Peter Jackson directed two of the greatest film franchises with "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," but he plans to downsize for his next project. He has no interest in taking the helm on any massive comic book movie.
"I don't really like the Hollywood blockbuster bandwagon that exists now," Jackson told MovieFone. "The industry and the advent of all the technology, has kind of lost its way. It's become very franchise driven and superhero driven."
Jackson stretched J.R.R. Tolkien's two books, "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings," each into their own trilogy series. The six films have grossed a total of $1,682,178,743 so far (the finale, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," opened on Dec. 17).
The 53-year-old director admitted to never reading a comic book in his life, which he said puts him "immediately at a disadvantage." He instead wants to back off the big theatrical experiences and scale down for a smaller film in his homeland of New Zealand.
"I'm not going to head off and do a Marvel film," Jackson said. "So if I don't do a Marvel film, I don't have any other choice - I've got to go make a small New Zealand movie!"
Jackson also expressed doubt that his two movie franchises would ever receive the amusement park treatment like "Harry Potter" at Universal Studios. He believes the Tolkien estate would keep that decision tied up in courts for years to come.
"If Universal said they wanted to do a theme park, I think they'd be fighting a big Tolkien estate lawsuit for a while," he said. "Now who would win, I don't know, but the Tolkien estate would claim that they have the rights to that."
His writing partner Philippa Boyens encouraged fans to "just come to New Zealand" where a majority of production on the six films took place, she told MovieFone.
Jackson won three Academy Awards for the final installment in "The Lord of Rings" trilogy, "The Return of the King." He picked up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
