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Draft: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

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As Nature Made Him

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[1][3]

A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Dream Lover

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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] A separate script for a sixth film, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), was made instead.

Bad Taste 2

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Following the release of his feature debut Bad Taste (1987), Jackson wrote the script for a potential sequel.[1] The story involved an alien invasion of Wellington, as well as Santa Claus and a giant weta. In 1992, Jackson stated that the temptation to make Bad Taste 2 was growing on him.[2]

Warrior Season

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While mulling over the possibilities of making a sequel to Bad Taste, Jackson was also co-writing a script called Warrior Season with Costa Botes. Inspired by his love of Jackie Chan films such as Project A (1983) and Police Story (1985), the project was described as a kung-fu western set during the New Zealand gold rush of the 1870s. Little else is known, other than Timothy Dalton was eyed to play the villain in the film.[2]

1990s

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The Black Max

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[1]

Blubberhead

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[6][1][2]

Johnny Zombie

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Main article: My Boyfriend's Back (film)

In 1992, Jackson was offered an opportunity to direct the horror comedy then-titled Johnny Zombie. He turned it down, and the film was produced as My Boyfriend's Back the following year.[1]

Creature from the Black Lagoon remake

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In 1995,[7][1]

The Dam Busters remake

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Main article: The Dam Busters (film) § Planned remake

Invasion of Privacy

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Jackson was sent the script for the drama/thriller titled Invasion of Privacy from a German producer. The story follows a pregnant woman who is held hostage by her ex-boyfriend. However, Jackson turned down the offer to direct.[1]

Jean Batten

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Jackson optioned the film rights for the biography of the famous New Zealand aviatrix, Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies.[1]

2000s

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Halo

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Main article: Halo (franchise) § Unproduced feature

Temeraire

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In 2006, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Jackson optioned the film rights to Naomi Novik's Temeraire series. "[It's] a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love—fantasy and historical epic," Jackson said at the time.[8] In a 2009 interview with IGN, Jackson stated that he was considering adapting the novels in the form of a miniseries instead. "With six books, I really don't like the idea of making a big-budget movie of the first book and it not doing well at the box office and suddenly that's the end of the series."[9]

2010s

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King Kong prequel

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Main article: King Kong (2005 film) § Cancelled sequel and reboot

The Adventures of Tintin sequels

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Main article: The Adventures of Tintin (film) § Possible sequels

2020s

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Untitled Beatles project

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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.[10]

Offers

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The World is Not Enough

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Jackson was offered to direct The World Is Not Enough, but Barbara Broccoli lost interest in Jackson after a screening of The Frighteners.[11]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Harrison, Mark (June 11, 2020). "The unproduced film projects of Peter Jackson". Film Stories. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Steven Spielberg reveals Peter Jackson's next movie won't be Tintin". The New Zealand Herald. June 29, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Eisenberg, Adam (January 10, 2022). "RANDALL WILLIAM COOK: AN OSCAR WINNER'S JOURNEY FROM HARRYHAUSEN TO HOBBITS". VFX Voice. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Davis, Maddie (January 30, 2023). "Before King Kong, Peter Jackson Nearly Remade Another Iconic Monster Movie". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (September 12, 2006). "Lord of fantasy: Jackson eyeing 'Temeraire'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  9. ^ Monfette, Christopher (24 July 2009). "SDCC 09: Peter Jackson Updates IGN". IGN. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Brian Sibley (2006). Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey. London: HarperCollins. pp. 397–8. ISBN 0-00-717558-2.
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