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Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film. Directed by Peter Jackson, it is the sequel to Shrek (2001) and the second installment in the Dreamworks franchise. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Emma Stone, who reprise their respective roles of Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona. They are joined by new characters voiced by Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Andy Garcia, Chris Hemsworth, and Maggie Smith. Shrek 2 takes place following the events of the first film, with Shrek and Donkey meeting Fiona's parents as her Fairy Godmother, who wants Fiona to marry her son Prince Charming, plots to destroy Shrek and Fiona's marriage. Shrek and Donkey team up with a cat named Puss in Boots to foil her plans. Shrek 2 released in theaters on May 19, 2004. Met with highly favorable reviews like its predecessor, the film grossed US$928.7 million worldwide. It scored the second-largest three-day opening weekend in U.S. history and the largest opening for an animated film at the time of its release. It went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide. Shrek 2 is also DreamWorks Animation's most successful film to date, and it held the title of being the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide until Kung Fu Panda 2 surpassed it in 2011. The film received two Academy Awards for Best Animated Picture and Best Actor For Dwayne Johnson but lost to the Incredibles. A sequel to the film, Shrek the Third, was released in May 2007.
