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The director received an Honorary Palme d'Or, an award he thought was about as likely as winning a prize for bellydancing
Freshly lauded Cannes Palme d’Or honoree Peter Jackson tells us that Stephen Colbert’s attachment as writer on a new Lord of the Rings movie, which is being released after 2027’s Hunt for Gollum) occurred when The Late Show host pitched himself for the gig.
Sir Peter Jackson is a New Zealand filmmaker known primarily as the creative mind behind adapting both the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit trilogies for the big screen.
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Peter Jackson Admits 'Mistakes' Were Made Around Ryan Gosling's Abrupt Exit from “The Lovely Bones”
Mark Wahlberg famously starred in 2009's 'The Lovely Bones,' which Peter Jackson directed, as a character whom Ryan Gosling was originally cast to play
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Cannes Recap Day 2: Peter Jackson Holds Court and ‘Fast and Furious’ Brings Family to the Croisette
Peter Jackson talked about AI and the Fast and the Furious family revved their engines on the second day of Cannes.
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Peter Jackson receives honorary Palme D’Or as Cannes flaunts star power despite Hollywood’s retreat
The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the South of France. The French Riviera festival beginning Tuesday will include 12 days of nonstop world premieres before culminating May 23 with the presentation of the Palme d’Or.
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Cannes 2026 opens with Peter Jackson tribute, Jane Fonda’s remarks and James Franco return on Day 1
Peter Jackson received an honorary Palme d’Or, Jane Fonda made political remarks and James Franco returned to Cannes as the 2026 film festival opened on the French Riviera.
It was a “Lord of the Rings” reunion at Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday night as Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson received an honorary Palme d’Or from Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in the