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==1980s==
===''As Nature Made Him''===
In the 1980's1980s, Jackson intended to adapt the non-fiction book "''As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised a Girl'' into a film."<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's1990s, Jackson intended to direct the feature film adaptation of ''[[Black Max]]''.<ref name="Unrealized"/>
 
===''Blubberhead''===
In the 1990's1990s, 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"/>
 
===''Johnny Zombie''===
{{main|My Boyfriend's Back (film)}}
In 1992, Jackson was offered an opportunity to direct the [[horror comedy]] then-titled ''Johnny Zombie''. He turned it down, and the film was instead produced asunder the title ''[[My Boyfriend's Back (film)|My Boyfriend's Back]]'' the following year(1993).<ref name="Unrealized"/>
 
===''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' remake===
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==2010s==
In the 2010s Jackson was associated with two projects of prequels, one of ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'', the other ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|Tintin]]'', respectively cancelled and on hold.
 
===''King Kong'' prequel===
{{main|King Kong (2005 film)#Cancelled sequel and reboot}}
 
===''The Adventures of Tintin'' sequels===
{{main|The Adventures of Tintin (film)#Possible sequels}}
 
==2020s==
===Untitled Beatles project===
In 2022, followingFollowing the release of his documentary ''[[The Beatles: Get Back]]'' (2022) on [[Disney+]], Jackson was reportedly in discussions with former [[Beatles]] members [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Ringo Starr]] for an additional non-documentary feature project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/get-back-peter-jackson-another-beatles-film-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-1235073331/|title=After 5-Emmy-Nom Haul, 'Get Back's Peter Jackson Plots Another Beatles Film With Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 20, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2024}}</ref>
 
==Offers==
=== ''The World is Not Enough'' ===
Jackson was offered to direct the [[James Bond]] film ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'' (1999), but [[Barbara Broccoli]] lost interest in Jackson after a screening of his film ''[[The Frighteners]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite book|author=Brian Sibley|title=Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2006|___location=London|pages=397–8|isbn=0-00-717558-2|author-link=Brian Sibley}}</ref>
 
==References==