobbit films -- and another member of the Lord of the Rings cast who's game for a return to Middle-earth.
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December 20, 2007
Looks Like Those Hobbit Movies Still Need a Director
During the years of legal disputes between Peter Jackson and New Line, there was no shortage of speculation regarding which director might step into his shoes for The Hobbit -- speculation that, as it turns out, will continue at least awhile longer.
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December 17, 2007
Andy Serkis Joins Tintin Cast
Nearly a quarter century after he commenced efforts to adapt Herge's Adventures of Tintin for American screens, Steven Spielberg has found the first member of his cast.
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December 13, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: I Am Legend Set For Explosive Opening
A wave of new product hits the marketplace at a time when exciting films are desperately needed to end the current box office funk. The science fiction thriller I Am Legend leads the way but will be joined by the family comedy Alvin and the Chipmunks and the romantic comedy The Perfect Holiday.
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November 9, 2007
Mark Wahlberg to Play Max Payne?
The third installment of the videogame series might still be in limbo, but Max Payne is coming to theaters -- and he might look a lot like Mark Wahlberg when he gets there.
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November 2, 2007
Jackson, Blomkamp Heading for District 9
Their plans to bring Halo to the screen might be on hold, but Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp aren't letting that keep them from having a little live-action sci-fi fun.
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October 17, 2007
McKellen Misses Middle-earth
Whether or not the rumored Peter Jackson-New Line truce actually comes to pass, one thing is certain: Sir Ian McKellen is ready and waiting to play Gandalf again.
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October 17, 2007
Sam Raimi Wants Peter Jackson to Direct Hobbit
When the falling out between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema led to speculation of a new director for The Hobbit, the only satisfying rumor was Sam Raimi. Now that New Line is trying to reconcile with Jackson, even Raimi is hoping for Jackson to complete the quadrilogy.
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October 10, 2007
Spielberg Talks Indy 4 and Tintin
It seems a pretty safe bet that, on nine out of ten film fans' wish lists, "meeting with Steven Spielberg on the set of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" would be somewhere near the top. As it turns out, this isn't an impossible dream -- all you need to do is help Spielberg catch a thief.
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October 8, 2007
Gosling Fat for Lovely Bones
Ryan Gosling is playing Jack Salmon in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones, an adaptation of the runaway bestseller by Alice Sebold. To portray the grieving father whose murdered daughter watches from heaven, he has already put on some added paunch.
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September 21, 2007
Susan Sarandon On Her Appearance In Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson's next movie is not the kind of fantasy epic that Lord of the Rings and King Kong was. It is The Lovely Bones, based on the bestseller from the '90s, in which a murdered girl watches her family fall apart from heaven. Susan Sarandon will play Grandma Lynn in the early scenes, shot stateside.
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August 13, 2007
Jackson Directing The Hobbit After All?
Few bridges are permanently burned in Hollywood -- particularly where billion-dollar franchises are at stake -- and so IGN Movies reports that white flags might be on the horizon for two notorious foes: Lord of the Rings helmer Peter Jackson and New Line CEO Bob Shaye.
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August 3, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: New Joker Pic, Dark Knight Footage Leaked, Iron Man at Comic-Con, and More!
In this week's Ketchup, we see a new photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker, the first teaser trailer of the sure-to-be hit The Dark Knight, and some grainy footage of the "Batpod" in action. Also, Iron Man brings the house down at Comic-Con, we've got some early news about Spider-Man 4, and Johnny Depp plans another outing as Hunter S. Thompson.
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July 12, 2007
"Halo" Gets a Teaser (Sort Of)
As you may remember reading here last October, the Peter Jackson-produced, Neil Blomkamp-directed film adaptation of Microsoft's hit series of "Halo" games was left at the altar by Universal and Fox, thus effectively killing the project. Or perhaps not.
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April 17, 2007
Sam Raimi Talks "Hobbit" and Dunst Discusses "Spidey 4"
It's been a while since we first heard that "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi could be in line to direct "The Hobbit" for New Line -- and now the director has actually spoken about the possibility. In other news, Kirsten Dunst says a "Spider-Man 4" without her or Raimi or Tobey Maguire would "flop."
