[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (12/11/2005)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

KongisKing.net Production Diaries Move to DVD:
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129304132

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

KONG #52 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'"

November 12th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Post Production Diary - 5 Weeks To Go
Here is one PPD I'd never thought we'd see, James Newton Howard on the Kong
score! James and his team have been working long and HARD in this short time
to create the Kong score. Working out of LA the production has had to make
due with recording dates spread out in various studios in Hollywood. James
is writing music from 9 to 2..AM! This PD shows some GREAT musical cues and
scenes from the film, we get to see some of the instruments being used in
the score, and we know what has been recorded so far! Check it out!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131757640

Russian Kong Posters
Now THESE are posters! From Russia's filmz.ru comes these way cool Kong
posters, me wants! Me wants badly!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131768598

Ubisoft Unveils Unprecedented Music Site for King Kong
Ubisoft has unveiled a massive new music site for Peter Jackson’s King Kong:
The Official Game of the Movie. Music fans will revel in the sheer volume of
Kong content available, including full-length MP3’s of Chance Thomas’
orchestral score, an exclusive new game music video, documentary footage and
candid behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131723866

Ubisoft to Host New York City Consumer Launch Event for Kong
Consumers are invited to play Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game
of the Movie video game on 11 interactive gaming kiosks in a life-like Skull
Island environment, for the upcoming release of the video game. The event
will feature hands-on game play sampling of Peter Jackson's King Kong: The
Official Game of the Movie before its release, highlighting the Xbox 360
version of the game on a jumbo screen.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131673268

King Kong stunt in Wellington
Residents of Wellington's central business district awoke this morning to
find a Japanese-made car lying crushed in the capital's central shopping
area wrapped in police tape. But then locals noticed a trail of giant
footprints leading away from the car -- King Kong sized. A clerk at the
nearby convenience store -- who did not wish to be named -- said the vehicle
had been towed in overnight, and was clearly a visual teaser for the Peter
Jackson movie.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131592118

'King Kong' may roar in 3-D
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Now that domestic box office champ
"Chicken Little" is a 3-D hit, could Peter Jackson's hairy ape be the next
animated critter to take the big screen in 3-D? In-Three, an Agoura Hills,
Calif.-based postproduction company that converts traditional live-action
and animated movies into 3-D, already is at work applying its patented and
trademarked "dimensionalization" process to "King Kong," which opens
domestically on December 14.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131561220

NBC to Broadcast New King Kong Footage
An unedited sequence of never-before-seen footage from King Kong, directed
by triple Academy Award winner Peter Jackson, will debut during NBC's
broadcast of Shrek on Sunday, Nov. 27 (7-9 p.m. ET). This broadcast event
will treat viewers to an exclusive look at Universal Pictures' upcoming
dramatic adventure more than two weeks before King Kong is released in
theaters on December 14.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131560636

Kong Sweepstakes!
>From usanetwork.com: One Grand Prize winner will receive a luxury trip for
two to the biggest premiere of the year for the biggest star of the year! On
December 5th, King Kong will take over Times Square and you can be a part of
it.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131491742

kingkonggame.com Updates!
www.kingkonggame.com the Official Website for Ubisoft's King Kong game has
updated with a ton of new swanky content, downloads, news and more! Take a
look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1131481051

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

November 13th: Ray Woolf's Birthday
November 15th: King Kong Cartoon Out on DVD
November 15th: 'King Kong : The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to
Peter Jackson' book out
November 17th: Kong Chat
November 18th: Spike TV Awards

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/

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 FILES - Kong Files are a bi-monthly feature written by John Michlig.
Michlig's online article KING KONG: LOST AND FOUND can be seen at
http://www.skullisland.net/KongBoomer.html. He's currently working with
filmmaker James Mansfield on a documentary entitled EIGHTH WONDER: THE
AMAZING TRUE STORY OF CARL DENHAM AND THE BEAST-GOD OF SKULL ISLAND, the
startling details of which he promises to share in the very near future.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kongfiles/

KONG GAMING - A section devoted to everyone Kong Game related! From Chess
sets to console and PC games, this is the place you want to be!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/

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/

CONTACT - Do you have a scoop about the upcoming Kong film? Maybe you found
some cool news related to King Kong online? Whatever it is, if you think its
worthy of the KongisKing.net homepage, then send it in! The process is
really easy...simply email us at spymaster at kongisking.net.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/contact/

KIKN INFO: Whether it is to submit a spy report or to yell at us, we'd love
to hear from you! This is a community for Kong fans worldwide and you are a
valuable asset to making it work. Please email us your news, comments,
complaints, events, etc.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kikn/

FAQ: Everything you ever wanted to know about KongisKing.net, Peter
Jackson's film, and more!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/faq/

That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

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