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Jackson, along with his life partner Fran Walsh, own a managing 60% stake in Weta, according to New Zealand regulative filings. Unity, which is traded on the New York stock exchange, is paying a billion in cash, the rest in stock, which equates to about $600 million in money and $375 million in stock for Jackson, who also directed King Kong (2005) and the three Hobbit motion pictures (2012-14).
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Lord of the Rings director Peter Jacksons venture into visual impacts through his store Weta Digital has paid off big time. On Tuesday, Weta announced that a piece of its assets were being sold for $1.6 billion to Unity Software, which makes software application for videogames. Forbes conservatively estimates the offer officially makes Jackson a billionaire.
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Lord of the Rings director Peter Jacksons foray into visual effects through his store Weta Digital has actually paid off big time. Forbes conservatively estimates the deal officially makes Jackson a billionaire.
