Peter Jackson and Taika Waititi have responded to New Zealand's worst ever mass shooting. The directors have called the two extremist right-wing terror incidents, which left 49 people dead in Christchurch, "devastating" and "heartbreaking". Lord of the Rings director Jackson said, "New Zealanders are devastated. Our…

UPDATE, 1:45 PM: Back in the old days, news that people wanted buried or forgotten was often dumped on a Friday in the hopes it would be lost over the weekend. Not sure the strategic principle still applies in the digital age, but today it was announced that the latest hearing in Harvey Weinstein’s rape case will be…

There is "no timetable," according to Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke, for the launching of the streamer's already much-hyped series based on The Lord of the Rings. However,it looks like there is a new way to find out what's going on in the "darkest depths of Mordor," to quote those J.R.R. Tolkien fans Led…

BREAKING: Peter Jackson and The Beatles are coming together. Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Ltd. are teaming the director of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and The Beatles for a feature documentary. Jackson will direct a movie that is based on 55 hours of never-released footage of The Beatles in…

EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that the encore presentation of Peter Jackson’s WWI documentary They Shall Not Grow Old from Warner Bros. has set a brand new record for Fathom Events making an estimated $3.1-plus today from two showtimes at 1,122 theaters. That’s the highest-grossing single-day ever for a documentary…

Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old, which Warner Bros. acquired global rights to following the pic’s BFI London Film Fest premiere in October, drew an impressive $2.3M at last night’s Fathom Event which took place in 1,122 theaters over two showtimes (4pm & 7pm). Fathom reports that They Sh…

There is nothing more daunting right now in the current franchise-obsessed box office marketplace than launching an original piece of sci-fi/fantasy. This weekend, we're seeing the Peter Jackson-produced, $110M+ Mortal Engines a casualty of its own ambition to create a brand new world on screen, with a disastrous…

Peter Jackson’s WWI documentary They Shall Not Grow Old hit home on its UK TV debut last night, drawing in a peak of 2.4M viewers, which is three times BBC2’s 790,000 slot average. The film, which mixes previously unseen footage and audio recordings with colorized and sharpened images converted to stereoscopic 3D, was…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired global distribution rights to They Shall Not Grow Old, the Peter Jackson-directed World War I documentary that premiered October 16 at the London Film Festival to rave reviews. The deal was made after the film was screened for Warner Bros Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmeri…

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Jackson’s World War I archive movie They Shall Not Grow Old took an impressive non-final £558,000 ($731,000) from 247 screens yesterday on its one night of play in the UK. Reaction has been so positive that the team behind it is now in discussions about international and U.S. release…

Having failed to get Ashley Judd's defamation lawsuit against him tossed out of court, Harvey Weinstein now looks to have to face a jury of his peers in just over a year. Anticipating more motions to try to end the matter that the Berlin Station actor first launched in late April against the disgraced producer…

Universal revved up Mortal Engines, its Peter Jackson-produced aspiring franchise, at New York Comic Con, premiering the fantasy epic’s new trailer and the first 24 minutes of the film. Afterward, Jackson and longtime collaborators Philippa Boyens and Christian Rivers joined cast members for a panel discussion…