Peter Jackson: A Film-maker’s Journey

By Brian Sibley

Authorised and fully illustrated insight into the life and career of the award-winning director, from his childhood film projects up to King Kong, together with Jackson&#39;s revealing personal account of his six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings.Once, Peter Jackson was a name unknown to all but a small band of loyal fans and fellow film-makers. Now he is the newest member of Hollywood&#39;s elite fellowship, with his name on the most successful movie trilogy of all time.Written with Jackson&#39;s full participation, this extensive biography, illustrated with never-before-seen photos from Jackson&#39;s personal collection, tells the inside story of how a New Zealander became Hollywood&#39;s hottest property – from the early cult classics, through Academy Award™-winning success with Kate Winslet&#39;s Heavenly Creatures, the abandoned King Kong remake, and the filming of The Lord of the Rings, a project which was abandoned two years into pre-production, rejected by most of the other studios and then picked up by New Line Cinema in the biggest gamble in film history.Drawing upon interviews with fifty of Peter Jackson&#39;s colleagues and contemporaries, author Brian Sibley paints a portrait of a true auteur, a man gifted with single-minded determination and an artist&#39;s vision. Jackson himself is both revealing and insightful about his entire film-making life, from his first childhood steps filming in Super 8 to the grand realisation of his life’s dream: King Kong.Together, these joint narratives provide a truly unique and compelling insight into one of the finest cinematic minds at work today.

Authorised and fully illustrated insight into the life and career of the award-winning director, from his childhood film projects up to King Kong, together with Jackson's revealing personal account of his six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings.Once, Peter Jackson was a name

By Brian Sibley

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