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| [[File:Peter Jackson.jpg|300px|thumb|Jackson at the premiere of The Hobbit in November, 2012.]] | | [[File:Peter Jackson at Bungie.jpg|300px|thumb|Peter Jackson, with the [[Bungie]] members.]]In addition, Jackson has partnered with Microsoft Gaming Studios to form [[Wingnut Interactive]]. |
| | '''Peter Jackson''' (born October 31, 1961) is a New Zealand-born filmmaker best known as the director of ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, which he, along with his long time partner, [[Fran Walsh]], and Philippa Boyens adapted from the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. |
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| '''Peter Jackson''' is a New Zealand-born filmmaker. Jackson is best known as the director of ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' film trilogy, as well as its prequel, ''[[wikipedia:The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]'' film trilogy which he, along with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, adapted from the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. | | == As producer for the ''Halo'' film == |
| | In 2008, Peter Jackson was announced to be the executive producer for the [[Halo film|''Halo'' film]]. He was also initially the director for the film, though he decided to give the directing role to [[Neill Blomkamp]] due to his other commitments. In addition to the film production, Jackson formed [[Wingnut Interactive]] to develop and produce ''[[Halo: Chronicles]]''. |
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| ==Background==
| | When plans for the film fell through, Jackson and director [[wikipedia:Neill Blomkamp|Neill Blomkamp]] instead started production on ''[[wikipedia:District 9|District 9]]''. Many elements from the cancelled ''Halo'' film were re-used or adapted for ''District 9'', including the basic [[Warthog]] and [[Flood infection form]] designs. |
| ===''Halo: Chronicles''===
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| [[File:Peter Jackson at Bungie.jpg|300px|thumb|Jackson at [[Bungie]] studios.]]
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| In 2006, Jackson formed [[WingNut Interactive]], a video game development studio, in partnership with [[Microsoft Studios|Microsoft Game Studios]]<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft,+Peter+Jackson+to+form+game+studio/2100-1043_3-6120230.html/ '''CNET:''' ''Microsoft, Peter Jackson to form game studio'']</ref>. The studio's first project was to develop and produce ''[[Halo: Chronicles]]'', an interactive story-telling game which was later cancelled<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/07/peter-jackson-working-on-episodic-halo-content/ '''Joystiq:''' ''Peter Jackson working on episodic Halo content'']</ref> <ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/24/peter-jackson-halo-chronicles-no-longer-happening/ '''Joystiq:''' ''Peter Jackson: Halo Chronicles 'no longer happening'']</ref>.
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| ===''Halo'' film===
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| In 2008, Peter Jackson was announced as the executive producer for the [[Halo film|''Halo'' film]]. He was also initially hired as the director for the film, though it was later announced that director [[Neill Blomkamp]] would be helming the project, due to Jackson's other commitments<ref>[http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-3/724600p1.html/ '''Gamespy:''' ''Director Announced for Halo Film'']</ref>.
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| When plans for the film fell through, Jackson and Blomkamp instead started production on ''[[wikipedia:District 9|District 9]]''. Many elements from the cancelled ''Halo'' film were re-used or adapted for ''District 9'', including the basic [[Warthog]] and [[Pod infector]] designs<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/5674105/peter-jackson-explains-how-halo-became-district-9?page=all/ '''Hollywood:''' ''Peter Jackson Explains How "Halo" Became "District 9"'']</ref>.
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