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February 21, 2007
Bob Shaye Says "2009" for "Hobbit" Movie
With that ugly little feud with Peter Jackson in the rear-view mirror (for the time being, anyway) New Line chief Bob Shaye recently had a few vague things to say about the state of the "Hobbit" movie.
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January 30, 2007
Sam Raimi Has Been Discussing "Hobbit" Plans
At first it just seemed like a smart fanboy's best-case scenario: If Peter Jackson can't (or won't) direct "The Hobbit," then how about that Sam Raimi guy?!?!? Well, now it seems that the filmmaker has actually discussed it with some studio folks!
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January 12, 2007
Peter Jackson Responds to New Line Nastiness
Just yesterday we reported that New Line chief Bob Shaye was, like, reallllllly mad at Peter Jackson, and also that he pretty much blacklisted the filmmaker from ever darkening the NL doors again. Less than 24 hours later, we have a response from Mr. Jackson.
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January 11, 2007
New Line Chief Really Dislikes Peter Jackson!
Wow, things are getting a little nasty around that Peter Jackson / New Line / "The Hobbit" / lawsuit story. New Line Cinema chief Bob Shaye recently spoke pretty candidly regarding his feelings for the man who gave him the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Basically, Pete's not welcome around New Line anymore.
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December 22, 2006
Cameron's Geeting His Amazing "Avatar" On Track -- Slowly
The good news on the James Cameron's "Avatar" front is this: The filmmaker's been working with Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg on a mega-fancy cutting-edge special effects system the likes of which have never been seen before. The bad news is that the movie won't be ready until 2009.
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November 30, 2006
All the "Hobbit" News, Recapped
So Peter Jackson is definitely OUT as director of "The Hobbit." And then MGM and producer Saul Zaentz chime and say "well, maybe not." Meanwhile every movie site on the planet is grasping at the newest and most hopeful "Hobbit" news they can. Leave it to the New York Times to get us all up to speed.
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November 27, 2006
Owner of Tolkien Titles Chimes in on Jackson Controversy
Movie producer Saul Zaentz (aka The Guy Who Owns the Movie Rights to "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit") has made his opinions known regarding the future of the "Hobbit" movie -- and the guy seems strangely confident that director Peter Jackson WILL be returning for that particular gig.
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November 24, 2006
Sam Raimi Being Wooed to "Hobbit" Country?
Yeah, so Peter Jackson (almost) definitely won't be directing New Line's "The Hobbit" movie, but here comes an amusing little post-holiday rumor: It involves a mega-successful trilogy-maker NOT named Peter Jackson!
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November 22, 2006
MGM Says "Not So Fast" to the End of Jackson's "Hobbit"
And the "Hobbit" arguments continue! Last we heard, Peter Jackson was divorcing himself from the project because of a legal battle with New Line. So the studio said fine, we'll get someone else to direct it. And the fans were angry. But now comes MGM to the rescue?
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November 20, 2006
Peter Jackson Waves Goodbye to "The Hobbit"
So the (maybe) good news is that New Line is planning to make a movie (or two) out of JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit." The bad news is that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will most definitely NOT be involved with the project. (They said so themselves!)
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October 31, 2006
A Little More Explanation on the Death of "Halo"
First came word that Fox and Universal were washing their hands of the "Halo" movie; now we hear from Microsoft and producer Peter Jackson that the project is most definitely dead in the water ... for the time being, anyway. Oh well, we'll always have the Xbox games!
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October 23, 2006
Halo-Makers Say Movie Will Happen -- Eventually
Just a few days ago came word that Universal and Fox were dropping the big-screen version of the mega-popular "Halo" video game -- and now that the weekend is over, the game-makers have responded with their own plans for the flick.
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October 9, 2006
Peter Jackson Talks With MGM About "The Hobbit"
MGM says it's talked with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson about directing another Tolkein work, "The Hobbit." Dark Horizons reports that the announcement came in the wake of an online petition (with nearly 40,000 signatures) demanding that New Line tap Jackson and all available "LOTR" cast members to work on "The Hobbit."
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September 19, 2006
Peter Jackson Discussing "The Hobbit"!!
And by "discussing" I mean "talking to AICN's Quint about the possibility of MGM mounting a pair of Hobbit films," as was mentioned in an article earlier this week. Again: There is nothing to indicate that Peter Jackson is (or will be) connected to a "Hobbit" movie; only that MGM has announced some tentative plans ... and that Pete shared a conversation about those plans.
