From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Oct 1 10:43:49 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Oct 1 10:41:54 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (01/10/2005) Message-ID: Kong fans interested in giving money for Hurricane relief can follow these links to donate. Thanks!! www.redcross.org or give.redcross.org Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #46 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" October 1st, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 11 Weeks To Go 11 weeks to go and the motion capture department is working hard to capture Kong's smallest gestures using Andy Serkis as a template. When motion capture (mocap) is not subtle enough the animators are called in to fill in the missing bits, keep an eye out for some cool previs shots of Kong in Times Square, some mocap wranglers going for a bit of a ride, '21' year old Andy Serkis and rows upon rows of PCs! How many gigaflops does it take to make Kong? http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128124089 Hot Dog Magazine Talks Kong John sends along these scans from the September issue of Hot Dog Magazine, they feature a Kong cover and a fairly in depth article on King Kong. Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128176481 Kong Game Trailer Coolness The folks at gametrailers.com have some footage of the King Kong game in action. Take a look at this link before it is removed! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128098794 Kong Gaming Boards Launched! Take a look at the latest addition to KongisKing.net, our Gaming Boards! Feel free to rant and rave about anything game related! Sign in (or register) and post away! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128017712 Venture Dismantled! Venture Dismantled! Gandalf writes: As I drove around Evans Bay today I was surprised to see the Venture being dismantled by workmen using a small crane. Much of the extra topside structure, including the wheelhouse, rigging, funnel and lifeboats have been removed already. Sad to see her go... the distinctive Venture was a familiar sight for those in the eastern suburbs and anyone frequenting Wellington Airport. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127935176 WIRED Talks King Kong KONG is coming is the title of Wired Magazine's King Kong special feature in the October issue. Jonathan Bing details PJ's Wellywood setup and goes deeper into the origins and series of events that led to him making Kong Kong, and our special Production Diaries. Be sure to check out 'Gorilla Filmmaking', an amazing series of photos featuring some of the major players at WETA/Big Primate/3 foot 6 and all the other companies under Peter's banner. Some very familiar faces are seen here, it is a great photo spread and a great article. Check out the photos in our scrapbook, and to read the article go to your local newsstands now or order WIRED online. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127791473 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: October 6th: Kong Chat SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the actors and the press conference held just before start of production in September of 2004. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/ KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/ MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in general. GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around the world, and get chatting! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/ KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, 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 widely released. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Thu Oct 6 23:05:09 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Thu Oct 6 23:05:22 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] Xoanon Plays Ubisoft's King Kong! Message-ID: http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/17/1128645084 Ubisoft was kind enough to send along a demo copy of their new King Kong PC game. The demo offers 2 full scenes to play, an FPS (you play as Jack Driscol) scene featuring a nasty T-Rex and a third person action scene where YOU get to be Kong and save Ann Darrow from all sorts of nasty dinos! I just finished the Kong option (I mean how can you RESIST playing as Kong?!) and was blown away. The action is intense, and the battles are just a sheer joy to partake in. You as the player are left in the middle of the jungle with Ann in your hands and the rain pouring down around you, a T-Rex immediately begins to take aim at you. Handy reference notes appear on the screen to help you out at key moments in the game, and you will need them, as the action is fierce! Soon after dispatching the T-Rex (in classic Kong style, if you know what I mean) you must make your way across the jungle using anything at your disposal to travel, this really gets the adrenaline going as you begin to swing through the jungle from tree to tree! Pterodactyls pounce on you, and what seems like Raptors also try to take a bite out of your fur (which does go flying at times!). Stay tuned for some major Kong Game announcements this Friday, October 7th! ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net http://www.whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Oct 8 11:15:54 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Oct 8 11:16:04 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (08/10/05) Message-ID: Kong fans interested in giving money for Hurricane relief can follow these links to donate. Thanks!! www.redcross.org or give.redcross.org Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #47 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" October 8th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 10 Weeks To Go Here is part 2 of 'Bringing Kong to Life', the animation department shows us how they use their creative imagination to animate creatures such as the T-Rex and Kong. Some of these silly characters (the animators) act out performances to get the feel right, while others have mirrors next to their monitors to look at themselves (and people say I'm vain). This all leads me to the conclusion that the animation department is probably a very surreal place...sounds like fun! