Tom Cruise Makes His Way Down Under to Meet With Peter Jackson What could they possibly be meeting for? Is Tom Cruise going to play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit ? I don't think so. But the star has heavy involvement in film studio United Artists so there is speculation that the New Zealand meet-up could be about a joint project. Hollywood star Tom Cruise has flown into New Zealand to meet the country's Oscar-winning director, Peter Jackson . The actor was met at Wellington airport early on Thursday morning, sources have told New Zealand radio station Newstalk ZB . It is not known why he is in the country but it is understood he is meeting Jackson. The acclaimed filmmaker is working on a remake of the classic 1954 World War II epic, Dam Busters, the JRR Tolkien classic, The Hobbit, and a film about Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin . Please Leave A Comment- Source- SMH