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Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Born: January 1, 1962
in Auckland, New Zealand
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philippa Boyens, MNZM, is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's film series The Lord of the Rings with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, for which the trio won an Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. Boyens worked with the same collaborators on the screenplay for Jackson's version of King Kong. Following that movie's completion, the trio once again worked together on The Lovely Bones, Jackson's film adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel of the same name, which was released in 2009. She is also collaborating with Jackson, Walsh and Guillermo del Toro on The Hobbit films which are scheduled for release in 2011 and 2012. Prior to turning to screenwriting with The Lord of the Rings, Boyens was a playwright.

Boyens was a part-time student at the University of Auckland, graduating with a BA in English and History in 1994. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the university in 2006. She has three children, daughter Phoebe Gittins, and sons Calum Gittins (both with actor Paul Gittins) and Isaac Miller. Calum starred as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

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Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Title: Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Character: Self
Released: November 14, 2006
Type: Movie
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Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Title: Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 2005
Type: Movie
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'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the past 50 years.
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The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Title: The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Character: Self
Released: December 26, 2003
Type: Movie
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Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Title: Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 2001
Type: Movie
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A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.
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A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Title: A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Character: Self
Released: December 9, 2001
Type: Movie
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The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.
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