Category: Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson Wanted To Get Hypnosis To Forget Making The “Lord Of The Rings” Trilogy So He Could Watch It Like New As A Fan

August 9, 2022 / Posted by:

Around the turn of the century, the Lord of the Rings trilogy was huuuge. Bigger than Jesus! I went to see each movie the same night they opened in theaters. While my friends were sexually obsessed with Legolas, I was always partial to Merry and Pippin. I look back on those experiences fondly… what a special treat for moviegoers! But guess who didn’t get to enjoy the LOTR movies? Peter Jackson himself. This week the director told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that he was so jealous of fans who got to see the movies as “coming-out-of-the-blue” films, that he seriously considered hypnotizing himself to forget them. That way, he could watch them with fresh eyes without knowing what would happen.

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Peter Jackson Believes Harvey Weinstein Tried To Kill Mira Sorvino’s Career

December 18, 2017 / Posted by:

Mira Sorvino was one of the many famous women to speak out about her alleged awful experience with Harvey Weinstein after his alleged terrible behavior was exposed back in October. Mira told The New Yorker that Harvey repeatedly attempted to pursue her while promoting Mighty Aphrodite in 1995 (Mighty Aphrodite was distributed by Miramax). Mira believed that telling Harvey “No” so many times is the reason why her career went from hot to lukewarm. Harvey responded by saying that there were “never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances.

Well, Harvey might have been lying when he claimed there was no retaliation taken. Directors Peter Jackson and Terry Zwigoff both claim that Harvey actively encouraged them not to work with Mira Sorvino. Harvey allegedly pushing someone out of the spotlight? Where have I heard that one before.

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