Isn't it about time Peter Jackson made a new movie - Blu-ray Forum

levcore · 05-09-2024, 05:57 AM

It's been 10 years (almost) since he last directed/ released a feature film. Apart from producing Mortal Engines in 2018, he has focused on making documentaries. He's one of my favourite film makers and i really wish he'd announce a new movie.

Any other fans? I wonder if the reaction to The Hobbit trilogy kind of burnt him out a bit, or perhaps just the stressful production of them in general.

spider-neil · 05-09-2024, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by levcore

It's been 10 years (almost) since he last directed/ released a feature film. Apart from producing Mortal Engines in 2018, he has focused on making documentaries. He's one of my favourite film makers and i really wish he'd announce a new movie.

Any other fans? I wonder if the reaction to The Hobbit trilogy kind of burnt him out a bit, or perhaps just the stressful production of them in general.

Lord of the Rings burnt him out. The Hobbit was just him coasting.

levcore · 05-09-2024, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by spider-neil

Lord of the Rings burnt him out. The Hobbit was just him coasting.

Well he directed King Kong straight after LOTR so i don't think he was that burnt out, as that was another HUGE production.

I don't think he was coasting with The Hobbit trilogy, that whole thing had other factors involved with PJ having to step in at the last minute whilst the train is racing down the tracks already. That trilogy really feels like PJ unfiltered IMO.

spider-neil · 05-09-2024, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by levcore

Well he directed King Kong straight after LOTR so i don't think he was that burnt out, as that was another HUGE production.

I don't think he was coasting with The Hobbit trilogy, that whole thing had other factors involved with PJ having to step in at the last minute whilst the train is racing down the tracks already. That trilogy really feels like PJ unfiltered IMO.

I'm hoping there is a Hobbit remark that is shorter more focused and whimsical like the book. And if PJ isn't involved it wouldn't bother me in the least.

levcore · 05-09-2024, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by spider-neil

I'm hoping there is a Hobbit remark that is shorter more focused and whimsical like the book. And if PJ isn't involved it wouldn't bother me in the least.

I'm sure there will be one day. I love The Hobbit trilogy, but the IP is too well known/ popular for a studio not to tackle the story again at some point.

BloodshotUSA · 05-09-2024, 06:21 AM

I'd love to see him direct something again. He's a big enough name still that if he wanted to direct again, I'm sure the movie would get made so assume his inactivity is because he doesn't want to direct. I think the mess of directing The Hobbit trilogy broke him.

captveg · 05-09-2024, 07:56 AM

He's making what he wants with the recent documentaries, and that's fine by me. Aside from a new take on The Dam Busters and the unmade Tintin sequels I've not heard of him being interested in making anything that he has yet to actually work on.

OutOfBoose · 05-09-2024, 08:11 AM

Hobbit trilogy probably sucked him dry of any passion for blockbuster filmmaking. It tiresome to watch even the theatrical cuts and I managed to enjoy it only after watching one of heavily trimmed book-accurate fan editions.

s2mikey · 05-09-2024, 09:45 AM

If he chooses to the fine but if not then we have still been blessed with one of if not the best trilogies ever in film history. Thats a good enough resume, IMO.

The alternative is worse: pull a Ridley Scott and keep cranking out mediocre or outright bad movie after movie with no end in sight. I’ll take "less is more" here.

filmbuffTX · 05-09-2024, 12:48 PM

It was just announced that he’s currently working on new Lord of the Rings films.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...7#post22105607

levcore · 05-09-2024, 12:51 PM

I couldn't have timed this thread better LMAO

captveg · 05-09-2024, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

I couldn't have timed this thread better LMAO

Jackson is not directing it, only producing. Serkis is directing.

EvaDK · 05-09-2024, 03:20 PM

Yeah, the Hobbit films sucked a lot of enthusiasm out of him. He was not meant to direct them at all (two films at the time, not three), Guillermo del Toro was. Pre-production was stuck in development hell for 2-3 years on that project, causing del Toro to leave the whole thing.

