News for Mar. 13, 2005

Kong's Coming

3/13/05, 9:21 am EST - Xoanon

March 13, 2005 -- Naomi Watts couldn't get back to Hollywood this month to promote her new horror film, "The Ring Two," but she has a good excuse. For the past 113 days, she's been held captive on Skull Island by a giant monkey. We're talking about "King Kong," that $150 million gorilla of a blockbuster that "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson has been shooting in New Zealand since last fall. Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic won't hit theaters until Dec. 14, but it's already the most anticipated movie of the year for many film geeks, including Watts herself. [More]