Cate Blanchett and Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, and Hugo Weaving in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson and Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, John Bach, and David Wenham in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson, Orlando Bloom, and Karl Urban in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson and Dominic Monaghan in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson and Bernard Hill in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Peter Jackson and Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones (2009)

Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, and Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson and Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Liv Tyler, Elijah Wood, and Peter Jackson at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Peter Jackson at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Robert Shaye at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Peter Jackson, Adrien Brody, Jamie Bell, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Andy Serkis, and Naomi Watts at an event for King Kong (2005)

Directors Peter Jackson and Rick McKay with actress Fay Wray at the Sardi's after party following the June 2004 NYC premiere of McKay's film, "Broadway: The Golden Age." The evening was Wray's last public appearance before her death in August of 2004 at 96 years of age.