Colouring the past – Luke McKernan

A new film, as yet untitled, made by Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings fame) and his company WingNut Films has just been announced. Commissioned by the UK World War I centenary art organisation 1…

Colourised film still, originally from ‘The Battle of the Somme’ c/o WingNut Films A new film, as yet untitled, made by Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings fame) and his company WingNut Films has just been announced . Commissioned by the UK World War I centenary art organisation 14-18 NOW, and scheduled to be premiered at the London Film Festival in November 2018, with cinema and school showings and a BBC One broadcast planned, it is clearly expected to make a great impact as it marks the end of the 1914-1918 centenary events . The film is described on the 14-18 NOW site as follows

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