Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures, the horror comedy The Frighteners, the epic monster remake film King Kong, the World War I documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back. He is the fourth-highest-grossing film director of all-time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide. Jackson began his career with the "splatstick" horror comedy Bad Taste and the black comedy Meet the Feebles before filming the zombie comedy Braindead. He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh for Heavenly Creatures, which brought him to mainstream prominence in the film industry.

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The Hunt for Gollum: Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis to work on new Lord of the Rings film

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Peter Jackson to release restored version of Beatles’ 1970 documentary Let It Be on Disney+

Beatles’ Original 1970 ‘Let It Be’ Movie Headed to Disney+ in Peter Jackson-Restored Print

Beatles’ 1970 ‘Let It Be’ Documentary, Out of Circulation for Four Decades, Headed to Disney+ After Restoration by Peter Jackson’s Team

More new Beatles music ‘conceivable’ after Now and Then, Peter Jackson says

Peter Jackson Reveals More Beatles Music “Is Conceivable” After Release Of ‘Final’ Song By Fab Four

Beatles Digitally Reunited in Wistful ‘Now And Then’ Video Directed by Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson-Directed Video for Final Beatles Song ‘Now and Then’ Sets Global Premiere

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