Peter Jackson teams with Stephen Frey for Dambusters

Peter Jackson and Stephen Fry to collaborate on Dambusters remake

According to reports, Peter Jackson is set to work with Stephen Frey on the long rumored remake of Dambusters.


During a charity event, Stephen Fry (V for Vendetta) confirmed that Dambusters is in pre-production and he is currently writing the script for it. He added that Peter Jackson is heavily involved and has even built the Lancaster Bombers airplanes in New Zealand in order to start shooting soon.


The original 1955 “Dambusters” takes place during WWII and centres around a British scientist who, in order to shorten the war, invents a weapon capable of destroying much of Germany’s industrial base by smashing reservoirs that will create massive floods. The air force then goes on a dangerous mission to destroy the target