He should just attempt to get a smaller homegrown NZ film going, a drama or something. With no involvement from Hollywood.

Foggy · 05-09-2024, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

It was just announced that he’s currently working on new Lord of the Rings films.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...7#post22105607

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Originally Posted by levcore

I couldn't have timed this thread better LMAO

*Monkey paw twitches*

jeffarent · 05-09-2024, 01:45 PM

We need 4k discs of Meet the Feebles, Bad Taste, and Dead Alive

captveg · 05-09-2024, 03:47 PM

Hobbit was tough on him, and while I don't agree with all the decisions he made on them, I still quite like a lot about those films. His interests in the film weren't as focused, which is why he indulged himself with certain scenes, the advancement of Weta Digital, the digging in on the Appendices material, the gross out humor with the Master of Lake Town, etc. The films just kinda run out of steam with the theatrical BotFA, though the EE eases some of the issues with that aspect. Encapsulating this in miniature is the behind the scenes on him shooting the forgery sequence at the end of DoS, which was one of the last things shot for all three films. You see him engaged with the tech of shooting the scene virtually on the motion capture sound stage, but the scene itself comes across as a tech demo as it doesn't move the narrative at all, merely causing the story to run in place for 15 minutes.

Still, I'd rather have the positives of those films than not have them at all.

NI-Gunner · 05-09-2024, 03:57 PM

Gimme another whacky Dead Alive style Horror!

klauswhereareyou · 05-09-2024, 04:03 PM

Too bad his Tintin film is never happening.

JoeKryten · 05-09-2024, 04:13 PM

I suspect that he'll eventually return to feature films. He's in his "1997-2009 James Cameron phase" where's he concentrating on non-features. Unlike Cameron, when he returns I think he'll concentrate on smaller films.

I don't think it was any one thing that burned him out on features for the time being. But the one two punch of having to take over the director's chair on The Hobbit films at the last moment and then the reception of Mortal Engines probably didn't help.

Connoralpha · 05-09-2024, 05:33 PM

I finally have caught up with all his pre-LOTR work and I would love if he went back to smaller horror/comedy films. I feel like directors who start off in cheap genre fare (Sam Raimi, George Miller, Jackson) learn how to use the camera in ways we don't get from other directors. Their mainstream work still carry these weird unique filmmaking touches.

Even though LOTR aren't horror movies the horror elements within are a defining aspect of them. I haven't seen much of that from Jackson since and it feels like we're all missing out.

I don't think he owes us anything if he's not up to it but I hope he is able to get past whatever The Hobbit experience did to him.

05-09-2024, 05:57 AM	#1
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	Isn't it about time Peter Jackson made a new movie It's been 10 years (almost) since he last directed/ released a feature film. Apart from producing Mortal Engines in 2018, he has focused on making documentaries. He's one of my favourite film makers and i really wish he'd announce a new movie. Any other fans? I wonder if the reaction to The Hobbit trilogy kind of burnt him out a bit, or perhaps just the stressful production of them in general.

05-09-2024, 06:21 AM	#6
BloodshotUSA Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2021	I'd love to see him direct something again. He's a big enough name still that if he wanted to direct again, I'm sure the movie would get made so assume his inactivity is because he doesn't want to direct. I think the mess of directing The Hobbit trilogy broke him. Last edited by BloodshotUSA; 05-09-2024 at 06:30 AM.

05-09-2024, 07:56 AM	#7
captveg Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:472 Blu-ray collection:1709 DVD collection:317 Trading Score:1	He's making what he wants with the recent documentaries, and that's fine by me. Aside from a new take on The Dam Busters and the unmade Tintin sequels I've not heard of him being interested in making anything that he has yet to actually work on.

05-09-2024, 08:11 AM	#8
OutOfBoose Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2015 Location:The City Blu-ray collection:1	Hobbit trilogy probably sucked him dry of any passion for blockbuster filmmaking. It tiresome to watch even the theatrical cuts and I managed to enjoy it only after watching one of heavily trimmed book-accurate fan editions.

