Peter Jackson, best known for directing the massive “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, has taken on a new project. He’ll produce the remake of a classic World War II film.

Originally released in 1954 (and based on a book by Paul Brickhill), “The Dam Busters” recounts the true story of Britain’s military developing bouncing bombs to blow up German dams.

“There’s that wonderful mentality of the British during the war — that heads-down, persevering, keep-on-plugging-away mentality which is the spirit of ‘Dam Busters’,” Jackson told film industry trade publication Screen Daily.

Jackson’s movie will use more details of the actual story than the first film did, as many aspects of the dam-busting bombs were still classified when the original movie was made.

The movie, which is set to start filming next year, will be directed by Christian Rivers.

As far as directing is concerned, Jackson will return to his spot behind the camera for an upcoming film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s book “The Lovely Bones.”






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