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Day 6 of Peter Jackson's production diary brings us a rainy day in Wellington. Adrien Brody and Jack Black are 'at sea' on the Venture and PJ gives us a tour of the boat. Be sure to check out Brody blowing away in the wind and the patented 'Sea-Walk' technique they've developed! (Quicktime needed) [QT 240x135] [QT 320x176] [QT 480x270]

Two New Zealand actors known for television roles as a gay stripper and a sneaky public relations boss have joined the cast of Peter Jackson's film King Kong. John Sumner, best known as Giles O'Connor on the satirical show Spin Doctors, will play Herb, a cameraman in a film crew headed by American actor Jack Black, which tries to make a movie on Skull Island, home to the giant gorilla. Craig Hall, who played gay stripper Clint in television series The Strip, will also be member of the film crew. [More]

Jack Black was of course a no-show, being in New Zealand filming King Kong, however Robert De Niro splashed up in Venice as a tough-talking gangster with fins for the spectacular world premiere of "Shark Tale" on Friday, which will be screened for thousands in the city's famous St. Mark's square. [More]

Thomas Kretschmann, who stars in King Kong as Captain Englehorn (possibly the captain of 'The Venture') is also starring in the new film Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Kretschmann plays Major Cain alongside Milla Jovovich in the sequel to the 2002 zombie film. [USA Showtimes]

King Kong is back. As we all know, writer/director Peter Jackson 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 widley released. Many of the films that never left their native countries, such as the Indian and Japanese films, are not listed. [History]

Playmates Holdings Limited announced today that its US based subsidiary, Playmates Toys has been appointed as the master toy licensee under the terms of a worldwide licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group for Universal Pictures' December 2005 release, King Kong, from three-time Academy Award winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy). Playmates Toys will create a line of action figures and accessories. [Full Story]

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King Kong is bulletproof. As filming began Monday in New Zealand on Peter Jackson's King Kong remake, the teeth-gnashing among the usually detail-fretting genre faithful was at a minimum. One big reason: The big ape himself, maintaining a firm, if furry grip on audiences since 1933. [More]

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Peter Jackson welcomes you to KongisKing.net! Take a look at the video from PJ down in New Zealand. He stands aside the 'Venture', the ship that will bring Kong to the new world. In front of a massive blue screen and waiting for sunset, PJ gives us an EXCLUSIVE first look at King Kong! (QuickTime needed) [Small, QT6 (1.5mb)] [Large, QT6 (2.8mb)] [Medium, QT4 (5.6mb)]

Monday September 6th marked the first day of principal photography on the set of Peter Jackson's King Kong. The BBC and CNN made mention of it though unfortunately no word from the set, just a collection of quotes and stories from last weeks pressconference. [CNN.com] [BBC.co.uk] Thanks to the folks who sent these in!

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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson will relive a childhood dream when he starts filming a remake of the 1933 classic "King Kong" in his Wellington hometown next week. Speaking to reporters Thursday at his studio in the New Zealand capital, the "Lord of The Rings" director said his first attempt to film "King Kong" was as a youngster. It involved a Super 8 camera and a cardboard model of the Empire State Building. [More]