Happy Birthday, Sir Peter Jackson!
Happy birthday to Sir Peter Jackson, who celebrates his 53rd birthday today! He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on October 31, 1961. He grew up in Pukerua Bay, a small town near Wellington. Peter […]
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Happy Birthday, Jed Brophy!
Jed Brophy, Kiwi actor and director, is celebrating his 51st birthday today! Fans of The Hobbit films are looking forward to seeing Jed again as Nori the Dwarf when The Hobbit: The Battle of the […]
Venue For Early Jackson Movie Up For An Award
Ilam Homestead, a venue where many scenes from Peter Jackson’s early film Heavenly Creatures were filmed, has been nominated for The New Zealand Commercial Project Awards to be announced in May. Ilam Homestead has long been associated with […]
Peter Jackson Hopes to Return to Low-Budget Roots Following ‘Hobbit’ Trilogy
After their three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” wraps in 2014, director Peter Jackson and partner Fran Walsh hope to return to their low-budget roots and make more films in the manner of “Heavenly […]
Hadlow Heads Up Isaac Theatre Royal Campaign
Back in 2011, just after the filming for The Hobbit had begun, New Zealand was hit by a huge earthquake. Christchurch was particularly badly affected, with many people killed and buildings destroyed. One of the buildings […]
