The first comprehensive study of one of cinema's most successful filmmakers

Peter Jackson: Film Authorship in a Global Hollywood is the definitive examination of a filmmaker whose work spans cult horror, art cinema breakthroughs, and global blockbusters. Internationally known film critic Barry Keith Grant provides the only complete study of Jackson's career, from his early splatter films through The Lord of the Rings trilogy to his acclaimed documentary restorations.

Through close readings of every Jackson film beginning with Bad Taste, Grant reveals how the director mobilizes Hollywood genre conventions to engage both New Zealand and international audiences. The book examines Jackson's fiction films alongside his documentary work, including They Shall Not Grow Old and The Beatles: Get Back, while exploring questions of film authorship in the age of blockbuster filmmaking and internet fandom.

Written in accessible prose, Peter Jackson serves general readers, undergraduate and graduate students, and film scholars alike. The book is ideal for courses in American cinema, Hollywood studies, New Zealand cinema, the horror film, fantastic cinema, film genre, and film authorship.