Peter Jackson Reviews, Interviews & More

Coming on the heels of the announcement that Peter Jackson, after 266 days of filming since March of 2011, has finally completed the back to back shooting of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Jackson has released the Comic-Con poster for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Peter Jackson, as you can imagine, has been rather busy lately, but recently good news has come by way of the writer-director’s Facebook page -- Yes, that’s right; that moment Lord of the Rings fans have been waiting so long for has just come another step closer - after 266 days of production that kicked off in March of 2011, both The Hobbit films have...

One of the primary draws of last week’s CinemaCon was the screening of ten full minutes of new footage from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  The biggest surprise of the new footage?  Just how much it angered and disgusted fans.

Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin has made $76 Million in America, which - for a production that cost at least a hundred million - would not seem to be enough to generate a sequel. But that's not the whole story, as globally the film has made nearly $400 Million. And so it appears that a sequel will move forward with Peter Jackson taking over the directorial...

It's not that surprising that we're going to get a full year of hype for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. There are few films with as much anticipation around them, and few films that can be counted on to make over $300 Million at the box office (think how much it might make if it's actually good?) The latest is a picture of Martin Freeman's Bilbo...

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit is one of the most anticipated films of next year, but also a big question mark. Now, there's a trailer. The new film stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, with many returning cast members from the Lord of the Rings films, including Ian McKellan, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and Cate Blanchett. And this...

Here we are at the press conference for The Adventures of Tintin with the big man himself Steven Spielberg and his surprise guest Peter Jackson out at Comic-Con. The duo just finished premiering their new footage for the film at their panel in Hall H which seemed to be very well received. Now we're here, front and center getting video of the magical duo talking about their latest...

It's still a bit shocking that there isn't a steady drumbeat of geek excitement for a project that unites Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Edgar Wright together, but such is the case with The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Perhaps it's a general disappointment with non-James Cameron motion capture. Regardless, there's a new trailer for...

The trailer for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s upcoming collaboration of the mega-minds, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn has officially hit the web with a splash! One thing is for damn sure, Spielberg knows how to put together a trailer that will get you excited no matter what you feel about...

Tolkien nerds, Lord of the Rings movie fans, and Peter Jackson aficionados, brace yourselves—the director is now hosting behind the scenes videos from the set of The Hobbit.  Go ahead, I’ll wait while your head implodes.  OK, ready to watch it?  Here we go, hang on:

Though he'd been acting before, Andy Serkis made a name for himself with the motion capture performance in the Lord of the Rings films. Since then he's become one of the leading motion-capture actors, and has been constantly working. But besides reprising his role as Gollum in the upcoming Hobbit movies, he'll be serving as a second unit...

Lord of the Rings fans, here’s another detail to send you into a frenzy until The Hobbit prequels are officially released—Flight of the Chonchords’ Bret McKenzie has been cast in the upcoming Peter Jackson-helmed film. And, despite having an awesome head of tangled hobbit hair, the comic actor will be playing an elf (and yes, I know he was briefly an elf in...

Well, epic movie fans, Tolkien geeks, and weird hairy foot enthusiasts, your time to rejoice has come—Warner Bros/New Line Cinema and MGM have announced that production on the long-delayed and long-awaited The Hobbit (the prequel film to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, based on the book of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien) has finally begun.

After multiple delays, last minute castings, and a health scare, The Hobbit is on the move! The film's production was pushed back after director and producer Peter Jackson had to go in for surgery to repair a perforated ulcer. The procedure sounds pretty painful and we weren't sure what effect it would have on the production. Thankfully, Jackson has recovered and...

Poor Peter Jackson just can't catch a break. Just when everything for The Hobbit seemed to be coming together he's hit with a health problem. The Oscar winning director recently underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer, which has caused him and The Hobbit to have a slight set back.

A dark cloud has been hanging over the production of Peter Jackson's upcoming prequel, The Hobbit and this time it has nothing to do with MGM, (they've already given it the green light). We're referring to the vocal opposition the director has received from actors and crew workers of his native New Zealand. They've been fighting to create a new industry standard for...

Update 2: The Hobbit ban has been lifted. Actors and crew members can now accept work from the film. Update 1: According to MarketSaw, On Wednesday, October 20th an industry meeting took place in Wellington to discuss production of The Hobbit. It was held at Stone Street Studios, A Stage, Miramar at 5 PM and actors,...

The Hobbit is a vacuum of delays, with one of the major ones being cause by MGM's inability to green light the film so it can go into production. It seems like everything's been ready to go for months but their financial troubles have kept them from putting their stamp of approval on the Lord of the Rings prequel. According to several...

Oh, Peter Jackson. What are we going to do with you and The Hobbit? The film is constantly on a hot and cold, will they or won't they rollercoaster surrounded by drama. The latest installment in the film's production saga has to do with labor laws and unions. According to the New York Times, there have been complaints coming from New Zealand and Australian labor...

If you're seriously shocked that Peter Jackson is taking on directing duties of MGM's The Hobbit you must live in a cave. This man dedicated a good chunk of his career to putting together one of the best novel adaptations of all time (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) so when Guillermo del Toro decided to jump ship after the umpteenth...