WingNut Films

WingNut Films has been involved in nearly all of Peter Jackson's work. The company is known for being involved in Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film series, based on the classic fantasy novel of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The third film in the series received eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. The company also became involved in The Hobbit after director Guillermo del Toro left the project.

• Bad Taste (1987){{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0046203/ | title=WingNut Films - IMDbPro | website=IMDb | access-date=5 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814234151/http://www.imdb.com/company/co0046203 | archive-date=14 August 2017 | url-status=live }}
• Meet the Feebles (1989)
• Braindead (1992)
• Valley of the Stereos (1992)
• Heavenly Creatures (1994)
• Forgotten Silver (1995)
• Jack Brown Genius (1996)
• The Frighteners (1996)
• The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003)
• King Kong (2005)
• District 9 (2009)
• The Lovely Bones (2009)
• The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
• West of Memphis (2012)
• The Hobbit (2012–2014)
• Mortal Engines (2018)
• They Shall Not Grow Old (2018){{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/85692688/Sir-Peter-Jacksons-next-film-will-be-Mortal-Engines | title=Sir Peter Jackson's next film will be Mortal Engines| date=24 October 2016}}
• The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027){{Cite web |last=Felt |first=Klein |date=2025-02-27 |title=Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum Movie Gets Disappointing Release Update (Official) |url=https://thedirect.com/article/hunt-for-gollum-movie-lord-of-the-rings-release-official |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=The Direct |language=en}}

Jackson's 1992 comedy horror film Braindead was subject to a lawsuit: in Bradley v WingNut Films Ltd [1993] 1 NZLR 415, it was alleged that Braindead had infringed the privacy of the plaintiffs by containing pictures of the plaintiff's family tombstone. After reviewing the New Zealand judicial authorities on privacy, Gallen J stated: "the present situation in New Zealand ... is that there are three strong statements in the High Court in favour of the existence of such a tort in this country and an acceptance by the Court of Appeal that the concept is at least arguable." This case became one of a series of cases which contributed to the introduction of tort invasions of privacy in New Zealand.{{cite journal |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/PLPR/1994/32.html |title=Privacy in New Zealand case law - [1994] PLPR 32; (1994) 1 PLPR 48 |journal=Privacy Law and Policy Reporter |year=1994 |publisher=Austlii.edu.au |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211153602/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/PLPR/1994/32.html |archive-date=11 December 2012 |url-status=live |last1=McBride |first1=Tim |last2=Tobin |first2=Rosemary }}

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