Philippa Jane Boyens is a New Zealand film writer who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy alongside Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, for which the trio won an Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. She talks about her role as a screenwriter in many Extended Edition documentaries such as J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth and From Book to Script.
She also worked in the making of Jackson's King Kong (2005).
Between 2012 and 2014, Boyens wrote and served as Co-Producer on The Hobbit film trilogy.
She has two children: Calum Gittins, who played Haleth in The Two Towers, and a daughter Phoebe Gittins, who played a hobbit in the first trilogy and is also a writer.
Documentary appearances[]
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy appendices
- Part One: From Book to Vision / J.R.R. Tolkien - Origins of Middle-earth and From Book to Script
- Part Three: The Journey Continues / J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth and From Book to Script - Finding the Story
- Part Four: The Battle for Middle-earth Begins / Visual Effects / Miniatures / Big-atures
- Part Four: The Battle for Middle-earth Begins / Cameras in Middle-earth and "The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over..."
- Part Five: The War of the Ring / J.R.R. Tolkien - The Legacy of Middle-earth and From Book to Script - Forging the Final Chapter
- Part Six: The Passing of an Age / Editorial: Completing the Trilogy and Music for Middle-earth
- National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
