<br /> Peter Jackson is producing a new film, an adaptation of the book The Mortal Engines.<br />According to Screen Rant, the director will not be helming projects.<br />Why?<br />He told Empire magazine that he was too tired.<br />The movie is a massive undertaking, combining lots of digital and practical effects.<br />Whoever directed the film would have to commit 2-3 years of their lives to the project.<br />---I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. I just thought I could either direct the movie in an exhausted state. <br />