Peter Jackson News

NBC's GRIMM has cast Dee Wallace as Monroe's mother.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson, visual effects artist Joe Letteri and Weta Digital will receive the Producers Guild's 2014 Vanguard Award.

Below, get a first listen to Ed Sheeran's new song 'I See Fire' which will be featured on 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack!

Below, get a first listen to Ed Sheeran's new song 'I See Fire' which will be featured on 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack!

Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD today, November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE).

Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE). Click below to watch a new extended scene from the upcoming Blu-Ray release!

Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download October 22nd

Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download today, October 22nd and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE).

Fans of Middle-earth will have the opportunity to gain a broader experience of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Digital Download October 22nd and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 5th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Denny's, America's iconic family diner, announced today its renewed partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures to bring another taste of Middle-earth to the national diner inspired by the long-awaited fantasy adventure “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,”

Serkis, whose Imaginarium Studios are currently in the process of adapting the book for the big screen, talks specifically about THE BONE SEASON - the first novel in this phenomenal new seven part fantasy series, which flung 22 year-old author Samantha Shannon into the spotlight when she was hailed as 'the next J K Rowling' by the international press.

Gucci, The Film Foundation and Warner Bros. Entertainment are pleased to announce the 2013 restoration of Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause (1955).

A new international trailer for ZULU, shot entirely on location in South Africa by Jérôme Salle and adapted from the novel of the same name by Caryl Férey, has just been released. Check it out below!

BBC officially unveiled the poster for its upcoming 50th Anniversary episode of DOCTOR WHO. It features two Doctors -- Matt Smith and David Tennant -- back-to-back. Check it out below!

The Hollywood Reporter writes that David Mamet's BLACKBIRD, starring Cate Blanchett, will begin filming in Australia in January 2014. The Solution Entertainment Group also announced today that it will promote the film to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival this week and next.

Starz in association with Sony Pictures Television has announced today that Graham McTavish (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, '24') will play Dougal MacKenzie and Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot, Gangs of New York) will play Colum MacKenzie in the highly anticipated original series 'Outlander.' The series will be adapted from Diana Gabaldon's international best-selling books, with the first two episodes written by executive producer Ronald D. Moore ('Battlestar Galactica,' 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,' 'Star Trek: The Next Generation') and directed by John Dahl ('Dexter,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Justified'). 'Outlander,' which is set to premiere on STARZ in 2014, will begin filming in Scotland, where the series is set, this fall.

Deadline.com wrote an article today dispelling the rampant rumors that Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit) will be directing an upcoming episode of DOCTOR WHO. Jackson has reportedly been given an 'open-ended invitation' to direct an episode, but there are no current plans for him to take the helm, despite him being an ardent fan of the series.

Peter Jackson has revealed a new production video for the highly anticipated film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Check it out below!

Filming for the final HOBBIT installment is wrapping up, and just a few days after Ian McKellen's farewell, director Peter Jackson has now posted Orlando Bloom's to his Facebook page. Check out Bloom, who played Legolas in the LORD OF THE RINGS and HOBBIT trilogies, sing-along to the 2007 'They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard' viral video, below!

DIRECTV announced today that Tom Felton (Harry Potter), Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), David Boreanaz (Bones), Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee), Devon Gearhart (The Wait), Billy Campbell (The Killing, Killing Lincoln), Kate Walsh (Private Practice), Noah Silver (The Borgias), Ally Sheedy (Welcome to the Rileys), Cheyenne Jackson (Behind the Candelabra) and Robin Weigert (Sons of Anarchy) have been cast in the upcoming drama Full Circle.