After KONG, what's next for ol' PJ?

[Caliber]

I hope he does the Hobbit or decides that he's the only one to make Thor kick ass on the big screen.

 

[Darth Rockwell]

it would be great to see PJ take on Thor. I think honestly he is hte only one who can bring the whole thing to the big screen and not make it look like cheese. That said I'd want it to be the Ultimate Version of Thor.

 

[That-Guy]

Oh man... A TV miniseries for the Hobbit wouldn't be any good... yeah, there might be too much material to fit into a 3 hour movie, but anytime a TV studio has EVER attempted to make a fantasy feature, it's turned out to be crap. They simply don't have the capital or production quality to make them work yet. Even with Jackson on board, I don't think it would be good.

 

[War Lord]

Oh man... A TV miniseries for the Hobbit wouldn't be any good... yeah, there might be too much material to fit into a 3 hour movie, but anytime a TV studio has EVER attempted to make a fantasy feature, it's turned out to be crap. They simply don't have the capital or production quality to make them work yet. Even with Jackson on board, I don't think it would be good.

Unlike LOTR, there isn't much that you could leave out that wouldn't have a negative effect on the storyline.

 

[Cain]

Call me crazy but I want to see him go back to making original films especially now that he has some clout in Hollywood. I don't want to see anymore adaptations or remakes from him for quite some time, his strength lies in his original work IMO. He needs to come up with something as original as Heavenly Creatures (even though it's based on true events) was back in the day.

EDIT: wasn't he supposedly interested in making another movie featuring the undead? I heard this somewhere shortly after he began Kong pre-production


*goes off to watch Meet The Feebles*

 

[The Amazing Lee]

dude should re-visit gory horror.
Screw all this fog and slo-mo wispy silk and filtered lenses. .

Out of his horror films I've only seen Dead Alive and that was f**king awesome. F**KING AWESOME!

And a one hit wonder??

Have you been smoking crack....(not you Wilhelm) I mean seriously the dude is a complete genius and a guy I seriously admire. You can't just have luck when you've got talent like Jackson's.

 

[Edd Extraordinaire]

The next movies he will be producing/directing are Halo and The Lovely Bones. Personally, a movie I would like for Peter Jackson to produce/direct is Namor. Seeing what Peter Jackson did with the Lord of The Rings I would like to see his take on Namor, especially the look of the undersea mythical kingdom of Atlantis.

You know, I think he'd be perfect for Green Lantern....directing wise.

 

[dpm07]

If PJ is going to take on a superhero, I'd like to see him approach The Mighty Thor.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

If PJ is going to take on a superhero, I'd like to see him approach The Mighty Thor.

Thor would be my first choice as well. If he was going to do another re-make, since War of the Worlds is not an option, how about a live action Sinbad movie?

 

[Boom]

Thor would be my first choice as well. If he was going to do another re-make, since War of the Worlds is not an option, how about a live action Sinbad movie?

A Peter Jackson War of the Worlds would have been incredible .


Anyway, I'd really like it if PJ would direct the Halo movie. At least then I could have faith in that project.

 

[DorkyFresh]

i WOULD like to see what Peter Jackson would do with the Oddyssey though...

 

[Darth Elektra]

PJ,is the only one in my book that would be able to do Thor!

 

[Mr.Webs]

I hope that PJ decides to make an ANZAC based World War I film. There have been rumors going around about this for a while now so I hope it proves to be true.

Now that would be awesome.

 

[NOFX]

Peter Jackson has publicly stated that he'd like to do the Hobbit as a tv miniseries and not a movie.

He thinks there is just too much material to fit within a three hour movie.

I think he's right.

Why Hobbits??? Thats one thing I didnt really care about LOTR

 

[Caliber]

Why Hobbits??? Thats one thing I didnt really care about LOTR

The Hobbit explains how Bilbo got the ring. Seriously PJ is going to do a WW1 movie, sweet. I'm tired of WW2 movies.

 

[Movies205]

I remember reading an interview with PJ a while ago saying that King Kong would be his last "big" film.

 

[War Lord]

I remember reading an interview with PJ a while ago saying that King Kong would be his last "big" film.

I'd do the same if I didn't need any money.

Working sucks

 

[dpm07]

I'd do the same if I didn't need any money.

Working sucks

There is logic in this statement.

I agree.

 

[That-Guy]

Unlike LOTR, there isn't much that you could leave out that wouldn't have a negative effect on the storyline.

