Director Peter Jackson, 2012

Director Peter Jackson, 2012

Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 8, 2014. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that the star will be placed outside the Dolby Theatre, the venue for the Academy Awards.

“We are very happy to honor such an esteemed filmmaker as Peter Jackson with a star on the Walk of Fame,” said Ana Martinez, producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies. “His groundbreaking and award-winning films are part of the legacy of larger-than-life, Hollywood-style entertainment that is beloved the world over.”

The ceremony will be attended by stars who have appeared in Jackson’s two Tolkein trilogies, including Andy Serkis as guest speaker, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Richard Armitage, and Elijah Wood.

Peter Jackson is one of the world’s most successful filmmakers. His Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he directed, co-wrote, and produced, along with fellow Academy Award winners and frequent collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, collectively earned a total of 30 Academy Award nominations, and won 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture for the final film. Jackson also directed and co-wrote a trilogy of films based on J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit. The first film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, was released in 2012 and earned three Academy Award nominations and over $1 billion worldwide. The second film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was released in 2013, earned three Academy Award nominations and over $950 million.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will be released worldwide by New Line Cinema on Dec. 17, 2014.

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