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128704366 Kong Demo Available for YOU!! Yes folks, that's right, the King Kong PC game demo will be making its way online today! Click on over to Area51 & Fileplanet to download it! More mirrors will be made available soon! Know of a good mirror? Let us know! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128697326 FIRST TASTE OF PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG GAME SCORE REVEALED PROMINENT WEBSITE SHOWCASES WORLD PREMIER OF CHANCE THOMAS' STUNNING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR UBISOFT ACTION/ADVENTURE TITLE For Immediate Release 10/07/05 - Just in time for the weekend, popular website www.KONGisKing.net has unveiled its worldwide premier of original music from Ubisoft's upcoming game, Peter Jackson's King Kong. Fans eager to experience the score can freely download up to sixteen minutes of themes and action music, including four full-length tracks from this link. http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/music.html New Gaming Area Launched! The KiKn staff has been working late - and we are happy to announce a new addition to the KongisKing.net website: The KongisKing.net Gaming Area! We are featuring the Peter Jackson's KING KONG game in the area and have some great exclusive content for all you Kong fans out there! http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/ Kong: The Island of the Skull Book News IGN: The December release of the video diaries on DVD exemplifies Universal's commitment to involve companies, and fansites, in the early marketing of the movie. Variety, in their October issue, reports this was an executive decision, straight from the top. By doing so, Chief Stacy Snider and Co-President of Marketing Eddie Egan intended to show companies the kind of movie they're making. It was easy to open the studio doors because Jackson has lot of things to say, and stories to tell. One of these stories is integral to Jackson's version of King Kong. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128614974 Kong Teaser Poster? -UPDATED- Many MANY people are champing at the bit to see the official King Kong poster, and it seems SOMETHING has popped up online. While we are not sure the image above is the true teaser poster, mainly because we've seen this image in at least one magazine in the past, that is why I didn't post this image earlier today. This is however the first time we've seen it nice and big! Take a look, teaser poster or not it is still nice! UPDATE: After a little digging I found the image in question, it is from the cover of EMPIRE Magazine from late August 2005. Now does this mean it is NOT the poster? That is anyone's guess...more info soon! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128540382 More Venture Dismantling More Venture Dismantling Gandalf writes: A couple more shots of the Venture being dismantled in this brief update, taken last Thursday and today (Tuesday). The extra structure forward of the original wheelhouse has now been removed and I noted today while workers were still busy that the name "Venture" has been blacked out on her stern. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128446414 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: October 13th: Kong Chat October 14th: John Sumner's Birthday SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the actors and the press conference held just before start of production in September of 2004. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/ KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/ MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in general. GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around the world, and get chatting! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/ KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, 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 widely released. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Fri Oct 14 15:38:03 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina) Date: Fri Oct 14 15:35:48 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] RE: BREAKING NEWS: Howard Shore Score Scrapped? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Kong Score Do-Over? Reports are coming in that Howard Shore has been replaced by James Newton Howard to score the King Kong film. From Soundtrack.net: Sources in the film music industry have indicated to SoundtrackNet that Howard Shore's score to Peter Jackson's King Kong has been dropped. Hired to replace him is composer James Newton Howard. Due out on December 14, the film requires over two hours of music, which must now be written over the next few weeks. There is no indication currently as to why Shore's score has been replaced, and all indications are that most - if not all - of the score has already been recorded in New Zealand. The replacement score will be recorded in Los Angeles. More details to come as we get them. TORN/KIKN: Is currently trying to independently confirm or deny this rumor. However James Newston Howard's unofficial site also lists this news. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129317213 ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net http://whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Oct 15 14:39:50 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Oct 15 14:39:58 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (15/10/05) Message-ID: KongisKing.net Production Diaries Move to DVD: http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129304132 Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #48 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" October 15th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 9 Weeks To Go Alex Funke takes us on a tour of the miniatures stages, still in full swing with only 9 weeks to go before the movie is released. Alex gives us some fascinating insights into making miniature shots look 'real', while they are real in the technical sense, they are after all only miniatures, and some work needs to be done to give them that sense of scale. Some great SFX shots here of The Wall, and Skull Island in general, look at that fire scene...wonder what is going on there! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129308062 CONFIRMED: JAMES NEWTON HOWARD TO SCORE 'KING KONG' UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures confirmed today that James Newton Howard will compose the original score for the dramatic adventure "King Kong," which is directed by triple Academy Award(R) winner Peter Jackson. Mr. Howard replaces Howard Shore, who is leaving the project. