| Peter Jackson lines up sci-fi project. |
| Monday, 28 December 2009 19:44 |
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- Peter Jackson is making the Hobbit sequels with Guillermo del Toro, we know that. And he's making Tintin with Steven Spielberg, we know that too. But now word has come that he may also be working on a super-secret sci-fi project called Mortal Engines. New Zealand's Dominion Post is reporting that the filmmaker is working to adapt the series of books to the big screen, with his Weta Workshop already creating designs for the film (or films). "The hush-hush project is understood to be in early development, with work on the first of the four books under way," the Post says. "A spokesman for Jackson did not deny the project was on the books yesterday, but said 'any comment should come from Peter.'" The books are by Philip Reeve and are set in a post-apocalyptic world where cities have been transformed into massive vehicles. They must consume each other in order to acquire the precious natural resources which remain in the world. |
