NEWS | Jackson To Do Dragons?

Peter Jackson, looking to fill his upcoming production plate, has optioned the rights to the fantasy novel series Temeraire from rookie writer Naomi Novik.

The books are described as "a re-imagining of the epic events of the Napoleonic Wars with an air force— an air force of dragons, manned by crews of aviators." It actually sounds pretty damn cool and I was just thinking the other day how we haven't had a decent dragon movie in... well, a real long time. Jackson himself said, "I can't wait to see Napoleonic battles fought with a squadron of dragons. That's what I go to the movies for." You and me both.

Jackson hasn't decided yet whether he will direct the film or simply produce it but it seems like it will definitely follow The Lovely Bones (which Jackson plans on directing next summer) and HALO (also going into production next year). The three books in the series - "His Majesty's Dragon," "Throne of Jade" and "Black Powder War" - were released in mass-market paperback earlier this year. Novik is currently writing the fourth instalment in the Temeraire series.

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