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  1. Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) 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 (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.

  2. 4 days ago · Peter Jackson (born October 31, 1961, Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand) is a New Zealand director, perhaps best known for his film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. When Jackson was eight years old, his parents bought an 8-mm movie camera, and he began making short films.

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  3. Feb 11, 2022 · How did you rebuild 1930s New York? Sir Peter Jackson: We built a very small back lot of New York in New Zealand, a very small bunch of streets. There were only about 20-foot tall buildings, and then there we used the street stuff for the actors, and we would use CG extensions to make the buildings go higher.

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    Apr 2, 2014 · Synopsis. Born on October 31, 1961, in New Zeland, Peter Jackson started his prolific career as a child, creating short films with a 8-mm movie camera. Without any formal training, Jackson...

  5. Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously.

    • October 31, 1961
  6. Jun 6, 2019 · Peter Jackson’s fascination with WWI devoted him to preserving every detail with the highest levels of historical accuracy. Jackson is a huge history buff with an unbelievable wealth of knowledge on WWI. His grandfather fought in the war, which gives him a personal interest in the subject.

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  8. Dec 12, 2018 · Jackson had been making short films since childhood, including an 8mm remake of the final scene of King Kong, but filmmaking only became his career with the landmark homemade splatter flick Bad...