Kong Movie

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

From SciFi Wire:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/i...ory=0&id=33505

Kong's Black Aped Welles

Jack Black, who stars as obsessive filmmaker Carl Denham in director Peter Jackson's upcoming King Kong remake, told SCI FI Wire that he modeled the character in large part on Orson Welles and even worked in a bit of Jackson. In the film, the larger-than-life Denham will risk anything and anyone in order to make a career-saving movie. Welles, of course, is the legendary maker of Citizen Kane.
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[Kensterman]

Is this going to be another Peter Jackson hit? Well, it sure cost a lot of money to make! Over $207 million Isn't that more than what it cost to make LOTR, which I think was over $153 million? I guess we'll have to see how well it does in a few weeks time.

[ShadowMaat]

I know a guy who worked on the set, so for his sake (and that of his career) I hope it does really well.

[Kensterman]

That's cool you know someone on the set. I anticipate that with all the King Kong size hype (no pun intended), it'll probably do well and make back the $207 it cost to make. Peter Jackson's name is enough to carry it through.

I know a guy who worked on the set, so for his sake (and that of his career) I hope it does really well.

[Easter Lily]

I saw the extended trailer in The Goblet of Fire screening... Looking pretty good... But don't those islanders look like more humanized versions of Urukai... Kong himself looks pretty impressive...

[ShadowMaat]

I saw the extended trailer in The Goblet of Fire screening... Looking pretty good... But don't those islanders look like more humanized versions of Urukai... Kong himself looks pretty impressive...

Yeah, well, you've got all those surplus costume bits and makeup from LOTR, you may as well put them to good use.

Kong does look very kick-ass, doesn't he?

[the fifth man]

Kong does look very kick-ass, doesn't he?

Very kick-ass! I can't wait to take this movie for a spin. Hope it's worth the ride.

[Kensterman]

I watched on Space Channel that they actually recreated New York model size to make this film and detailed as it can be. It took 12 days to make 1 second of video of a shot of Kong they said...that's insane!! Unless I heard incorrectly, but they repeated twice, so I'm sure I wasn't hearing things.

[Easter Lily]

Yeah, well, you've got all those surplus costume bits and makeup from LOTR, you may as well put them to good use.

Kong does look very kick-ass, doesn't he?

Wonder what other surplus bits and bobs from LOTR we're going to see in this film.
But I do like the look of Kong... he reminds me of one of my primary school teachers. Her name was Kong too, by the way...
I'm bracing myself for an overdose of Jack Black on red cordial but hopefully PJ will have kept a tight rein on him.

[Shep'sSocks]

Yeah, well, you've got all those surplus costume bits and makeup from LOTR, you may as well put them to good use.

I'm wondering what other recycled bits we're going to be able to spot.

Kong does look very kick-ass, doesn't he?

I was very impressed with the preview.

[Shep'sSocks]

Wonder what other surplus bits and bobs from LOTR we're going to see in this film.

Okay, that was strange...

But I do like the look of Kong... he reminds me of one of my primary school teachers. Her name was Kong too, by the way...

Regretably, none of my teachers looked like any of the great apes, though we did have one that looked like a penguin.

I'm bracing myself for an overdose of Jack Black on red cordial but hopefully PJ will have kept a tight rein on him.

He seemed fairly restrained in the preview.

[Blue Banrigh]

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/783362

Anybody seen this? It's a DVD production diary for King Kong.

[Easter Lily]

For all the Aussies...
David and Margaret will be talking to PJ about King Kong next Tuesday at 10:30. Don't forget to tune in...
Wow... PJ appears to have lost a lot of weight... Not quite the man he was...

[Shep'sSocks]

I thought Margaret and David had finished for the year.

[Easter Lily]

I thought Margaret and David had finished for the year.

Tis a special I believe...