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Peter Jackson discharged from hospital

New Zealand director Peter Jackson arrives for the premiere of his new motion picture fantasy crime thriller "The Lovely Bones", at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 7, 2009. UPI/Jim Ruymen
New Zealand director Peter Jackson arrives for the premiere of his new motion picture fantasy crime thriller "The Lovely Bones", at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 7, 2009. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Movie director Peter Jackson has been discharged from a New Zealand hospital where he underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer, TVNZ reported Thursday.

Shooting on Jackson's current project, a two-part big-screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," was due to begin next month, but has been delayed while the filmmaker recuperates at home, the Web site said.

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TVNZ quoted the Oscar-winning director's publicist, Melissa Booth, as saying Jackson wanted to express his gratitude to the doctors and nursing staff at Wellington Hospital for their care and to his fans for their support.

Jackson directed the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, which was also based on works by Tolkien.

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