Peter Jackson: Director of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies
COnTeNtS Chapter 1 A World of Success 4 Chapter 2 Adventure and Animation 6 Chapter 3 Full-Time Filmmaker 10 Chapter 4 Fear and Fantasy 12 Chapter 5 Armies of Actors 16 Chapter 6 Box-Office Boom 20 Chapter 7 King Kong Hobbits and Home 24 Timeline 28 Glossary 30 Websites 31 Index 32
A WORLD OF SUCCESS CHAPTER 1 Across Middle Earth elves live in secret tree castles Goblins dwarves and humans unite against a rising evil Wizards battle for power This is the world of The Lord of the Rings LOTR It is one of the most successful film series of all time Peter Jackson is the man behind these amazing films Jackson is a screenwriter producer and director He turned author J R R Tolkien’s beloved LOTR trilogy into three successful films The undertaking took about eight years During this time director Jackson led thousands of actors and crew members Jackson’s vision took great dedication And the result of his hard work was three smash hits Altogether the films and their cast and crew were nominated for more than 250 awards 4
Peter Jackson stands in front of a troll model from his LOTR films The effects company Weta Workshop created this and 48,000 other items for the series 5
