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Peter Jackson may have strong ties to the city of Wellington (he and his partner Fran Walsh recently purchased the Bats Theatre there), but the Otago Daily Times is calling him “an all-New Zealand exemplar […]
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have purchased the Bats Theatre, a tiny, experimental theatre in Wellington. The theatre was called the Unity Theatre until 1979, and was the performance hub for the Bats Theatre Company, […]
Damien Echols, who was recently released from prison due to the efforts of Hobbit director Peter Jackson, is in New Zealand and may be given a small role in The Hobbit films. But even if […]
There have been many reports of Hobbit cast sightings in Queenstown, but none so entertaining as the picture of Peter Jackson joining locals on the Skyline luge. Jackson and his immense entourage were in Queenstown […]
The Road to the Shire Hobbits are at it again! Beri, Olo, and Toad (otherwise known as Mitch Stevens, John D. Storey, and Jon Wright) are on a mission to get back to the Shire […]
Here’s a riddle for you: What is happening in Strath Taieri and Maniototo that everyone knows about, but no one can talk about? I won’t keep you guessing… Trailers, helicopters, and most tellingly, signs from […]
In his most recent blog, Sir Ian McKellen reminisces about being a young actor who was keen to learn about fencing and stage fighting. He lists some of his many fight scenes, including the Hamlet/Laertes […]
With local shooting dates fast approaching, work on the Wakatipu Hobbit set, which was once described as being a “slow buildup,” has gone into overdrive. Photos of the Paradise set, taken around October 24, showed […]
In this fourth Hobbit production video, Peter Jackson takes us behind the scenes of shooting film in 3D with RED cameras. 48 cameras to be exact and all named after family members, pets and celebrities! […]
We would like to wish Sir Peter Jackson a very happy 50th birthday! Jackson, born on October 31st, 1961, in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, is perhaps best-known for his film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The […]
