Philippa Boyens Explained

Philippa Boyens
Birth Name:Philippa Jane Boyens
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Alma Mater:University of Auckland (BA)
Years Active:2001present
Spouse:Paul Gittins (present)
Children:3

Philippa Jane Boyens (born 1963) is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film series The Hobbit.

Biography

Born in 1962, Boyens is the daughter of John Fraser Boyens and Jane Moana Menhennet.[1] She was educated at Massey High School, and was later a part-time student at the University of Auckland, graduating with a BA in English and history in 1994. After that Boyens joined a theatre company and her wages were paid by the government in a PEP scheme.

Boyens received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University and Auckland in 2006.[2]

Boyens co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's films The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film The Hobbit,[3] all with Jackson and Fran Walsh.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Boyens, Jackson, and Walsh won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. She was co-producer on every one of Jackson's films since King Kong, and on District 9. Prior to screen-writing, Boyens worked in theatre as a playwright, teacher, producer, and editor.[8]

Boyens was director of the New Zealand Writers Guild for a time.[9]

Work on Lord of the Rings

Boyens first became a Tolkien fan as a child. When she came on board to help the writing team on The Lord of the Rings, she had already read the book seven times.[9]

Personal life

Boyens has three children, Phoebe and Calum Gittins, whose father is actor Paul Gittins, and Isaac Miller. All have worked as actors on screen on movies Boyens has been involved in: Phoebe Gittins as a Hobbit in , in The Lovely Bones, and in the Prancing Pony in ; Calum Gittens appeared as Haleth in ; and Isaac Miller appeared as a young Hobbit in a flashback of the Old Took's party in the extended edition of .

Filmography

Writer

YearTitleNotes
2001screenplay
2002
2003
2005King Kong
2009The Lovely Bones
2012
2013
2014
2018Mortal Engines[10]
TBAThe Merlin Saga[11]

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2005King KongCo-producer
2009District 9
The Lovely Bones
2012
2013
2014
2024Producer; Upcoming film

Soundtrack

Awards

In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Boyens was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Taylor . Alister . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . Coddington . Deborah . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . 1994 . 0-908578-34-2 . Auckland . 74 . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington.
  2. Web site: Distinguished Alumni Profiles - Philippa Boyens . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220002827/http://www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/af-phillippa-boyens . 20 February 2012 . 2 January 2010 . University of Auckland.
  3. News: Taylor . Drew . 19 December 2014 . Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens on "The Hobbit", a Missing Elf, and What's Next (EXCLUSIVE) . Moviefone . Moviefone . AOL Inc. . 19 December 2014 . dead . 25 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224182608/http://news.moviefone.com/2014/12/19/peter-jackson-philippa-boyens-the-hobbit-interview . 2014-12-24 .
  4. News: Sobczak . Marcin J. . 5 December 2014 . The Producer's Work: An Interview With Philippa Boyens . The Huffington Post . huffingtonpost.com . 5 December 2014 . live . 25 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225074100/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcin-j-sobczak/the-producers-work-an-int_1_b_6268066.html?ir=India . 2014-12-25 .
  5. News: Rodger . Kate . 2 December 2014 . Full interview: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on finishing the Hobbit movies . 3news.co.nz . 3 News Newzealand . 3 News Newzealand . 2 December 2014 . dead . 25 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225074059/http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/full-interview-peter-jackson-philippa-boyens-on-finishing-the-hobbit-movies-2014120215 . 2014-12-25 .
  6. Web site: Wilner . Norman . Q&A: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, & Lee Pace . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092855/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/peter-jackson-philippa-boyens-lee-pace/ . 6 November 2018 . 25 December 2014 . Now Magazine .
  7. News: Clark . Noelene . 18 December 2014 . "The Hobbit": Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on "Five Armies" ending . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles Times . 18 December 2014 . live . 25 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227072421/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/the-hobbit-peter-jackson-philippa-boyens-on-five-armies-ending/#/0 . 2014-12-27 .
  8. News: Ethan Gilsdorf . Ethan Gilsdorf . Hobbit Week: A Conversation with Hobbit Screenwriter Philippa Boyens . Wired.com . dead . 28 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130114030036/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/12/philippa-boyens . January 14, 2013.
  9. Web site: Phillipa Boyens biodata . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113100613/http://www.in.com/philippa-boyens/biography-222901.html . 13 November 2013 . 28 April 2013 . In.com.
  10. News: Lee. Ashley. Peter Jackson's "Mortal Engines" Gets December 2018 Release. The Hollywood Reporter. November 24, 2016. December 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127085340/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-jacksons-mortal-engines-gets-december-2018-release-950436. 2016-11-27. live.
  11. Web site: Disney Sets "Lord Of The Rings" Co-Writer Philippa Boyens To Write Young Merlin Movie. Fleming. Mike Jr. . 2015-11-17. Deadline. en. 2019-05-21.
  12. Web site: 7 June 2004 . Queen's Birthday honours list 2004 . 15 June 2019 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

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