Peter Jackson
Directing
- Born:
- 1961-10-31
- Place of birth:
- Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Biography
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
The Muppets Mayhem
Attack of the Doc!
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
Reunited Apart
Mortal Engines
Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection
Farewell, Friends!
Under the Shadow of the Mountain
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes
In the Halls of the Elven-king
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Company of Thorin
The Journey Back to Middle-earth
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
West of Memphis
Close Up
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
The Lovely Bones
Last Chance to See
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Hot Fuzz
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
The Eighth Blunder of the World
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
The Sci-Fi Boys
Kong's New York, 1933
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Post-Production Diaries
King Kong
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
The Colbert Report
Lord of the Brush
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
The Return of the King: The Passing of an Age
The Return of the King: From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
The Characters of Star Wars
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Kulturplatz
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Entourage
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
The Two Towers: From Book to Script: Finding the Story
The Two Towers: Warriors of the Third Age
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
The Race for Everest
The Long and Short of It
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Fellowship of the Ring: New Zealand as Middle Earth
The Fellowship of the Ring: A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring: J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures
The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Digital
The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic
The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Soundscapes of Middle-earth
The Fellowship of the Ring: Music for Middle-earth
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Icons
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Quest for the Ring
Behind the Bull
Click
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Forgotten Silver
Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and After
The Frighteners
Heavenly Creatures
Blue Heelers
Braindead
The Simpsons
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
Bad Taste
The Valley
The Oscars
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection