News for Mar. 08, 2005

Jackson engrossed in his monster of a movie

3/08/05, 9:57 am EST - Xoanon

Wrestling with King Kong is no easy task. Deep into filming his remake of the classic about a giant ape who is taken from an island jungle to New York, director Peter Jackson says he is in "survival mode". Long days on set in New Zealand and endless demands on his time have left the filmmaker behind The Lord of the Rings trilogy so weary that his web video diary recently showed him asleep during a production meeting. [More]