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King Kong The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Elijah Wood as Frodo, Dominic Monaghan as Merry, Billy Boyd as Pippin, and Sean Astin as Sam stand together in cloaks by a rocky stream in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow stands between a roaring dinosaur and King Kong in a misty jungle scene from the film King Kong (2005), directed by Peter Jackson. Peter Jackson directs Naomi Watts, who is seated on a large, moss-covered prop tree, on the set of King Kong (2005) with blue screens and film equipment visible. Christopher Lee as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring stands in flowing white robes, holding a black staff in a dark, ornate hall. Ian McKellen as Gandalf smokes a pipe while Elijah Wood as Frodo stands behind him in a warmly lit hobbit home in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Peter Jackson: References & Edit History

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Article History

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Add new Web site: CNN Watch - Peter Jackson: 'This is the most extraordinary footage shot of The Beatles'. Sep 19, 2026
Added cross-reference. Feb 22, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Overnights - Peter Jackson, Film Director. Dec 04, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Peter Jackson. Oct 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Director's Guild of America - Interview - Peter Jackson. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Good Bad Billionaire - Peter Jackson: Lord of the Films. Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Peter Jackson. Sep 18, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Peter Jackson. Dec 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Senses of Cinema - Peter Jackson. Jun 28, 2023
Added the docuseries The Beatles: Get Back. Mar 24, 2022
Added information about Weta Digital. Nov 10, 2021
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Peter Jackson. Mar 28, 2019
Add new Web site: NZ On Screen - Peter Jackson. Dec 19, 2018
Added the documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. Dec 17, 2018
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Peter Jackson. Nov 29, 2018
Article revised and updated. Dec 19, 2016
Noted the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). Dec 19, 2014
Added image of an orc from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). Mar 17, 2014
Noted the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Dec 13, 2013
Updated to reflect the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Dec 14, 2012
Add new Web site: The Arts Foundation - Biography of Sir Peter Jackson. Jul 07, 2011
Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Sir Peter Jackson. Jul 07, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Peter Jackson. Jul 07, 2011
Added Jackson's 2009 knighthood. Dec 31, 2009
Added the movie The Lovely Bones (2009). Dec 11, 2009
New article added. Jun 20, 2007
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