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129328705 KongisKing.net Production Diaries Move to DVD I'm sure many of you have been wondering what will become of the Production Diaries now that Universal will be releasing them as a two-disc DVD set on the day before KING KONG opens worldwide. Sadly, we have been asked to remove the first 54 diaries from our site. We were hoping to keep them available for you and all fans to download for free, for all eternity, but such is not the case. I am still immensely proud to have been the host of this ground-breaking insight into the making of what we all hope will be a classic film. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/17/1129303806 KONG FILES: Merian C. Cooper Part 2 John Michlig writes: It?s been some weeks since I wrote about Merian Cooper and the new biography, ?Living Dangerously,? and this much seems to be true: no installment of the Kong Files has elicited less response than that particular one. It bears mentioning because when you relate the amazing facts of Merian C. Cooper?s life to the uninitiated, a common response is: ?Why haven?t I heard of this guy before?? Why, indeed? To add insult to injury, his name is misspelled on the rights page of the Underwood Books edition of the King Kong novelization. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129169940 Are You Ready for Kong Mobile?! King Kong Official Mobile Game Images The swanky folks at Gameloft have sent us some exclusive never before seen images from their Kong Kong Mobile Game! Take a look! Portable Kong Action! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129072013 Lottery goes Hollywood The state lottery is teaming up with Hollywood for an unprecedented cross-promotion - wedding the multimillion dollar "King Kong" remake to two new lottery games. One of the "King Kong Millions" games will feature scratchoff tickets offering a top prize of $8 million - the most money ever in a New York scratchoff game. But the unquestioned big prize is a minimum $50 million jackpot in a separate drawing to be awarded Dec. 5 from the top of the Empire State Building, where King Kong famously perched before his death. "King Kong is so closely identified with New York that it makes perfect sense for us to do this in conjunction with the movie," Lottery Division spokeswoman Jennifer Mauer told the Daily News yesterday. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129072179 Kong Mobile Game Producer Interview We recently spoke with Gameloft's Philippe Laurens, Producer of the King Kong mobile game. Take a look! Could you briefly describe the King Kong game and tell us about its main features? King Kong is an action game with dual gameplay: you have the opportunity to play both as King Kong and a human character. There are two distinct modes of play: King Kong?s parts are action oriented; and as a human, you are Jack, the main character in the movie. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128994812 Ubisoft's King Kong Screenshots Ubisoft's King Kong Screenshots Gandalf writes: Here's a collection of screenshots, starting with the main menu and giving a glimpse through both parts of the demo. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128993181 Kong Stamps Kelly writes: I'm delighted to announce that New Zealand Post's King Kong site has just gone live! Check out this great new range of collectables featuring images from the movie. Don?t forget to check out the Collector's Pack with its innovative new feature that's bound to impress! These products haven't even hit the shops yet so order now and be one of the first to own these great new products! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128991231 King Kong Bars King Kong Bars Ash writes: With the release of Kong just around the corner, 3 Musketeers, Crunch, and Baby Ruth have released their KONG-sized bars. These bars are being marketed in boxes with a brand new pic of Kong on the cover. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1128911551 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: October 20th: Kong chat KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/ SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the actors and the press conference held just before start of production in September of 2004. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/ KONG FILES - Kong Files are a bi-monthly feature written by John Michlig. Michlig's online article KING KONG: LOST AND FOUND can be seen at http://www.skullisland.net/KongBoomer.html. He's currently working with filmmaker James Mansfield on a documentary entitled EIGHTH WONDER: THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF CARL DENHAM AND THE BEAST-GOD OF SKULL ISLAND, the startling details of which he promises to share in the very near future. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kongfiles/ KONG GAMING - A section devoted to everyone Kong Game related! From Chess sets to console and PC games, this is the place you want to be! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/ MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in general. GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around the world, and get chatting! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/ KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, 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 widely released. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/ CONTACT - Do you have a scoop about the upcoming Kong film? Maybe you found some cool news related to King Kong online? Whatever it is, if you think its worthy of the KongisKing.net homepage, then send it in! The process is really easy...simply email us at spymaster@kongisking.net. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/contact/ KIKN INFO: Whether it is to submit a spy report or to yell at us, we'd love to hear from you! This is a community for Kong fans worldwide and you are a valuable asset to making it work. Please email us your news, comments, complaints, events, etc. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kikn/ FAQ: Everything you ever wanted to know about KongisKing.net, Peter Jackson's film, and more! