
Peter Jackson and his next movie.Photo: Getty Images (left), Courtesy of Little, Brown (right)
We're hearing that the jaw-dropper amid all this chatter is the claim that Jackson's projected budget for the film is $65 million, not counting Jackson's (presumably substantial) directing and producing fees. That's $65 million to make a movie narrated from beyond the grave by a raped and murdered teenager. We recognize that Alice Sebold's book was a best-seller, and Peter Jackson is a super-genius, but does this seem excessive to anyone else?
Update: So How's the Script?
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