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NEWS ABOUT: Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson stories: 6 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 District 9 Is 'Magnificent Trash'


Aug 14, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The aliens are despised outsiders stranded in post-apartheid South Africa in District 9, a film whose mix of social commentary and blood-spattered B-movie standards makes it the sci-fi movie of the year, say critics.
  • Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: The movie is "a scathing social satire hidden inside
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Peter Jackson • movie review • aliens • science fiction • Jay-ZTV • district9 • Neill Blomkamp

(Newser) - Some 125,000 giddy comic book fans converged on the San Diego Convention Center over the weekend to jockey for a spot at the film portion Comic-Con to get tantalizing sneak peeks at upcoming movies and hear insiders rave about projects. USA Today reports a few of the tantalizing tidbits... More »

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James Cameron • Peter Jackson • Robert Downey Jr. • Scarlett Johansson • convention • Black Widow • Iron Man • avatar • comic-con • district9

 Celebs Who Dress (Way) Down 

Wealthy folks who insist on dressing like they're poor

May 2, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just because they have tons of money and access to the hautest of couture doesn't mean they actually have to take advantage of it. Nerve highlights richie-riches who refuse to advertise their wealth with high-class duds. (Or sometimes showers.)
  1. Amy Winehouse: Even smokes crack "just to keep
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Britney Spears • Peter Jackson • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Pete Doherty • Mary-Kate Olsen • Nick Nolte • Ashley Olsen • Penny Marshall

Jackson to Helm Hobbit

His Rings lawsuit resolved, Jackson embarks on prequel

Dec 18, 07 5:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Peter Jackson has resolved his lawsuit with New Line and plans to helm two much-hyped Hobbit films, the first due out in 2010, according to an Entertainment Weekly interview with MGM chief Harry Sloan. Jackson will co-write and may direct one or both films—unless he and New Line's Bob... More »

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Peter Jackson • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • hobbits • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Screen Actors Guild • J.R.R. Tolkein • Metro Goldwyn Mayer • MGM • actor

McKellen Eager to Play Gandalf in The Hobbit

Film 'likely' to happen, with or without Peter Jackson directing

Oct 15, 07 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ian McKellen wants to play Gandalf again if The Hobbit film ever gets greenlit, the Los Angeles Times reports. A bitter royalties battle with New Line Cinema may stop director Peter Jackson from directing the flick, but no matter: He told McKellen to "play Gandalf whether I direct or... More »

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Peter Jackson • New Line Cinema • Ian McKellen

Spielberg and Jackson to Direct Tintin

Duo will begin 3-D trilogy as early as the end of the year

May 14, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The men behind Jurassic Park's ferocious dinosaurs and King Kong's gargantuan ape will soon be the men behind a tiny white dog named Snowy. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to produce and direct a trilogy of movies based on The Adventures of Tintin, George Remi's popular French... More »

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Hollywood • Steven Spielberg • film • Peter Jackson • Tintin • The Adventures of Tintin • 3D • movies

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