Peter Jackson's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' remake===

In 1995, Jackson was offered by [[Universal Pictures]] to direct a remake of ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954). He passed on the chance, and a decade later made ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (2005) for the studio instead.<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===

{{main|The Dam Busters (film)#Planned remake}}

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

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===''The World Is Not Enough''===

{{main|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 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>

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===''Halo''===

{{main|Halo (franchise)#Unproduced feature}}

===''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''===