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September 18, 2006
Jackie Chan / Jet Li Movie to Begin Shooting in April
Jet Li fans will definitely want to check out this excellent article about the actor / martial arts master that was written for SFGate.com. The piece focuses mainly on the man's previous films (and this week's "Fearless"), but it also drops a little hint on the highly-anticipated collaboration between Li and Jackie Chan...
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September 15, 2006
Peter Jackson Discusses "Halo" World, Script Progress, MPAA Rating, and Director
In an interview with AICN about the film adaptation of the popular video game "Halo," Peter Jackson, as executive producer, discusses why he chose first-time features director Neill Blomkamp, creating the "Halo" world, the progress of the script so far, and the MPAA rating.
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September 12, 2006
Peter Jackson Eyes Next Fantasy Series ?Temeraire?
Here's new fans of the "Temeraire" series will surely go apes over. The Hollywood Reporter brings news that "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson has optioned the historical fantasy series "Temeraire." The series, written by Naomi Novik, is a re-imagining of the Napoleonic War fought with dragons.
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September 1, 2006
Peter Jackson Backs "Dambusters" Remake
Producer Peter Jackson will take control of "Dambusters," a fact-based WWII story that was the subject of a 1955 Michael Anderson film of the same name. Oscar-winning storyboard artist Christian Rivers will make his directorial debut on "Dambusters."
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August 15, 2006
Oh No They Didn't: Spielberg and Yimou Want in on "Journey To the West"
A day after we got word of a possible Peter Jackson-Jet Li-Jackie Chan collaboration, it seems that Steven Spielberg -- also rumored to have been interested in adapting the "Journey to the West" Chinese epic -- might indeed give the Jet-Jackie pic a run for its money. And he's got a big name in Chinese cinema in his posse.
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August 14, 2006
Peter Jackson to Direct Jet Li/Jackie Chan Pic?
As if the thought of Jet Li and Jackie Chan starring in a film together isn't enough to get us excited, rumor has it that the pic might be helmed by one of the biggest directors around. How big? Peter Jackson big!
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August 9, 2006
"Halo" Has a Director!
Visual effects veteran Neill Blomkamp has been announced as the new director of vid-game adaptation "Halo," which will be produced by "Lord of the Rings" Oscar-winner Peter Jackson.
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August 2, 2006
"Evil Aliens" to Invade New York Next Month!
I saw Jake West's "Evil Aliens" at last year's Toronto Film Festival, and I thought it was a seriously splattery good time. If you're a big fan of early-career Peter Jackson, I suspect you might dig the non-stop crazy carnage of "Evil Aliens," and if you happen to live in New York or Los Angeles, you can enjoy the British blood-bomb long before the DVD hits next January.
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July 17, 2006
New Screenwriter Climbs Aboard "Halo"
Those who've been following the "Halo" trip from Xbox to movie screen are probably well aware that the original screenplay was penned by "28 Days Later" scribe Alex Garland. And now we get word that a rookie screenwriter has been given the chance to give the project a second draft -- and the kid certainly seems to have his video game pedigree in order.
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July 14, 2006
Denzel as "Halo" Master Chief?
Sometimes a rumor's so flimsy you have to ignore it, and sometimes a rumor's too juicy to dismiss. This one falls in the latter category: Could Denzel Washington be in line to star as the heroic Master Chief in (producer) Peter Jackson's "Halo" adaptation?
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March 28, 2006
DVD Tuesday: Planet of the Ape
Movie geeks love Tuesdays, and here's why: It's DVD Day! With each new Tuesday comes the promise of varying DVD goodness, so I thought it might be fun to do a reminder-piece each week, if only to help my fellow disc junkies to keep their shopping lists in order. And it looks like I picked a pretty good week to get started, because beginning today, Peter Jackson's "King Kong" can be yours!
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February 17, 2006
"Terabithia" Starts Production Down Under
ComingSoon.net shares with us a press release from the workaholics over at Walden Media, and the newest news is this: Production has already begun on Walden & Disney's "Bridge to Terabithia," a sprawling fantasy adventure inspired by the works of author Katherine Paterson. Flick's got a pretty solid cast & crew lined up, too.