05-09-2024, 09:45 AM	#9
s2mikey Banned Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Upstate, NY 4K collection:130 Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:40	If he chooses to the fine but if not then we have still been blessed with one of if not the best trilogies ever in film history. Thats a good enough resume, IMO. The alternative is worse: pull a Ridley Scott and keep cranking out mediocre or outright bad movie after movie with no end in sight. I’ll take "less is more" here.

05-09-2024, 12:48 PM	#10
filmbuffTX Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:6361 DVD collection:2270 Digital collection:1617 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:16	It was just announced that he’s currently working on new Lord of the Rings films. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...7#post22105607

05-09-2024, 12:51 PM	#11
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	I couldn't have timed this thread better LMAO

05-09-2024, 03:20 PM	#13
EvaDK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Denmark	Yeah, the Hobbit films sucked a lot of enthusiasm out of him. He was not meant to direct them at all (two films at the time, not three), Guillermo del Toro was. Pre-production was stuck in development hell for 2-3 years on that project, causing del Toro to leave the whole thing. He should just attempt to get a smaller homegrown NZ film going, a drama or something. With no involvement from Hollywood.

05-09-2024, 01:45 PM	#15
jeffarent Senior Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Ft. Worth, Texas Blu-ray reviews: 4	We need 4k discs of Meet the Feebles, Bad Taste, and Dead Alive

05-09-2024, 03:47 PM	#16
captveg Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:472 Blu-ray collection:1709 DVD collection:317 Trading Score:1	Hobbit was tough on him, and while I don't agree with all the decisions he made on them, I still quite like a lot about those films. His interests in the film weren't as focused, which is why he indulged himself with certain scenes, the advancement of Weta Digital, the digging in on the Appendices material, the gross out humor with the Master of Lake Town, etc. The films just kinda run out of steam with the theatrical BotFA, though the EE eases some of the issues with that aspect. Encapsulating this in miniature is the behind the scenes on him shooting the forgery sequence at the end of DoS, which was one of the last things shot for all three films. You see him engaged with the tech of shooting the scene virtually on the motion capture sound stage, but the scene itself comes across as a tech demo as it doesn't move the narrative at all, merely causing the story to run in place for 15 minutes. Still, I'd rather have the positives of those films than not have them at all.

05-09-2024, 03:57 PM	#17
NI-Gunner Special Member Member since:Sep 2017	Gimme another whacky Dead Alive style Horror!

05-09-2024, 04:03 PM	#18
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:232 Blu-ray collection:2199 Digital collection:23 Prime collection:1	Too bad his Tintin film is never happening.

05-09-2024, 04:13 PM	#19
JoeKryten Expert Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Tucson, AZ Blu-ray reviews:1	I suspect that he'll eventually return to feature films. He's in his "1997-2009 James Cameron phase" where's he concentrating on non-features. Unlike Cameron, when he returns I think he'll concentrate on smaller films. I don't think it was any one thing that burned him out on features for the time being. But the one two punch of having to take over the director's chair on The Hobbit films at the last moment and then the reception of Mortal Engines probably didn't help.

05-09-2024, 05:33 PM	#20
Connoralpha Expert Member Member since:Nov 2018 4K collection:350 Blu-ray collection:458 DVD collection:30 MA collection:3 iTunes collection:28	I finally have caught up with all his pre-LOTR work and I would love if he went back to smaller horror/comedy films. I feel like directors who start off in cheap genre fare (Sam Raimi, George Miller, Jackson) learn how to use the camera in ways we don't get from other directors. Their mainstream work still carry these weird unique filmmaking touches. Even though LOTR aren't horror movies the horror elements within are a defining aspect of them. I haven't seen much of that from Jackson since and it feels like we're all missing out. I don't think he owes us anything if he's not up to it but I hope he is able to get past whatever The Hobbit experience did to him.

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