Although he has stayed busy as a writer and a producer,Peter Jacksonhas dropped out of directing for a bit. He’s got aWorld War I documentaryin the works and he’s attached to do the sequel forThe Adventures of Tintinif that should ever happen, but he hasn’t signed on to direct a film since he wrappedThe Hobbittrilogy back in 2014. His latest feature is the upcomingMortal Engines, but he only served as writer and producer on that project.
Now it looks like he’s gearing up to direct his next feature, andaccording to The One Ring, he’s deciding between a return to Middle-earth or a DC superhero flick. If he returns to Middle-earth, it looks like it willbe as part of Amazon’s upcomingLord of the Ringsseries, which would just be baffling to me. I understand Jackson loves the world of Tolkien, butThe Hobbitshowed he’s not going to do it any better thanThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy. Getting to do it on Amazon’s streaming service just seems pointless from everyone’s perspective unless Jackson wants a canvas where he’ll get to include every single thing from the books (Tom Bombadil fans will finally have their day!).
A DC superhero film seems like the more intriguing option for Jackson. He’s never really been in that space before, and it could be a good fit depending on the character. His palSteven Spielbergis already getting into the DC superhero gamewith producing and possible directing the movieBlackhawk, and I’m sure a director Jackson’s pedigree would likely have a lot of leeway and freedom to play with a variety of superheroes from DC vast catalogue of characters.
What do you want to see Jackson do next? Should he return to Middle-earth or go the superhero route? Or should he do something else entirely? Sound off in the comments section!
