Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/852705-mortal-engines-concept-art#/slide/1

 

[Boom]

Oh wow.

 

[Neno_Kos]

Damn, this looks great.

 

[Marvolo]

Visually I'm sure it will be as pretty as the Hobbit trilogy. Jackson has never struggled with epic visuals. The main concerns are plotting, pacing, and the editing. Hopefully he gave himself the sort of prep time he had on LOTR. When he doesn't have enough prep time the results are mixed.

 

[#root]

Jackson isn't directing though. The concept art looks cool. Hope Christian Rivers is able to deliver.

 

[terry78]

What the hell is Jackson directing next?

 

[Neno_Kos]

What the hell is Jackson directing next?

Tintin sequel. But who knows when that will happen. For me it's just weird he isnt directing this, as he gave this project to Christian Rivers to direct. Sure he worked with him for years, from LoTR and King Kong as special effect guy to director of 2nd unit during Hobbit movies. But it is still directorial debut.

 

[Octoberist]

What the hell is Jackson directing next?

He's going to direct...YOU!

 

[Octoberist]

Tintin sequel. But who knows when that will happen. For me it's just weird he isnt directing this, as he gave this project to Christian Rivers to direct. Sure he worked with him for years, from LoTR and King Kong as special effect guy to director of 2nd unit during Hobbit movies. But it is still directorial debut.

At this rate, that project is dead. God, it feels like ages ago when the first came out too.

 

[Boom]

Last I heard he was working with Stephen Fry on a Dambusters remake.

 

[:eek:]

First “Mortal Engines” Trailer To Launch Soon
By Garth Franklin
Saturday, December 2nd 2017 9:41 am


Universal Pictures is set to launch a brief 60-second teaser trailer for the Peter Jackson-produced adaptation of Philip Reeve’s “Mortal Engines” novel series.
The clip was rated by the British Columbia Consumer Protection board overnight and will likely debut in front of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” alongside “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Avengers: Infinity War”.
In the film cities survive a now desolate Earth by moving around on giant wheels attacking and devouring smaller towns to replenish their resources. Christian Rivers helms the film which stars Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving and Stephen Lang.
“Mortal Engines” opens on December 14th 2018.
Source: Trailer Track

 

[Doctor Jones]

What the hell is Jackson directing next?

He's directing himself to a giant bed that he won't get up from for the next few years.

First “Mortal Engines” Trailer To Launch Soon
By Garth Franklin
Saturday, December 2nd 2017 9:41 am


Universal Pictures is set to launch a brief 60-second teaser trailer for the Peter Jackson-produced adaptation of Philip Reeve’s “Mortal Engines” novel series.
The clip was rated by the British Columbia Consumer Protection board overnight and will likely debut in front of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” alongside “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Avengers: Infinity War”.
In the film cities survive a now desolate Earth by moving around on giant wheels attacking and devouring smaller towns to replenish their resources. Christian Rivers helms the film which stars Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving and Stephen Lang.
“Mortal Engines” opens on December 14th 2018.
Source: Trailer Track

I hope this trailer is great. I'm really rooting for Rivers.

 

[Neno_Kos]

So where is trailer? Does anyone has description?

 

[terry78]

It was shown in front of Last Jedi. I thought it was a Howl's Moving Castle adaptation at first. The moving city of London looks pretty impressive though. It's on Youtube now.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It was shown in front of Last Jedi. I thought it was a Howl's Moving Castle adaptation at first. The moving city of London looks pretty impressive though. It's on Youtube now.

I thought the same exact thing when I saw the trailer at first. A short tease, but an incredibly interesting one. They definitely have my attention now.

 

[Persona]

I thought the same exact thing when I saw the trailer at first. A short tease, but an incredibly interesting one. They definitely have my attention now.

The trailer leaked but it's already down now.

The book is great. Haven't read the whole quartet but the first one is this crazy wonderful mix of post-apocalyptic Mad Max-ish world, swashbuckling adventure, steampunk, and a sort of mordant, British sense of humor. It's a tale that's pretty bleak and entertaining at the same time.

Though just a tease, I thought the trailer really captured that tone/vibe. It has great energy, reminds me of early PJ films like The Frighteners and Dead Alive but with a bigger budget and much more experienced Weta behind it. The CG is rough in spots but, I mean, the movie is a year away. The designs are cool (see a lot of anime influence there) and the footage had a kinetic power to it.

Also, I think they did a great job casting this thing by keeping it on the cheap ($100 mil ain't a ton for a movie that will be this FX-driven) but populated with inspired, international casting choices. Robert Sheehan and Hera Hilmar (who is seen in the trailer as the red-scarved Hester Shaw) are going to be great as the two leads, and I freakin' can't wait to see Hugo Weaving as Thaddeus Valentine (GREAT part for him), Jihae as Anna Fang, Patrick Malahide as Magnus Crome, Colin Salmon as Chudleigh Pomeroy, etc...

Can't wait for the trailer to come back up!

 

[Persona]

given that it's leaked and been forcibly taken down like five times now, hopefully Universal gets with it and officially releases it online in the next day or two.

as far as really brief teaser trailers go, it is probably the best one I've seen since that first teaser for Annihilation. as far as teasers released a full year before the movie comes out, man, it's the best one since I don't even know.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

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[Neno_Kos]

yes, yes, yees, yeeeeees!

 

[Mandon Knight]

Well, that's not for me....

 

[Abudefduf]

I haven't read the book but the trailer looks intriguing.

 

[psylockolussus]

It looks interesting. When is it coming out?

 

[Marvolo]

December 14, 2018

 

[Iceman]

Those images look nice. Has the guy written more books in the series since the first post?

 

[Doctor Jones]

Great teaser. It's made me interested in picking up the first book so that's something.