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January 10, 2006
Online Film Critics Offer Their Annual Nominations
The OFCS, which is hosted right here at Rotten Tomatoes and (full disclosure) includes yours truly as a member, announced their year-end nominations yesterday ... and we hope you'll find a few solid surprises among the more familiar (yet obviously deserving) nominees. The winners will be announced on Monday the 16th.
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January 3, 2006
Chicago Critics Announce Their Nominations
Thanks to Movie City News for sharing the scoop on the Windy City critics and their favorite flicks of 2005.The Chicago film journalists will announce their year-end winners on January, 2006.
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December 23, 2005
"300" Site Goes Live
Borrowing a page from Peter Jackson, "Dawn of the Dead" director Zack Snyder is participating in an interactive website for his upcoming adaptation of Frank Miller's "300," a project that sounds, well, pretty damn awesome if you ask me.
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December 20, 2005
Kong to Receive Special Honor at the Critics' Choice Awards
The big ape will be getting a special award at the 11th annual Critics' Choice Awards on January 9, 2006, the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced. Kong will be presented with The Distinguished Achievement in Performing Arts Award on the live telecast "in recognition of the singular achievement in creating this character, representing a revolutionary leap forward in synthesizing visual effects with an actor's performance," according to the press release.
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December 20, 2005
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards
December 19, 2005 -- DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS NAME ?BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN? BEST OF 2005. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the frontier romance BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN as the best film of 2005, according to the results of its 12th annual critics? poll.
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December 16, 2005
London Movie Critics Present Their '05 Nominations
Movie City News shares with us a press release from the London Film Critics Group in which their various nominations are announced. Keep in mind that the Brit crits use their own release dates as criteria, so don't be surprised to see a few 2004 releases in the mix.
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December 13, 2005
Critical Consensus: Crown This "Kong"
The original "King Kong" is a movie so loved, and so emulated, that it would seem a foolhardy task to try to remake it. But Peter Jackson is a director who dreams big, and realizes those dreams more often than not. Will the critics go ape for his new "Kong?"
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December 12, 2005
The Lion, the Witch, and the Very Impressive Weekend
Disney & Walden's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" had a pretty fantastic opening weekend at the box office, pulling in just over $67 million from 3,600 theaters. "Narnia" became the #3 biggest opening of the year, behind only "Star Wars Episode 3" and "Harry Potter Episode 4."
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December 9, 2005
Del Toro Torn Between "Hell" and a "Halo"
It was news-gossiped about just a few days ago, but Empire Online was able to get the word straight from Guillermo del Toro's mouth: He has been in talks to direct the movie version of "Halo," but it seems that his "Hellboy 2" might manage to cause some scheduling problems.
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November 9, 2005
NBC to Air Exclusive & All-New "Kong" Footage on 11/27
Thanks to ComingSoon.net for sharing the latest in "Kong"-related news. Seems that NBC will be airing a never-before-seen 4-minute clip from Peter Jackson's highly anticipated remake on 11/27, during the network's airing of "Shrek." If we didn't know any better, we'd think that NBC and Universal were related in some way.
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November 4, 2005
Final "King Kong" Trailer Online!
You've seen the teaser that's been out for a few months, and you probably watched the 3-minute featurette piece from last week. But now you should settle into a comfy chair, crank up your speakers, and click right here to enjoy the all-new (and final) trailer for Peter Jackson's "King Kong."
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November 1, 2005
An Early "Making Of" Featurette On Jackson's "Kong"
The Apple Quicktime site has published a rather slick little pre-release featurette that focuses on Peter Jackson's impending behemoth known as "King Kong." Click right here for the piece, which runs about 2.5 minutes and features some interviews with the cast and just a dash of all-new footage.
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October 27, 2005
Clocking in at Three Hours and $207,000,000 ... It's "King Kong"!!
The New York Times is reporting that not only will Peter Jackson's "King Kong" come with a running time of 180 minutes, but also with a new price-tag that's just north of $200 million. Neither of these "problems" caused much of a roadblock for smash hits like "Titanic" and the "Lord of the Rings" epics, so there's no reason to expect that is bad news.
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October 24, 2005
"Swordfish" Scribe to Tackle Diesel's "Hitman"
Skip Woods, writer and co-producer of the Hugh Jackman action flick "Swordfish," has been tapped by Fox to helm their adaptation of the video game "Hitman," starring Vin Diesel. At least that's what Variety tells us.
