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New Zealand director Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson is set to receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year in recognition of his contribution to cinema. The director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy called it "one of the greatest privileges of my career".

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Peter Jackson set to receive honorary Palme d’Or at 79th Cannes Film Festival

In recognition of a filmmaking career that spans blockbuster fantasy epics, early cult horror films and award-winning documentaries, director Peter Jackson is set to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

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Peter Jackson to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The Lord of the Rings director described the honour as ‘one of the greatest privileges of my career’

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The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise

As the film-makers behind the seemingly neverending river of Tolkien adaptations seek to wring every last drop of story from Middle-earth, it risks running the whole thing into the ground

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I Wish Mystic River Beat Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King For Best Picture. Here's Why

Unpopular opinion, but a correct one.

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Ian McKellen says timing of new Lord of the Rings film shoot is ‘unfortunate’

‘I’m not sure I want to be out there,’ actor said of movie’s New Zealand production after confirming Gandalf return

The Independent UK

The Funny Question LOTR’s Ian McKellen Asked While Filming Gandalf’s Final Goodbye Scene On Just His Second Day Of Work

The BTS on this trilogy is wild

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I Had No Idea There Was Such A Touching Story Behind Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Working Together Again

What a wonderfully heartwarming reason for them to "come together, right now..."

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Elijah Wood reveals how iconic Lord of the Rings line nearly didn't make the film

The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has opened up about the origins of one of Frodo Baggins' most famous lines.

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Sir Peter Jackson would ‘hesitate’ to make Lord of the Rings now

Over two decades on from the release of The Fellowship of the Ring, Sir Peter Jackson has admitted he would "hesitate" to "even think" about making The Lord of the Rings today.

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25 years later, I'm still convinced The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the greatest film adaptation we'll ever see

Big Screen Spotlight | The extended editions of The Lord of the Rings are back in cinemas, and you'll never see a trilogy like it again – trust me

Total Film

Peter Jackson Has A Lord Of The Rings Movie He Still Wants To Make. Why It Hasn't Happened (Yet)

This is a movie I need to see.

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The Story Behind How Viggo Mortensen Taking A Surfboard To The Face Impacted Lord Of The Rings

Peter Jackson had to adjust production because of this.

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Upcoming Lord of the Rings re-release debuts beautiful popcorn bucket, pulled right from Peter Jackson's trilogy

Feast your eyes on the one true bucket

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Elijah Wood On Andy Serkis Directing The Hunt For Gollum (And Possibly Returning As Frodo)

Elijah Wood is excited for The Hunt for Gollum, too.

Total Film

Peter Jackson once pitched a Lord of the Rings' "film 3.5" which sounds exactly like what we're getting with The Hunt for Gollum

"It's a neat idea, it would've been great to squeeze it in the film somehow"

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Peter Jackson says a mythical Lord of the Rings 'Extended-extended edition' doesn't exist: "Are there great scenes we never used? The answer is no"

Wave goodbye to the Mithril Cut

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Elijah Wood gives cryptic answer when asked if Frodo will return in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

New instalment in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ series expected to be released in December 2027

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The Independent UK

How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?

INSIDE FILM: Elon Musk, JD Vance and Giorgia Meloni have all described JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels as fundamental to their respective world views – but it’d be too easy to claim they’ve simply misunderstood them. As Peter Jackson’s film adaptations return to cinemas 25 years after they began, Xan Brooks…

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Stranger Things creators say the finale's last few scenes were inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson's fantasy epic served as inspiration for Stranger Things' ending

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"I adored working on this level of the game, but it gave us serious problems" – The making of Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

Interview | How Ubisoft Montpellier tackled the challenge of creating a PS2 game based on a blockbuster film in 2004

Evening Standard

‘Beatlemania wasn’t like Taylor Swift — it came out of nowhere, like a meteorite’

Sean Ono Lennon has a timely festive message in his Oscar-winning film inspired by his parents’ song, Happy Xmas (War is Over) — and a thumbs-up to the actor who’s about to play his dad

Inverse

20 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Revived King Kong For The 21st Century

With 'King Kong,' Peter Jackson brought a Hollywood classic's complicated legacy into the 21st century.

The Conversation

The Beatles’ movie Help! featured crude racial stereotypes – but it shouldn’t be hidden away

I sometimes think that my teenage fascination with the Beatles is what drew me to becoming a professional historian. Piecing together what I could find out about them in the years before the internet was a sort of gateway to the history of Britain and the world in the decade…

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles Anthology review – the incredible audio shows exactly why the world fell in love with this band

This update of the 1995 documentary series is utterly authoritative. And its tweak of the Fab Four’s songs is a thing of wonder – their music absolutely thumps!

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