In a podcast, Peter Jackson explained how working for six years on The Lord of the Rings kept him from watching the movies like the rest of the world
Director of the iconic three films of Lord of the Ringsbased on the books of JRR Tolkien, Peter Jackson revealed how he wanted to do hypnotherapy, the therapeutic use of hypnosis, to forget about the nominated and award-winning trilogy Oscar.
During a podcast interview The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatterthe filmmaker explained how he would like to watch the films as a regular fan once they were released, and approached the illusionist Derren Brown to try to help you.
“When we made the films of Lord of the RingsI always felt like the unlucky person who never got to see them as an unexpected movie,” said Jackson. “By the time they were showing, I was immersed in it for five or six years. It was such a loss for me not to be able to see them like everyone else.”
“I actually seriously considered going to a hypnotherapy guy to hypnotize me, to make me forget about the movies and the work I’d done for the last six or seven years so I could sit back and enjoy it,” the director continued. . “I didn’t follow through with it, but I talked to Derren Brown about it and he thought he could do it.”
Lord of the Rings: Peter Jackson, director of trilogy, was ignored by production of the series
Peter Jacksondirector of the trilogy of Lord of the Ringsdid not participate in the creative process of the series The Rings of Power, from the same universe. As he revealed to The Hollywood Reporter (via NME), received an invitation from the production to collaborate, but was ignored when he asked to read the scripts.
Despite the peculiar situation, Jackson does not feel any regrets, and stated that he will attend the production of Prime Video. “They asked me if I wanted to get involved, and I replied, ‘It’s impossible to say without reading some script,'” she explained.
“So I was told, ‘Once we have the first scripts, we’ll send them to you. And they never came. That was the last news I had, and that’s fine. I have no complaints,” he continued.
“When someone makes a good movie or series, it’s something to celebrate. I always try to watch it as a neutral spectator,” he added. Jackson.
In response to the director’s statement, the Amazon Studios issued a statement: “In pursuing the rights to the series, we were obliged to keep the production separate and different from the films. We have a lot of respect for Peter Jackson and by the films of Lord of the Rings. We are excited that he intends to attend The Rings of Power.”
The series is set to premiere on September 2.
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