[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (13/08/2005)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766

KONG #40 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'"

August 13th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Post Production Diary - 18 Weeks To Go
With 18 weeks to go Colin Hanks introduces us to the ADR studio in
Wellywood. As explained in this PPD ADR is the process in which the actors
must record a new audio track over their own performance. Queen of the Geeks
Philippa Boyens makes a rare PPD appearance and gives us more information
about the process. Colin Hanks shows us his many 'breath' lines and we get
some great little scenes from the film featuring Hanks, Jack Black, Thomas
Kretschmann and others! Hold your breath, say 'yup' a few million times and
here we go!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123862979

Post Production Diary - Last Day of Pick Ups!
The Last Day of Pick Ups! There is a sense of accomplishment (and
unemployment) among the cast and crew as the last few shots are completed in
New Zealand. Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Adrien Brody and yes Naomi Watts are
all on set to shoot the final scenes. Looks like The Log scene needed
another shot of the boys, and Naomi in her dressing room and in Kong's grasp
was shot, PJ looks like the weight of the world is lifting off his
shoulders! Take a look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123603687

PJ's Kong Novelization
PJ's Kong Novelization Marko writes: A couple of minutes ago I was browsing
through amazon.com and I hit the mark - "The official novelization of the
blockbuster film from Universal Pictures", or in other words: "A
Novelization by Christopher Golden Based on the Motion Picture Screenplay by
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens". The cover art looks great!
Can't wait!!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123939332

Kong Game Action from Ubisoft!
The folks at Ubisoft have sent along some amazing gameplay footage from
their version of Peter Jackson's King Kong! This looks like one sweet game!
Follow the links below for 3 AVI files. And be sure to take a look at the
King Kong Game Official Site!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123707156

King Kong DVD Art
The folks from thedigitalbits.com posted the new King Kong DVD art,
Amazon.com has also updated their listings and is now taking pre-orders from
King Kong Volume 1, 2 and a collector's 4 pack! Take a look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1123630842

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

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

August 18th: Kong Chat
August 19th: Xoanon tours Ubisoft


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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