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Philippa Boyens

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New Zealand screenwriter

Philippa Boyens
Boyens in 2023
Born
Philippa Jane Boyens

1962 (age 62–63)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland (BA)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2001–present
SpousePaul Gittins (–present)
Children3

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

Biography

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Born in 1962, Boyens is the daughter of John Fraser Boyens and Jane Moana Menhennet.[1] She was educated atMassey High School, and was later a part-time student at theUniversity of Auckland, graduating with aBA in English and history in 1994.[2] After that Boyens joined a theatre company and her wages were paid by the government in aPEP scheme.[3]

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

Boyens co-wrote thescreenplay forPeter Jackson's filmsThe Lord of the Rings series,King Kong,The Lovely Bones, and the three-part filmThe Hobbit,[4] all with Jackson andFran Walsh.[5][6][7][8]

Boyens, Jackson, and Walsh won theAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay forThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the76th Academy Awards in 2004. She was co-producer on every one of Jackson's films sinceKing Kong, and onDistrict 9. Prior to screen-writing, Boyens worked in theatre as a playwright, teacher, producer, and editor.[9]

Boyens was director of theNew Zealand Writers Guild for a time.[10]

Work onLord of the Rings

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Boyens first became a Tolkien fan as a child. When she came on board to help the writing team onThe Lord of the Rings, she had already read the book seven times.[10]

Personal life

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Boyens has three children, Phoebe and Calum Gittins, whose father is actorPaul Gittins, and Isaac Miller. All have worked as actors on screen on movies Boyens has been involved in: Phoebe Gittins as a Hobbit inThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, inThe Lovely Bones, and in thePrancing Pony inThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; Calum Gittins appeared asHaleth inThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers;[11] and Isaac Miller appeared as a young Hobbit in a flashback of the Old Took's party in the extended edition ofThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Writer

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YearTitleNotes
2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingScreenplay
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2005King Kong
2009The Lovely Bones
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2018Mortal Engines
2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimStory by
TBAThe Merlin Saga[12]Screenplay

Producer

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YearTitleNotes
2005King KongCo-producer
2009District 9
The Lovely Bones
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimProducer

Soundtrack

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YearTitleNotes
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWriter "The Edge of Night", "The Green Dragon"

Awards

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In the2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Boyens was appointed aMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film.[13]

References

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  1. ^Taylor, Alister;Coddington, Deborah (1994).Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 74.ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  2. ^ab"Distinguished Alumni Profiles - Philippa Boyens".University of Auckland. Archived fromthe original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved2 January 2010.
  3. ^Productions, WestMark (21 May 2023),WIFT: Capital Champions - Cine Queens Speak 3 May 2023, retrieved12 July 2023
  4. ^Taylor, Drew (19 December 2014)."Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens on "The Hobbit", a Missing Elf, and What's Next (EXCLUSIVE)".Moviefone. No. 19 December 2014. Moviefone. AOL Inc. Archived fromthe original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved25 December 2014.
  5. ^Sobczak, Marcin J. (5 December 2014)."The Producer's Work: An Interview With Philippa Boyens".The Huffington Post. No. 5 December 2014. huffingtonpost.com.Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved25 December 2014.
  6. ^Rodger, Kate (2 December 2014)."Full interview: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on finishing the Hobbit movies".3news.co.nz. No. 2 December 2014. 3 News Newzealand. 3 News Newzealand. Archived fromthe original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved25 December 2014.
  7. ^Wilner, Norman."Q&A: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, & Lee Pace". Now Magazine. Archived fromthe original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved25 December 2014.
  8. ^Clark, Noelene (18 December 2014).""The Hobbit": Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on "Five Armies" ending".Los Angeles Times. No. 18 December 2014. Los Angeles Times.Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved25 December 2014.
  9. ^Ethan Gilsdorf."Hobbit Week: A Conversation with Hobbit Screenwriter Philippa Boyens". Wired.com. Archived fromthe original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved28 April 2013.
  10. ^ab"Phillipa Boyens biodata". In.com. Archived fromthe original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved28 April 2013.
  11. ^Philippa Boyens atIMDb
  12. ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (17 November 2015)."Disney Sets "Lord Of The Rings" Co-Writer Philippa Boyens To Write Young Merlin Movie".Deadline. Retrieved21 May 2019.
  13. ^"Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved15 June 2019.

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