Philippa Boyens 2003 with her son Calum Gittins and her daughter Phoebe Gittins in Wellington (New Zealand)

Philippa Boyens is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's film series The Lord of the Rings with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, for which the trio won an Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. Boyens worked with the same collaborators on the screenplay for Jackson's version of King Kong (2005). Following that movie's completion, the trio will once again work together on an adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones, which is expected to be released in 2007. Prior to turning to screenwriting with The Lord of the Rings, Boyens was a playwright. Image File history File linksMetadata PhilippaBoyens_and_Kids_2003. ... Image File history File linksMetadata PhilippaBoyens_and_Kids_2003. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Peter Jackson CNZM (born October 31, 1961) is a three-time Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning New Zealand filmmaker best known as the director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he, along with his long time partner, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens adapted from the novels... This article is about the Peter Jackson films based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Fran Walsh and her husband Peter Jackson Frances Walsh MNZM is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film producer and also a musician. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... 76th Academy Awards Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Hosts Preshow: Billy Bush, Chris Connelly & Maria Menounos Show: Billy Crystal Crew Producer: Joe Roth Supervising Producer: Michael Seligman Director: Lou Horvitz Duration 3 hours, 40 minutes Network ABC The big contenders for the 76th Academy... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Kong is a New Zealand/United States adventure/fantasy movie remake of the original 1933 movie written by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC interview of Alice Sebold American author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. ... The Lovely Bones (2002), by Alice Sebold, is a novel told in the first person by Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl who is raped, murdered, and dismembered in the first chapter. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Template:Unsourced A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...

She also has two children, Phoebe Gittins, a daughter, and Calum Gittins, a son who starred as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Born on 16 July 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand. ... Haleth is a fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... This title can refer to either: The Two Towers (book), the second part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

Filmography

FILMS

WRITER

• The Lovely Bones (2007): Screenplay
• King Kong (2005): Screenplay
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Screenplay
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Screenplay
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Screenplay

PRODUCER The Lovely Bones (2002), by Alice Sebold, is a novel told in the first person by Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl who is raped, murdered, and dismembered in the first chapter. ... King Kong battles a pterosaur in the original 1933 version. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This title can refer to either: The Two Towers (book), the second part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a film, released on Wednesday, December 19, 2001, directed by Peter Jackson with a runtime of 178 minutes (2 hours, 58 minutes). ...

• King Kong (2005): Co-producer

SOUNDTRACK King Kong battles a pterosaur in the original 1933 version. ...

• The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring (2001): Lyrics for "Lothlorien"
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Lyrics for "The Edge of Night" and "The Green Dragon"

MISCELLANEOUS CREW This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Music adapter for [["The Edge of Night"]

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External links

• Philippa Boyens at the Internet Movie Database