Peter Jackson keen to move away from blockbusters after "The Hobbit"October 23, 2013 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Peter Jackson has discussed his plans for life after The Hobbit trilogy, Digital Spy said. Principal photography on the director's second Middle-earth movie series wrapped shooting in summer, with the final film The Hobbit: There and Back Again due for release in December 2014. Jackson told The New Zealand Herald that he is keen to move away from "Hollywood blockbusters" after completing the trilogy, and focus on New Zealand-set projects. "We have got a few bits and pieces that we are working on, Fran [Walsh] and I," he said. "The things that we are most excited about are some New Zealand stories. "We just want to step off the Hollywood blockbuster thing for a while and we've had a few New Zealand stories in line for a while that we think would make great films." He went on to suggest that these films would be close to "the Heavenly Creatures mode", referring to his 1994 psychological drama, adding that he would have returned to this mode sooner had it not been for the decision to make The Hobbit and expand it into three films. "In some respects, in terms of my remaining film-making career, this was a five-year chunk that was kind of taken out of it unexpectedly," he explained. "My future is five years less than I thought it was." Jackson has previously stated that his long-planned Tintin sequel is on course for a 2015 release. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13, 2013. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |