[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (08/06/05)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

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KONG #39 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'"

August 6th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Post Production Diary - 19 Weeks To Go
Pick Ups continue and the whole gang is shooting Skull Island scenes inside
one of the Wellywood studios. PJ is in a jovial mood and scoots around the
set like a kid in a candy shop. We get an insiders view of the Script
Supervisor's job, and the details that the continuity teams need to keep at
hand when shooting the same scenes months apart. Jack Black and Andy Serkis
take it upon themselves to work on a wardrobe malfunction. And we get to see
more shots of Adrien Brody in his cage..or THE cage..from now on known as
the Brody Box.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123255519

Post Production Diary - Pick Ups Day 4
A day in the life of a glorified featured extra! Jed Brophy shows us what a
typical day is for him while Peter Jackson is on his 4th day of Pick Up
shooting on King Kong. Jed, along with Matthew Chamberlain, Lee Hartley and
others give us the absolutely amazing details of the most action-packed day
ever! Be sure to not miss Andy Serkis, a quick shot of Jack Black and Adrien
Brody (still in that cage) and porridge...lots of porridge!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123032834

Game Informer Magazine Talks Kong
Game Informer Magazine Talks Kong Kong Spy Atomicmutant sends along these
amazing images from the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine. Take a look
at the Ubisoft Kong in all his glory!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123347025

PJ King Kong Game Q&A
You'd be hard pressed to find a film that's more anticipated this winter
than Peter Jackson's upcoming retelling of King Kong. The tragic love story
between an enormous ape from a prehistoric island and the actress he falls
for (eventually in the literal sense) has been a cinematic classic since it
debuted in 1933. Jackson's film aims to offer a new take on the story that
stays true to its roots while expanding on the original film's scope. The
project is a labor of love for the Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who
cites the original film as one of the early inspirations for his moviemaking
career.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123345347

Double Does of Kong Coming
Movie director Peter Jackson has gone bananas. Not only is he hard at work
finishing the hotly anticipated remake of the 1933 classic "King Kong," he's
also lending a helping hand to the upcoming original film's DVD set. On Nov.
22 - three weeks before Jackson's $150 million "Kong," starring Jack Black
and Naomi Watts, hits screens - Warner Home Video will release two versions
of Merian C. Cooper's original black-and-white action adventure for the
first time ever on DVD.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123344577

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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Coming Soon:

August 8th - 9th: Howard Shore Concert - Athens, Greece
August 11th: Kong Chat


SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section
of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 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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