[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (17/09/2005)

Sat Sep 17 11:43:37 EDT 2005

Kong fans interested in giving money for Hurricane relief can follow these
links to donate. Thanks!!
www.redcross.org or give.redcross.org

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

KONG #44 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'"

September 17th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Post Production Diary - 13 Weeks To Go
Howard Shore score! Howard Shore score! I can hardly contain my excitement
over this PPD! Howard Shore (sans retro cool glasses...what is it the
'thing' now to go without glasses?!) down in New Zealand with PJ working on
the Kong score!! The production team have taken over the NZSO concert hall
and retro-fitted a recording studio and soundstage. Take a LISTEN to a few
small seconds of the Kong score! They are recording this thing RIGHT
NOW...as you read this! Someone get a mop for my drool!!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126891566

Kellogg's Kong Promo Images
Paul writes: I saw a box of Apple Jacks yesterday in Ohio that had Kong on
the cover and had the information about getting a free Kong t-shirt.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126912619

Times Square may be used for Kong premiere
Universal is negotiating with New York City for the use of Times Square for
King Kong's December 5 premiere and party. The party of 8000 people -
including New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and 3000 fans - is expected
to tie up Times Square in Manhattan and 38 screens in a pair of 42nd Street
theatres at the height of the holiday shopping season. The festivities will
include "a special moment" for the Empire State Building, where Kong meets
his death.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126834300

Wellywood Studios Kong Post Production
Kong Spy Gandalf writes: I realised today it's been around five months since
my last photos of Kong happenings in town here. These quick shots were taken
today (Sep 12) and are of the Stone Street studio complex where the large
container wall and blue screen are long gone. The old swamp pool and a few
trees are all that remain in the yard as post production forges ahead
indoors.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126577775

8000 invited to Kong's launch party
About 8000 people will attend the invitation-only world premiere of Peter
Jackson's King Kong in New York, where it will be shown on 38 screens in a
pair of 42nd Street cinemas. The December 5 premiere is also likely to tie
up Times Square in Manhattan, and include "a special moment" at the Empire
State Building, a key feature in the film, The New York Times reported.
Guests would include New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and 3000 people who
will win tickets in several competitions. People who book flights with Air
New Zealand have a chance to win two tickets. Wellington will hold the New
Zealand premiere on December 14.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126557779

Huge. Awesome. Irresistible. Just Not Overbearing
NBC Universal's "King Kong" will still be nine days short of its opening.
But on that day the studio plans to introduce the third incarnation of its
soulful simian to 8,000 of his closest friends at what promises to be a
gargantuan movie premiere. Nearly a year in the making, the party - with a
seat for New York's mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, and 3,000 for admirers who
win tickets in various promotions - is expected to tie up Times Square in
Manhattan and 38 screens in a pair of 42nd Street theaters at the height of
the holiday shopping season. Actually, 7,000 fans already made a passing
acquaintance with Kong in July, when the director, Peter Jackson, sent a
seven-minute scene (in which the ape battles dinosaurs) to Comic-Con, the
comics convention in San Diego. And 30,000 theatrical trailers, dubbed in 11
languages and subtitled in 20 others, have been playing around the globe
since June 29, two days after a 150-second teaser had its debut on the Web
site of Volkswagen, a promotional partner for the movie, and on various
NBC-Universal outlets.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126421012

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

September 22nd: 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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