Why Peter Jackson has not made a film for 11 years

His last feature film in the dating back to 2014, with the Hobbit: the battle of the five armies …

Six films in the world of Ringsit uses a director …

The filmmaker Peter Jackson has no longer run a fiction film since 2014year of exit of The Hobbit: the battle of the five armies.

However, he is not retired! The 63-year-old New Zealand director devoted himself to other projects, including acclaimed documentaries such as document on the First World War, For fell soldiers (2018) and especially the series The Beatles: Get Back (2021) for Disney Plus.

Recently questioned by ScreenPeter Jackson clarified his situation:

“No, no. I’m certainly not retired. Right now, we are working on three different scenarios. I’m writing three.”

Among these projects, is in particular The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Golluma new feature film from the Tolkien universe, currently in preparation.

Except that again, Peter Jackson will not realize. It is Andy Serkis who will take care of it. Cum December 17, 2027.

“”We currently produce and write The Hunt for Gollumthat Andy will realize next yearn “confirms Jackson, who claims to have”Taken a lot of fun working on documentaries, whether or not they show that I have aged. Obviously, there was the ‘Get Back’ project with the Beatles. I liked to do different things around the Beatles, it was great – and it will probably continue. ”

Not really a new feature film in sight for the director who works, in parallel, on unexpected field: biotechnology. As a major investor of the colossal company, he participated in an ambitious “dis-extinction” program, aimed at Bring back the giant moa to lifean endemic bird from New Zealand who disappeared several centuries ago. His real passion today.

“Bringing back the MOA would be as exciting, even more, than any film I could make. II made a lot of films, but seeing the giant Moa returning to life would be an experience that would surpass everything else today. ”