Peter Jackson's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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==1980s==

===''As Nature Made Him''===

In the 1980's, Jackson intended to adapt the non-fiction book "As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised a Girl."<ref name="Unrealized"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/steven-spielberg-reveals-peter-jacksons-next-movie-wont-be-tintin/QHDBQA627LODZ2MDCEUAAJGRDE/|title=Steven Spielberg reveals Peter Jackson's next movie won't be Tintin|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

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<ref name="Unrealized"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/steven-spielberg-reveals-peter-jacksons-next-movie-wont-be-tintin/QHDBQA627LODZ2MDCEUAAJGRDE/|title=Steven Spielberg reveals Peter Jackson's next movie won't be Tintin|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

===''A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Dream Lover''===

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==1990s==

===''The Black Max''===

In the 1990's, Jackson intended to direct the feature film adaptation of [[Black Max]].<ref name="Unrealized"/>

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===''Blubberhead''===

In the 1990's, Jackson intended to direct ''Blubberhead,'' a [[Bad Taste]]-like fantasy film that journalist Ian Pryor described as Jackson's missing link from his early work to the [[Lord of the Rings]] trilogy.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Eisenberg|first=Adam|url=https://www.vfxvoice.com/randall-william-cook-an-oscar-winners-journey-from-harryhausen-to-hobbits/|title=RANDALL WILLIAM COOK: AN OSCAR WINNER'S JOURNEY FROM HARRYHAUSEN TO HOBBITS|magazine=VFX Voice|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Unrealized"/><ref name="Unrealized2"/>

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<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Eisenberg|first=Adam|url=https://www.vfxvoice.com/randall-william-cook-an-oscar-winners-journey-from-harryhausen-to-hobbits/|title=RANDALL WILLIAM COOK: AN OSCAR WINNER'S JOURNEY FROM HARRYHAUSEN TO HOBBITS|magazine=VFX Voice|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Unrealized"/><ref name="Unrealized2"/>

===''Johnny Zombie''===

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In 1995,<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Maddie|url=https://www.cbr.com/peter-jackson-turned-down-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-remake/|title=Before King Kong, Peter Jackson Nearly Remade Another Iconic Monster Movie|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=September 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Unrealized"/>

===''The Dam Busters'' remake===

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===''Invasion of Privacy''===

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===''Halo''===

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===''The Dam Busters'' remake===

In 2005, Jackson was set to produce a remake of [[The Dam Busters (film)#Planned remake|The Dam Busters]] with [[Stephen Fry]] writing the screenplay, for Jackson and journalist [[David Frost]] to produce the remake.<ref>{{cite web|last=Conlan|first=Tara|title=Frost clears Dam Busters for take-off|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/dec/08/film.filmnews|date=December 8, 2005|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=October 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Oatts|first=Joanne|title=Fry denies 'Doctor Who' rumours|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a43973/fry-denies-doctor-who-rumours/|date=March 15, 2007|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=October 9, 2024}}</ref>

===''Temeraire''===