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Tag: Peter Jackson
Warner Bros. vs. Amazon – The Battle for Lord of the Rings
Despite the best efforts of both Warner Bros. and Amazon, the Tolkien fanbase is still strong, the books fueling a passion unrivaled by any other franchise. While the fans of the books and the world have been consistently strong, the quality of the live-action interpretations of this literary universe have been subpar, to say the…
Warner Bros. Will Make More Lord of the Rings Movies
Shadowfax, show us the meaning of haste! Today, news broke that more Middle Earth-set films are on the way at Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, and Embracer Group AB’s Middle-Earth Enterprises. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced this on today’s earnings call. Check out some statements here: “Following our recent acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises,…
Rings of Power Writers Ghosted Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter that he was asked to work on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but Amazon ultimately ghosted him. Jackson famously directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, in addition to King Kong and several horror movies. Read Jackson’s comments to The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast host…
Why I’m Excited: Tolkien
I’ve always been fascinated by a myriad of literary luminaries. Whether it’s J.M. Barrie (Finding Neverland), P.L. Travers (Saving Mr. Banks), or of course, William Shakespeare (All is True), the biopics of their lives give us insight into the works they bestowed on the world and inspire others to go forth and create. So when…
REVIEW: Mortal Engines (2018)
As I’ve written previously, I was very excited about Mortal Engines. With a brand new world from a brand new director shepherded by one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation, this had all the makings of a success. I kept thinking about what one of the pundits said how the casting seemed to emulate Star…
Why I’m Excited: Mortal Engines
Like most fans, I’ve followed, Peter Jackson since he made the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. It was an audacious plan, to say the least: three films shot together with a scope that, while now commonplace, was unparalleled 18 years ago. The rest, as they say, was history, with Return of the King winning eleven Oscars.…