We knew Andy Serkis would lend his motion capture performance to the great Ape in PJ's upcoming 'King Kong' but now the The Hollywood Reporter confirms he will also play Lumpy the Cook, a non-cg character. [More]

ComingSoon.net is running a story today about a King Kong-set built in the Universal backlot in LA. This would contradict previous reports that filming for PJ's next movie would only take place in NZ. Be sure to read it here!

A replica pre-World War II plane being built for Peter Jackson's King Kong movie will be housed at a new $3 million aviation museum in Blenheim when filming finishes in March next year. [More]

They lined up in droves at Massey University yesterday, hoping for a place in New Zealand's cinematic history. Lured to Massey's Recreation Centre by the chance of eventually working with multi-Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson on his upcoming production of King Kong, the queue stretched out the door. All the potential actors waiting for the magic call were actually the victim of an elaborate hoax, cooked up by students as a capping stunt. [More]

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Jack Black sure is keeping busy in the animal kingdom, switching from vegetarian sharks to rampaging apes. After doing the voiceover for a shy and sensitive shark in the animation movie "Shark Tale," Black is off to New Zealand to star in a remake of "King Kong." [More]

After an epic trilogy, countless academy awards and a persuasive internet campaign, a Hollywood film studio now agrees New Zealand deserves to be in the global spotlight. Universal Studios has been forced into an embarrassing backdown and has confirmed it will add New Zealand to the impressive globe that stands at the entrance to its Los Angeles theme park. [More]