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/faq/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Wed Oct 19 22:37:52 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Wed Oct 19 22:42:23 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] Play Kong...Win a Trip To Wellington! Message-ID: The awesome folks at Ubisoft are about to launch a contest to get your knees shaking, your heart a-pumping and your mouth drooling! Pick up 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie' and you could win an all expense paid trip to Wellington to visit WETA WORKSHOP!! That's right! You heard it here first folks! Swing on over to kingkonggame.com for full contest rules and details. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129757793 http://www.kingkonggame.com/promocontest ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net http://www.whatisthedavincicode.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Oct 22 12:49:41 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Oct 22 12:47:47 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (22/10/2005) Message-ID: KongisKing.net Production Diaries Move to DVD: http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129304132 Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #49 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" October 22nd, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 8 Weeks To Go Kong is King! Or at least the '33 model is treated like one at the Wellywood studios in New Zealand. Bob Burns and his wife visit the production with a very special guest, the original King Kong model. The Burns' get to shoot a special cameo for the 2005 film (also Peter's final live action shot) and the model makes its way around the studio...easily distracting everyone in sight. Then something very VERY special happens...I am not going to spoil it for you...you'll have to see for yourself! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129998737 Play Kong...Win a Trip To Wellington! The awesome folks at Ubisoft are about to launch a contest to get your knees shaking, your heart a-pumping and your mouth drooling! Pick up 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie' and you could win an all expense paid trip to Wellington to visit WETA WORKSHOP!! That's right! You heard it here first folks! Swing on over to kingkonggame.com for full contest rules and details. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129757793 The KongisKing.net Fan Art Gallery is Now Open!!! Join us in celebrating the long-anticipated Grand Opening of the brand new KongisKing.net Fan Art Gallery. There is much to see already, with over 350 pieces to view, and even more Kong goodness to come. So please make the gallery a frequent stop on your usual KongisKing.net tour! http://www.kongisking.net/fanart/ Kong Poster Spotted? Kong Teaser Poster I received this image last week and immediately rejected it thinking it was fan art. Well it seems to be making the rounds and some sources are indeed confirming that the image to your left is indeed the teaser poster for King Kong. Words seem to escape me at the moment as I try to formulate an opinion...more news on this soon. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129569064 NZSO music cut from King Kong after film changes composer Music recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) for Peter Jackson's film King Kong has been cut from the movie. The music was written by Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore, who wrote the score for Lord of the Rings, and who flew to this country to conduct the work. But in a statement today Jackson said he and Shore had "differing creative aspirations" for King Kong and had decided amicably to let another composer score the film. NZSO chief executive Peter Walls today confirmed to NZPA that the orchestra's music would not be a part of the movie. "We did a week's worth of recording about a month ago for King Kong. We were due to do some more next week," he said. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129476609 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: October 27th: Kong chat KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/ SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the actors and the press conference held just before start of production in September of 2004. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/ KONG FILES - Kong Files are a bi-monthly feature written by John Michlig. Michlig's online article KING KONG: LOST AND FOUND can be seen at http://www.skullisland.net/KongBoomer.html. He's currently working with filmmaker James Mansfield on a documentary entitled EIGHTH WONDER: THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF CARL DENHAM AND THE BEAST-GOD OF SKULL ISLAND, the startling details of which he promises to share in the very near future. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kongfiles/ KONG GAMING - A section devoted to everyone Kong Game related! From Chess sets to console and PC games, this is the place you want to be! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/ MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in general. GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around the world, and get chatting! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/ KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, 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 widely released. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/ CONTACT - Do you have a scoop about the upcoming Kong film? Maybe you found some cool news related to King Kong online? Whatever it is, if you think its worthy of the KongisKing.net homepage, then send it in! The process is really easy...simply email us at spymaster@kongisking.net. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/contact/ KIKN INFO: Whether it is to submit a spy report or to yell at us, we'd love to hear from you! This is a community for Kong fans worldwide and you are a valuable asset to making it work. Please email us your news, comments, complaints, events, etc. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kikn/ FAQ: Everything you ever wanted to know about KongisKing.net, Peter Jackson's film, and more! