While promoting ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' (2014), Jackson toldrevealed ''[[Theto Dailyseveral Beast]]''news publications that before embarking on directing the ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|Adventures of Tintin]]'' sequel, he wanted to return to his roots and make a new film set in [[New Zealand]] first. He stated that he and screenwriter [[Fran Walsh]] were developingin "athe coupleprocess of adapting several true stories about their native country that would be "similar within Newtone Zealandand asscope" theto setting''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' (1994). "We really want to do something now that's connected with where we live rather than something that's a [[Hollywood]] thing," said Jackson. No further details were disclosed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Suskind|first=Alex|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/no-regrets-peter-jackson-says-goodbye-to-middle-earth/|title='No Regrets': Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=December 4, 2014|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Lang, Brent|first=Gray, Tim|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-hobbit-peter-jackson-the-lord-of-the-rings-1201380146/|title=Peter Jackson on the End of His Middle Earth Odyssey|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
