News for Apr. 12, 2005

Return of the King

4/12/05, 9:32 pm EST - Xoanon

How can Peter Jackson even try to top his Lord of the Rings? With an all-new, £80 million version of the 1933 classic, King Kong. John Hiscock travels to New Zealand for an exclusive meeting with the visionary director, who reveals the set and secrets of the biggest film of the year "Welcome to Jacksonville," says the driver who met me at Wellington airport. "At least, that's what we call it." "Jacksonville" may not be on any map of the country yet but, because of one man, it has become the New Zealand capital's creative, financial and social heart. [More]