Jackson Unhappy With EA

The New York Times has recently printed an article where acclaimed film director Peter Jackson has publicly declared his unhappiness with Electronic Arts.

The major publisher of video games was given the rights to develop a series of titles based around the popular Lord of the Rings movie series. During development of the games, Jackson desired to have his ideas implemented into the games. However, according to Jackson’s manager “Electronic Arts was not interested in input from the filmmaker.”.

Jackson’s manager also appeared unhappy that Electronic Arts marketed the Lord of the Rings games as if director Peter Jackson was indeed involved in their production.

The NY Times article continues, quoting a spokesperson from Electronic Arts who declared Jackson’s involvement “above and beyond expectations.”.

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