Peter Jackson became a household name in the early 2000’s with his astronomically successful “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. After cementing himself as an icon of the fantasy genre (and a four-year break since his last film), he’s set to do it again with Philip Reeve’s “Mortal Engines” series. While he’s not directing this one, his fingerprints are seen all over.

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Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only one who can stop London — now a giant, predator city on wheels — from devouring everything in its path.  

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Peter Jackson is back, with his latest, greatest fantasy adventure.

Well, he’s not directing this one, but for all intents and purposes, “Mortal Engines” is most definitely a Peter Jackson film. The acclaimed filmmaker behind the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and to a lesser extent “The Hobbit,” co-wrote and produced this new post-apocalyptic fantasy film. However, instead of directing it himself, he hired Christian Rivers to helm, who has worked extensively with Jackson in the past.

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It’s been two years since Peter Jackson finally left Middle Earth with “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” and he’s mostly been keeping a low profile, popping up to surprisingly back Sean Parker‘s premium VOD service. But over the summer it was revealed that the director was working on a secret project over his pal Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Entertainment.

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