Peter Jackson's unrealized projects
The following is a list of unproduced Peter Jackson projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson has worked on several projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in development hell, were officially canceled, were in development limbo or would see life under a different production team.[1][2]
1980s
As Nature Made Him
A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Dream Lover
In the late 1980s, Jackson submitted a screenplay to New Line Cinema he co-wrote with Danny Mulheron entitled A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Dream Lover.[4][5]
Bad Taste 2
Warrior Season
1990s
The Black Max
Blubberhead
Johnny Zombie
Creature from the Black Lagoon remake
The Dam Busters remake
Invasion of Privacy
Jean Batten
2000s
Halo
Temeraire
2010s
King Kong prequel
The Adventures of Tintin sequels
2020s
Untitled Beatles project
In 2022, following the release of his documentary The Beatles: Get Back on Disney+, Jackson was reportedly in discussions with Beatles members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for an additional non-documentary feature project.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jackson's ones that got away". The New Zealand Herald. December 9, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Mark (June 11, 2020). "The unproduced film projects of Peter Jackson". Film Stories. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Steven Spielberg reveals Peter Jackson's next movie won't be Tintin". The New Zealand Herald. June 29, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (January 17, 2024). "Peter Jackson's A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Lover [Script to Pieces]". Wicked Horror. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ JoBlo Horror Originals (July 30, 2021). "PETER JACKSON'S ELM STREET PART 6 - WTF Happened to this Unmade Horror Movie". YouTube. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Eisenberg, Adam (January 10, 2022). "RANDALL WILLIAM COOK: AN OSCAR WINNER'S JOURNEY FROM HARRYHAUSEN TO HOBBITS". VFX Voice. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Maddie (January 30, 2023). "Before King Kong, Peter Jackson Nearly Remade Another Iconic Monster Movie". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 20, 2022). "After 5-Emmy-Nom Haul, 'Get Back's Peter Jackson Plots Another Beatles Film With Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 29, 2024.