We may be used to Peter Jackson presenting some epic high fantasy wars to the big screen, but the director will be switching his attention to WWI for a new documentary. Jackson’s last directorial effort was The Hobbit trilogy, a three-part adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien novel and prequels to his own Lord of the Rings trilogy. While Jackson’s second Legendarium film project was not as well received as his Oscar-winning first, the New Zealand director is still a hot name in the filmmaking world.
Jackson’s next project is an adaptation of the novel Mortal Engines, which he is producing and co-writing while his longtime collaborator Christian Rivers directs. The science-fiction post-apocalyptic book series turned blockbuster will hit theaters this December. But fans of Jackson and his large-scale epics are curious to see what he will cook up next from the director’s chair – and it’s not exactly ...
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