Philippa Boyens

Philippa Jane Boyens MNZM (born 1962) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer who 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,[1] all with Jackson and Fran Walsh.[2][3][4][5]

Philippa Boyens

MNZM
Boyens in 2012
Born
Philippa Jane Boyens

1962 (age 58–59)
OccupationScreenwriter, film producer
Years active2001–present

She, Jackson, and Walsh won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. She was also co-producer in every one of Jackson's films since King Kong, and in District 9. Prior to screen-writing, Boyens worked in theater as a playwright, teacher, producer, and editor.[6] She also spent time as director of the New Zealand Writers Guild.[7]

Personal life

Born in 1962, Boyens is the daughter of John Fraser Boyens and Jane Moana Menhennet.[8] 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. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the university in 2006.[9]

She has three children: daughter Phoebe Gittins and son Calum Gittins (both with actor Paul Gittins); and a second son, Isaac Miller. Phoebe appeared as a Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, as one of George Harvey's victims in The Lovely Bones, and as a wench in the Prancing Pony in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; Calum appeared as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers;[10] and Isaac appeared as a young Hobbit in a flashback of the Old Took's party in the extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Boyens was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film.[11]

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.[7]

Filmography

Writer
Year Title Notes
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring screenplay
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2005 King Kong
2009 The Lovely Bones
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2018 Mortal Engines[12]
TBA The Merlin Saga[13]

Producer
Year Title Notes
2005 King Kong Co-producer
2009 District 9
The Lovely Bones
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Soundtrack
Year Title Notes
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Writer "The Edge of Night", "The Green Dragon"

References
  1. Taylor, Drew (19 December 2014). "Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens on "The Hobbit", a Missing Elf, and What's Next (EXCLUSIVE)". Moviefone (19 December 2014). Moviefone. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. Sobczak, Marcin J. (5 December 2014). "The Producer's Work: An Interview With Philippa Boyens". The Huffington Post (5 December 2014). huffingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. Rodger, Kate (2 December 2014). "Full interview: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on finishing the Hobbit movies". 3news.co.nz (2 December 2014). 3 News Newzealand. 3 News Newzealand. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. Wilner, Norman. "Q&A: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, & Lee Pace". Now Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. Clark, Noelene (18 December 2014). ""The Hobbit": Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens on "Five Armies" ending". Los Angeles Times (18 December 2014). Herocomplex.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  6. Ethan Gilsdorf. "Hobbit Week: A Conversation with Hobbit Screenwriter Philippa Boyens". Wired.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "Phillipa Boyens biodata". In.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. 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.
  9. "Distinguished Alumni Profiles - Philippa Boyens". University of Auckland. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  10. Philippa Boyens at IMDb
  11. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  12. Lee, Ashley (24 November 2016). "Peter Jackson's "Mortal Engines" Gets December 2018 Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  13. Fleming, Mike, Jr. (17 November 2015). "Disney Sets "Lord Of The Rings" Co-Writer Philippa Boyens To Write Young Merlin Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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