Tag Archives: Peter Jackson

Summer Sci-Fi Movies: Minority Report or District 9?

The unprecedented success of the sci-fi thriller ‘District 9,’ produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp, brought about this really interesting comparison from AMC TV between the film and another science fiction movie, ‘Minority Report,’ starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg. There are some obvious differences — ‘Minority Report’ takes place in a futuristic Washington, D.C., …

Rumor Killer! Tom Cruise NOT Starring in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

Time to kill the rumors: Tom Cruise is not starring in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit.’ Tom Cruise stopped over in New Zealand to visit directors Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro, both of who are working on ‘The Hobbit’ (Jackson is producing, Del Toro is directing). Tom was on his way to Melbourne to see his wife Katie Holmes, who …