Pre-preproduction is the tenuous time before a project is greenlit; before the studio commits to spending real money. This is the most vulnerable period for any film because it's the time when your project is most likely to be put into turnaround. That's film-speak for killed off. Peter Jackson commitfilmgreenlit share on social
There are perennial stories like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Sherlock Holmes' and those sorts of things, which have been around since almost as long as film, and 'Frankenstein' is another one. They're perennial favorites, which get remade every 20 years, and that's OK. Peter Jackson alicefavoritefilm share on social
Filmmakers have to commit to making 3-D films properly like Jim Cameron did and not do cheap conversions at the tail end of the process. Peter Jackson cameroncheapcommit Change image and share on social
There was a great magazine in the '80s called 'Cinemagic' for home moviemakers who liked to do monster and special effects movies. It was like a magazine written just for me. Peter Jackson 80scallcinemagic Change image and share on social
I love collaborating with people. Peter Jackson collaboratelovepeople Change image and share on social
I like to keep an open mind, but I do think there is some form of energy that exists separate to our flesh and blood. I do think that there's some kind of an energy that leaves the body when it dies, but I certainly don't have religious beliefs particularly. Peter Jackson beliefbloodbody share on social
I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists. Peter Jackson autobiographyembarrassjournalist Change image and share on social
I thought that there might be something unsatisfying about directing two Tolkien movies after 'Lord of the Rings.' I'd be trying to compete with myself and deliberately doing things differently. Peter Jackson competedeliberatelydifferently Change image and share on social
The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking. Peter Jackson bigblockbusterbudget Change image and share on social
The vast majority of the CGI budget is labor. Peter Jackson budgetcgilabor Change image and share on social