Peter Weir News

January 10, 2011
Peter Weir Fights His Way Back
After an unplanned seven-year hiatus, Peter Weir has returned with "The Way Back." The New York Times traces some of the many steps Weir had to take in order to bring his vision to the screen. More...

October 17, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Howard Out, Cheadle In for Iron Man 2, Plus Brad Pitt's Odyssey in Space
Shockingly, we've gone two weeks in a row without hearing any new remakes announced, but there are some interesting-sounding projects for a few popular and/or talented directors. This week also saw an unusually high number of ambitious titles being cancelled. Read on for the Weekly Ketchup! More...

November 17, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3" Sneak Peek, Keira Knightley Jumping Ship, MGM Hedging Its Bets, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we snuck a peek at the "Spider-Man 3" trailer, Keira Knightley may jump ship before the "Pirates" franchise walks the plank, and MGM seems to be putting all its eggs in a few baskets. More...

June 13, 2006
Burton Moves to "Sweeney Todd" and Bumps "Ripley," Believe It or Not
If you were eagerly anticipating the Tim Burton/Jim Carrey collaboration called "Ripley's Believe It or Not!," then you might have an extra year or two to wait, because since Johnny Depp's "Shantaram" lost its director and the actor has some time available, Burton & Depp now plan to reunite for a big-screen adaptation of "Sweeney Todd." Whew. Got all that? More...

June 12, 2006
Weir Bails on Depp's "Shantaram"
Director Peter Weir has quit on the Johnny Depp project "Shantaram," forcing producers to scramble to find a new one by next spring. It's a story of those old "creative differences," and perhaps a case of a few too many cooks in the kitchen. More...

December 2, 2005
Depp, Weir & Roth to Visit "Shantaram"
Variety brings news of a cinematic pairing that should thrill most of the hardcore movie geeks out there. How about Peter Weir directing Johnny Depp? Yup, thought that'd get your attention. More...