[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (02/10/04)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

KONG #4 - Where one giant newsletter rules supreme

October 2nd, 2004

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Production Diary: Day 18
Day 18 brings us more soaking conditions on the SS Venture. Special Effects
gurus Geoff Curtis, Ross Anderson & Mike McDonald give us a guided tour
around the portable 'dump tanks' that create the huge waves that splash up
against the boat. Working with that much cold water in the middle of the
night in late winter....who said filmmaking was glorious?!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1096567082

Fay Wray Was To Have Kong-cameo
Entertainment Weekly has an interview with Jack Black online in which Black
states that Fay Wray was to have a small cameo in Jackson's King Kong,
saying the legendary line: "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty
killed the beast." Unfortunately Wray passed away last month. Read the full
article here.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1096552838

KONG-Chat Goes Online!
Our very own KongisKing.net chatroom is now online! The Java Chatroom is
easy to use and compatible with almost every browser type. Follow the link
below, choose a nickname and start chatting! (bananas not included)
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1096466039

Production Diary: Day 16
The Venture crew are still getting hammered by a massive storm...that
doesn't really exist. Take a look at the Day 16 entry which features a TON
of the cast, including Jack Black, Lobo Chan, LOTR veteran Jed Brophy, Jason
Whyte (dump tanks?), Stephen Hall & Thomas Kretschmann as they get doused
over and over (and over) by gallons of water to simulate massive waves
hitting the ship. Take a look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1096401127

Serkis Talks Kong at 'Armageddon 2004'
Andy Serkis was a special guest at Armageddon 2004', held in Wellington New
Zealand. He answered a few Kong questions to the eager fans wanting to know
more! Follow this link to the report on TheOneRing.net
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1096301994

Watts Attends 'Huckabees' Premiere in LA
Naomi Watts is in LA this week attending the premiere of her latest film 'I
Heart Huckabees' at The Grove in Los Angeles. She also had time to stop by
the Ellen show where she made a brief mention of King Kong.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1096122573

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section
of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 30 images from the sets, the
actors and the press conference held just before start of production in
September of 2004.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/

KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's
remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/

MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in
general.
GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi

LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around
the world, and get chatting!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/

KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the
man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, will direct a new,
large-scale remake featuring a monstrous computer generated ape to be
created by Jackson's special effects company, WETA Digital. However, Kong's
origins lay long ago, towards the beginning of the last century in fact.
What follows is a history of the great ape's adventures, on both the large
and small screen. This history's films and TV series are the one's that were
widely released.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/

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