[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (19/11/2005)

[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 #53 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'"

November 19th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Post Production Diary - 4 Weeks To Go
James Newton Howard and Peter Jackson are working hard on the King Kong
score with 4 weeks left to go. James Howard and his 'King Kong Roadshow' are
in and around LA recording the score as it trickles out of his mind and onto
paper. These musicians have to be on top of their game to be able to learn
this music very very fast. We get some great sound-bytes from the recoding
sessions and a look at some of the interesting instruments James is using
for his score. 4 weeks to go and the pressure is on!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1132446797

Spike TV Awards Results
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Capcom's "Resident Evil 4," "Peter Jackson's King
Kong: The Official Game of the Movie" from Ubisoft and Oscar-winning actor
Charlize Theron were among the winners at the 3rd Spike TV Video Game Awards
held in Los Angeles on Friday.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1132415097

Wellington to host final King Kong premiere
>From nzherald.co.nz: Wellington has been confirmed as the final destination
for the world premiere tour of Peter Jackson's latest film, King Kong.
Jackson, Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis and Thomas Kretschmann are
expected to attend the premiere, on December 14.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1132346047

King Kong Actors Appear in & Voice Game
Today Ubisoft and Universal Studios Consumer Products Group announced that
Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts and Jack Black will appear via likeness
and provide voice talent for the videogame "Peter Jackson's King Kong: The
Official Game of the Movie". Academy Award winner Adrien Brody has also lent
his voice talent to the game. All three stellar actors star in Universal
Pictures' upcoming motion picture King Kong, directed by Academy Award
winner Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy). The videogame, rated
"T" for Teen, will release worldwide on most major platforms in November,
making it the biggest movie-licensed launch in videogame history.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1132197072

King Kong The Official Mobile Game of the Movie Launches Today
Triple Academy Award winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
directs the dramatic adventure King Kong, bringing his sweeping cinematic
vision to the iconic story of the gigantic ape captured in the wild and
brought to civilization where he meets his tragic fate.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1132067446

'Kong Unbound' Book Out Today
Kong Unbound : The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility
of a Cinematic Legend (Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World) is out today. From
the book: 'In 1933, Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Willis O'Brien
created more than movie magic. King Kong is a pop-cultural icon and a
central part of American mythology.'
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1132065059

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

November 22nd: '33 King Kong DVDs Out
November 22nd: Ubisoft's 'King Kong' Video Game Released
November 22nd: 'World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island' Book
Released
November 22nd: Kong Doco & 1933 Film Screened
November 22nd: '33 Kong on 'Turner Classic Movies'
November 24th: Colin Hanks Birthday
November 24th: Kong Chat

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/

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letters! We love to hear from you!

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