ROTTEN TOMATOES: Peter Jackson Eyes Next Fantasy Series “Temeraire”

Peter Jackson Eyes Next Fantasy Series “Temeraire”

by Senh Duong | September 12, 2006

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Here's new fans of the "Temeraire" series will surely go apes over. The Hollywood Reporter brings news that "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson has optioned the historical fantasy series "Temeraire." The series, written by Naomi Novik, is a re-imagining of the Napoleonic War fought with dragons. Think "Dragonriders of Pern" in the Napoleonic era. The story centers on a British navel captain named Will Laurence who discovers a dragon egg aboard a captured French ship and names it Temeraire.

Pondering if he'll have to fight dragons next...

Jackson is quotes saying, "'Temeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love -- fantasy and historical epic. I can't wait to see Napoleonic battles fought with a squadron of dragons."

Don't look to see the movie adaptation(s) anytime soon. Jackson is slated to direct Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones" in the second half of 2007. It is not known if Jackson will make just one or three movies

According to THR, Novik was a computer programmer who did work on "Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of the Unrentide" before writing her first "Temeraire" book in 2004.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Sep 12 2006 10:40 AM

Just make The Hobbit first.

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medicineman writes:
on Sep 12 2006 11:34 AM

He only optioned the book, the same way Spielberg optioned Memoirs of a Geshia before he passed it on. MGM will now decide if he gets The Hobbit, but I think that they're smart enough to reliase that The Hobbit without Peter Jackson would be a bigger flop than a Beatle renuion without John Lennon and George Harrison.

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dsence writes:
on Sep 12 2006 11:35 AM

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dsence writes:
on Sep 12 2006 11:36 AM

Hobbit! Hobbit! Hobbit! Hobbit! Hobbit!

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dsence writes:
on Sep 12 2006 11:36 AM

Hobbit Please

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Now it's dark writes:
on Sep 12 2006 11:39 AM

I wish he'd do the prequel to Lord of the Rings first.

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on Sep 12 2006 11:55 AM

Has anyone mentioned the Hobbit yet?

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Kid_Ikarus writes:
on Sep 12 2006 12:54 PM

HOBBIT HOBBIT HOBBIT HOBBIT HOBBIT!!

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nogard64 writes:
on Sep 12 2006 01:49 PM

[b]hmmmm I'm thinking[/b]
ok don't stone me and burn me at the stake everyone but can someone else do the hobbit? i really like Mike Newell from harry potter, and I really think Gore Verbinski can pull it off. Maybe even James Cameron, I know hes a sci fi guy but fantasy shouldn't be that far fetched.

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GRD writes:
on Sep 12 2006 01:56 PM

A navel captain? Sounds like a pretty interesting career.

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lavatory love machine writes:
on Sep 12 2006 02:24 PM

give me hobbit, now

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Robert Fuller writes:
on Sep 12 2006 02:28 PM

Why must we go on and on making movies and writing books about freakin' dragons? How about some originality?

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Bystander09 writes:
on Sep 12 2006 03:59 PM

NO! PETER JACKSON! MAKE HOBBIT! I say we storm his house with pitchforks, AKs, and the assorted hand grenada! Lets see how many posters in a row say HOBBIT!

HOBBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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LATINOLIF writes:
on Sep 12 2006 04:19 PM

HOBBITTT HOBBITTTTT HOBBITTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

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SeriousMite writes:
on Sep 12 2006 04:47 PM

Glad he's considering making another fantasy movie, but the premise of dragons fighting in Napoleonic wars sounds kind of lame to me. I'd much prefer The Hobbit.

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freekwithstile writes:
on Sep 12 2006 05:06 PM

hobbit. NOW!!!

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dracus writes:
on Sep 12 2006 05:19 PM

Hobbit X Infinity!!!!

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Sep 12 2006 05:34 PM

It might just be me, but It appears like people want ol' PJ to make 'The Hobbit'. I personally don't care all that much, but I mean, isn't that Eragon movie coming out soon-and that's about dragons, right? Dragons have been done...technically The Hobbit has been done...wherever you look originality seems to have died...in Hollywood that is.

But to the 'question' at hand, I'd say Peter Jackson needs to make The Hobbit; then he can make the Similarion (spelling might be wrong there heh), followed by every other J.R.R Tolkein book so he can be 'typecast' like Lucas ;) Oh wait, he did King Kong, right? Oh yeah, I saw that, and it was a great movie...guess he can't really be typecasted 'eh....well, then I guess The Hobbit is the best bet...

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nordak writes:
on Sep 12 2006 06:06 PM

The Silmarrilion would be way too hard to make into a movie, if it was about the entire book atleast.

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hattori hanzo writes:
on Sep 12 2006 06:19 PM

In reply to this comment (#844162)
OH YEAH!!!! :< HOBBIT X INFINITY + 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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