And this got me drooling:

Peter Jackson: Lord of the Dragons

 With King Kong behind him, Peter Jackson has found a project gargantuan enough keep the his F/X wizards at WETA busy for another six years.  

The Lord of the Rings ringmaster has reportedly optioned the rights to Temeraire, a new historical fantasy series that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars with the addition of dragons and heroic aviators.  

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jackson, 44, dipped into his own funds to acquire the novels by first-timer writer, Naomi Novik, a former computer programmer who once worked on a videogame titled Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide.  

The story of Temeraire centers on British naval Captain Will Laurence who, after capturing a French vessel, discovers an unhatched dragon egg in the hold that was intended as a gift from the emperor of China to Napoleon. After the egg hatches, Laurence bonds with the creature, gives up his naval career and, together with the black beast, which he’s named Temeraire, take to the skies as part of His Majesty’s newly formed Aerial Corps.