Without launching a feature since 2014, director of The Lord of the Rings says he is writing three scripts and involved in spin-off about Gollum
Peter Jackson It is not even close to hanging the director’s boots. Although your last movie for theaters was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesin 2014, the New Zealand filmmaker clarified that it is still active in audiovisual and, most importantly, planning new feature films for the big screen.
In an interview with Screen Rantgranted during the dissemination of its collaboration with the colossal Biosciences – a biotechnology company that intends to “dispel” the Gigante Ave -,, Jackson He was asked if he would be retired from the board. The answer was straightforward, “No, no. I’m definitely not retired.”
According to him, there are three scripts being written at this time. One of them is The Hunt for Gollumfilm announced in 2023 that will happen in the universe of The Lord of the Rings and will be directed by Andy Serkiswhich also returns to the role of the character Gollum. Production is scheduled to start in 2026, with expected debut in 2027.
Jackson commented on his recent phase more focused on documentaries. In recent years, he has released They Shall not Grow Old (2018), which restored images of the First World War, and The Beatles: Get Back (2021), acclaimed documentary series in partnership with Disney+. “I have enjoyed working with documentaries a lot, and especially with the Beatles. This kind of collaboration will probably continue, ”he said.
Despite the absence in movie theaters for over a decade, Jackson It is influential in pop culture and in high demand among fans of its epic trilogy based on the work of JRR Tolkien. Proof of this was the commotion generated after the announcement of The Hunt for Gollumwhich has already aroused the interest of names like Liv Tyler, SEAN ASTIN, Orlando Bloom and John Rhys-DaviesEveryone said they would “jump head” in a new chance to revisit their roles.
Far from retirement, Peter Jackson It only temporarily changed the focus. But his return to the direction of great films seems more like a matter of “when” than “if”.
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