Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter.
He is best known as the director and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include King Kong (2005), District 9 (2009) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011).
His production company is Wingnut Films, and his most regular collaborators are co-writers and producers Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Jackson was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro wrote the screen plays for the entire Hobbit series with Guillermo del Toro initially set to direct.
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