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October 18, 2005
X-Men 3 Trailer Attached to King Kong!
According the the mutant-obsessed wesbite known as TheXVerse.com, the full trailer for "X-Men 3" will be attached to prints of Universal's "King Kong," which will debut in theaters during Christmas break.
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October 17, 2005
Shore Out, Howard In as "King Kong" Composer
ComingSoon.net shares a press release from Universal Pictures, and it seems that "Lord of the Rings" collaborators Peter Jackson and Howard Shore have parted ways on the "King Kong" post-production stage. Veteran composer James Newton Howard will now write the music for Mr. Jackson's giant-monkey extravaganza.
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October 4, 2005
Peter Jackson Jumps Onto "Halo"'s Ship
Peter Jackson, the director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the forthcoming "King Kong" remake, has signed on to executive produce the effects-heavy "Halo," the movie adaptation of the popular video game title on the Xbox game system. A team from Bungie, the game's developer, will visit Jackson next week to discuss plans for the movie, IGN FilmForce reports.
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August 30, 2005
New Line and Producer Zaentz "Ring" Out a Settlement
According to Variety, Producer Saul Zaentz will receive about $20 million from New Line Cinema (on top of the $168 million he earned from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy), thereby ending a lawsuit before it goes to trial. So that's nearly $190 million bucks for the 84-year-old Mr. Zaentz; not too shabby considering he didn't actually produce the "Lord of the Rings" movies.
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June 28, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: King Kong
A hearty thanks to Movie City News for presenting the trailer to Peter Jackson's "King Kong" in sparkling Quicktime and without the annoying Volkswagen commercials. Just go enjoy the trailer. (Pretty awesome, eh?) Too bad we have to wait until December 14th to see the finished product, but hey, it's always great to have a big, roaring adventure movie to look forward to.
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June 23, 2005
Get a Peek at the "King Kong" Sneak
Yes, we're now living in a world in which you people cannot wait to see the commercials that advertise movie trailers. Sounds kind of silly, but then again we are talking about Peter Jackson's "King Kong" remake, so let's just revel in the good, geeky fun of it all. Stop off at the truly excellent Kong is King website to catch a promo for next week's "King Kong" trailer premiere.
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June 20, 2005
King Kong to Be Delivered Via Mega-Media "Roadblock"
NBC Universal will present an unprecedented motion picture preview "roadblock" as all nine of its networks simultaneously telecast the world premiere of the first trailer for Universal Pictures' King Kong, the dramatic adventure helmed by Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson, on Monday, June 27, from 8:59:30-9:02 PM ET. As part of the ambitious, multi-pronged effort, the two-minute, 30-second teaser trailer will be broadcast at the same time on NBC, SCI-FI, USA Network, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC, Telemundo, Mun2 and Universal HD.
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June 7, 2005
Get a Peek of "Kong" Right Before the "War"
Mega-cool monster monkeysite KongIsKing.net brings some news that should help to expand the profit margin of "War of the Worlds" (as if it really needs the help!) - The trailer for Peter Jackson's "King Kong" adaptation will premiere in front of Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" remake on June 28th. And yes: this trailer will include shots of the freakishly huge primate.
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March 18, 2005
George Lucas Wants to Get Right Up in Your Face!
We all wondered when Mr. Lucas would figure out a way to re-release his "Star Wars" movies yet AGAIN, and here's how he plans to do it: in 3-D!! Yep, George and a healthy handful of flashy filmmakers (James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Rodriguez, Peter Jackson...and Randal "Grease" Kleiser??) recently announced at Showest that they're all sort of committed to 3-D filmmaking.
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March 2, 2005
Jackson Sues New Line for Some of That Missing "Rings" Booty
The Hollywood Reporter fills us in on a little bad blood between filmmaker Peter Jackson and his "Lord of the Rings" studio, New Line Cinema. Seems that not all the accounting ledgers match up when you look closely at the the first chapter's profit margin.
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January 5, 2005
Peter Jackson to Roll the Bones
"Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson will tackle Alice Sebold's novel "The Lovely Bones" with co-writer Philippa Boyans, according to Ain't It Cool News. The project will be undertaken after Jackson finishes work on "King Kong."
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