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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie review: too much Middle Earth

Having trekked these beautiful Middle Earth mountains so many times before, it’s easy to under-appreciate the first of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies. But non-believers may find it too much.

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Moving mountains in Middle Earth: Hobbit lands with baggage

Blockbuster movie premieres don’t get any bigger than the opening of Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie. But the road to get here has been anything but smooth.

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Will Peter Jackson make 27 Hobbit movies?

Peter Jackson has confirmed, via his Facebook page, that his highly anticipated The Hobbit adaptation — originally a two-part project — will be split into a trilogy. This, of course, makes complete sense. Think about it: you make one movie per Lord of the Rings book, then take the last remaining — and shortest — [...]

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Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: coming to cinemas near you, in six different formats

2D in 24 frames per second. 2D in 48 frames per second. 3D in 24 frames per second. 3D in 48 frames per second. IMAX 3D in 24 frames per second. IMAX 3D in 48 frames per second. These are the six different formats — that’s right, six — Peter Jackson’s first adaptation of The [...]

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Release dates announced for del Toro’s take on The Hobbit

Tentative release dates have been announced for director Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit, to be produced by Peter Jackson. Last week Warner Bros confirmed that del Toro will bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal children’s novel to the screen in two instalments, slated for release in December 2012 and December 2013. Del Toro is [...]

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The Lovely Bones film review: strong atmosphere, barebones performances

The Lovely Bones has been heralded by some as Peter Jackson’s return to the realm of small, harrowing personal stories explored in his magnificently shocking 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. But the hoof prints of big budget Hollywood moviemaking are stamped all through it – from the miscasting of Mark Wahlberg as a bereaved father, to [...]

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Peter Jackson discusses new Gallipoli film

On the publicity circuit for his new film The Lovely Bones (released Boxing Day) blockbuster director Peter Jackson, best known for his acclaimed Lord of the Rings adaptations, discussed entering the war picture genre with his own take on Gallipoli – to be released in time for the infamous WWI campaign’s 100th anniversary. “We are [...]

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First glimpse on the set of Spielberg/Jackson Tintin movie

On Friday Empire Online unveiled the first photograph from the set of DreamWorks’ highly anticipated Spielberg-directed Tintin movie, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Spielberg has teamed up with Peter Jackson to direct and produce three back-to-back Tintin features. They will reportedly direct at least one of them each, with no final [...]

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