I don't know... I think you could leave out the talking Wargs and eagles. As a matter of fact, I hope they do.

 

[Truthteller]

But why do the Hobbit as a TV mini series when you could do a two or three or four film series/franchise?

If there is too much material for one three hour movie, make two or three two hour movies. Hell add your own chapter as a prolouge or epilouge if need be.

 

[War Lord]

But why do the Hobbit as a TV mini series when you could do a two or three or four film series/franchise?

If there is too much material for one three hour movie, make two or three two hour movies. Hell add your own chapter as a prolouge or epilouge if need be.

The Hobbit was written as a one part story, whereas LOTR was written as a three part story. I don't think the Hobbit would hold up as well spread over two movies, each a year apart, as well as LOTR.

I think that it would be best done as a mini-series, because then people can watch it in its whole, but also watch it over a relatively short period of time.

 

[War Lord]

I don't know... I think you could leave out the talking Wargs and eagles. As a matter of fact, I hope they do.

Which might only take out, at most, 20 minutes of 6 hours worth of material.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

Peter Jackson to Produce Dambusters
Source: Universal Pictures
August 31, 2006

Production will soon begin on Dambusters, an inspirational story of heroism and one of the most daring missions in aeronautic military history, it was announced today by Universal Pictures and StudioCanal.

Christian Rivers will direct the film, which is inspired by actual events and based on the book "The Dam Busters" by Paul Brickhill and the 1955 Associated British Picture Corporation motion picture. The WingNut Films production is produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham and Peter Jackson, with Sir David Frost and Ken Kamins serving as executive producers.

A Universal Pictures presentation in association with StudioCanal, Dambusters chronicles the story of Operation Chastise, a top-secret Royal Air Force bombing mission designed to strike a decisive blow against the seemingly invincible Nazi war machine at the height of its aggression.

In March 1943, a group of airmen drawn from across the ranks of the RAF were assembled and trained for an unprecedented and potentially deadly assignment whose complete nature was not revealed to them. This largely hand-picked group, known as 617 Squadron -- including pilots from Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA -- were led by Wing Cmdr. Guy Gibson. They had only seven weeks to train with exercises that imitated, but never revealed, their ultimate intent: to fly deep within well-armed Germany at tree top level and destroy three dams that were essential to the Nazi steel industry. A revolutionary "bouncing" bomb that could skip across water had been developed by a visionary scientist, Barnes Wallis, but to be effective, the bomb had to be dropped from a terrifyingly close range and at very low altitude. In specially-modified Lancaster aircraft, the airmen trained for a single mission, the likes of which had never been undertaken and whose potential for success was small.

"This is one of the most remarkable true stories to come out of World War II," stated Jackson. "When Michael Anderson made his thrilling version of this story in 1955, many details of the dams raid were still a closely guarded secret. It has since been declassified by the British Government, making the dynamics of the story and the people involved even more intriguing. That, combined with our ability to harness state-of-the-art computer generated visual effects, will enable us to bring the events of these desperate days of 1943 to life in a very visceral way. This is an astonishing story that continues to be revered in British Commonwealth history, and our hope is to make their exploits known to more of the world and extend their legacy to a generation that might not otherwise recognize their inspiration and sacrifice."

"Peter Jackson is the ideal producer for a remake of 'Dambusters,'" said Sir David Frost. "Not only because of his film-making genius, but also because of his aeronautical expertise and his unique understanding of the human pressures wrought by war."

Dambusters marks the feature film directorial debut of Christian Rivers, who has worked with Jackson for over 17 years -- first as a storyboard artist while still at school, then as an animator, pre-vis supervisor, second unit director -- culminating in his work as animation director on Jackson's King Kong, which won him a 2006 Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects (an honor Rivers shared with Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul and Richard Taylor).

"The bravery of these young pilots, some of whom were only 20 years old, inspired the whole Allied world not just to resist, but to strike back against Nazi Germany," said Rivers. "I grew up with the Dambusters mythology as part of my heritage. I remember seeing it for the first time on television in England with my grandfather. I'll never forget marveling at the image of the bouncing bomb punching across the water. This is one of the most revered stories of British ingenuity and heroism. We intend to be true to the values of the era in which these events took place."

 

[Topdawg]

Lovely Bones sounds great.

 

[The Shape]

Lovely Bones sounds great.

The book is amazing.