[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (7/22/2006)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

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KONG #75 - 2006

July 22nd, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Spike TV's 'Scream Awards 2006'
"King Kong" Barnette writes: I want to let all the King Kong fans know about
Kong being nominated at SpikeTv's Scream Awards 2006! Please go to
spiketv.com and vote for King Kong and Naomi Watts in the Scream Awards 2006
Poll! The Awards show will air in October.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1153581466

Comic Con: King Kong extended DVD
>From Latino Review: We were treated to a video message from Peter Jackson,
who was driving in his car toward Wellington. Peter gave us a little intro
of what to expect on the DVD. The disc is prepared differently than the web
diaries, which didn't show a whole lot of the production, to keep a lot of
the aspects of the movie secret. But now that the movie is released, he's
free to show us all the cool behind the scene technical stuff! He's also
including extended cut scenes he wanted to put into the final movie, but
wasn't able to for what ever reason. So, he went back and had WETA finish
them up and now they are included in the extended DVD version. We were shown
one of the cut scenes.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1153581164

Special Edition Kong Street Date Confirmed
Tom Woodward from DVDActive.com writes: Just to say Universal has confirmed
that the extended edition of Kong will be out on the 14th November in two
editions. A standard three-disc, and a gift set. The full details should be
up later today.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1153343439

WETA At Comic Con 2006
>From Garfeimao & the folks at WETA: Weta will be out in force (at San Diego
Comic Con) showcasing it's dynamic Superman Returns collectibles and
unveiling the first of our new Hellgate: London statues, based on Flagship
Studios' hotly anticipated new video game. Comic Con will also be your very
first chance to view the amazing new Weta Originals. The Weta Originals are
like nothing you've seen before. Not to be missed! At the stand will be Weta
Originals creator and Weta Workshop designer, Greg Broadmore. Greg designed
armour, weaponry and creatures for King Kong and The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe. He will be at Comic Con every day, as will our impressive Kong and
Narnia collectibles, so come and meet him and be the first in the world to
see his incredible new pieces of art.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1152840610

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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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.
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FAQ: Everything you ever wanted to know about KongisKing.net, Peter
Jackson's film, and more!
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