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/faq/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ---------------------------------------------------------- From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Oct 29 13:11:14 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Oct 29 13:11:21 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (29/10/2005) Message-ID: KongisKing.net Production Diaries Move to DVD: http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1129304132 Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766 KONG #50 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" October 29th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 7 Weeks To Go With 7 weeks to go we are shown 'The Mix' Part 1 featuring Chris Boyes, Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hedges & Michael Semanick. These 4 men are in charge of mixing Kong's sound together, the special effects, dialog and music all have to weave in and out to form a cohesive mix of sound that is both pleasing to the audience, and effective enough to work alongside with the visuals in the film. We get to see some great footage in all stages here, from finished work to blue-screen shots...and some great T-rex footage too! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130604226 Access Hollywood Trailer Preview Framegrabs Thanks to James Mansfield, Atomicmutant and A. Nonny Moose for these framegrabs from the Access Hollywood preview of next Thrusday's trailer premiere! Among the new images are Kong pounding his chest and charging the V.rex (with Kong, of course, going directly for the latter's jaws) and the first shots to show Kong's last stand atop the Empire State Building, as he batters away at one of his attackers (the early dawn light on the city and clouds is quite beautiful). !!!BIG SPOILERS!!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130603509 New Kong Trailer This THURSDAY The folks at Access Hollywood send this in: We wanted to let you know that on Thursday, November 3rd, Access Hollywood will be the first ones to show the new, full King Kong preview. Thought you might want to let the fans know about it. We've seen parts and it looks amazing! In addition, after it airs on the show on Thursday, fans will be able to visit accesshollywood.com and view the trailer in its entirety. Have a great weekend! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130546547 Official US Kong Teaser Poster Hits And... It basically looks like the one we posted online last week, with slight variations on shading and color. The blue King Kong logo is also removed and the official poster is not as tight on the big guys face. All in all I was seriously hoping for the ESB image or a variation on the Kong/T-Rex UK quad. What do you guys think? http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130546296 DVD producer saddled with 'Kong'-size task LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There has been no rest for the weary on the Wellywood set of "King Kong." Award-winning DVD producer Michael Pellerin and his team have been running as fast as they can to keep up with Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" producer-writer-director Peter Jackson. Somehow, while Jackson was in the throes of creating his three-hour, $207 million epic remake of his favorite childhood classic, the tireless filmmaker also was supplying commentary not only for the eventual "King Kong" DVD but also for a video set diary posted twice-weekly on the Internet, as well as a documentary for the long-awaited DVD of the 1933 "King Kong." http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130517709 Kong Poster Finally Revealed? >From AICN (via someone attending SHOWEAST): Thought I would drop you a tasty bit regarding the new Kong trailer. I had the honor of being one of the 1st to see the long awaited full trailer for King Kong at this past weeks ShowEast event held at the AMC Pleasure Island 24 Theatre in Orlando, Fl. Universal unveiled the 3 minute trailer, literally fresh from the cutting room floor in New Zealand and screened it before Wednesday morning?s presentation of The Producers. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130517336 Ubisoft Announces Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie Has Gone Gold SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2005--Today Ubisoft announced that Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, based on Universal Pictures' December 14 release, King Kong, from three-time Academy Award? winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), has officially gone "Gold" on the PlayStation?2 computer entertainment system, Xbox? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM) system and Windows? PC. The title will launch in North America November 22 at the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $49.99 and is rated "T" for Teen. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130456854 A Big Gorilla Weighs In LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 - In hiring Peter Jackson, the Oscar-winning director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, to remake the monster classic "King Kong," Universal Pictures took a daring leap, paying him $20 million to direct, produce and be the co-writer of the film. With seven weeks to go before the movie's release, the risks are becoming clearer. After seeing a version of the film in late September at Mr. Jackson's studio in New Zealand, Universal executives agreed to release "King Kong" at a length of three hours. The film is substantially longer than Universal had anticipated and presents dual obstacles: the extra length has helped increase the budget by a third, to $207 million, while requiring the studio, owned by General Electric, to reach for the kind of long-term audience interest that made hits out of three-hour movies like "Titanic" and the films in Mr. Jackson's "Rings" trilogy. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130417420 Kong Files: The Greatest Teaser Poster of All Time John Michlig writes: This past month has given us our first peek at what could be considered a ?teaser poster? for Peter Jackson?s King Kong, an evocative image that has predictably spurred discussion and debate on the boards. It?s a fairly unconventional composition that creates a sense of tension; Ann Darrow trapped between cold, reptilian savagery and the more ambiguous, for-now-quiet ferocity of Kong. A rock and a hard place, to be sure. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130359355 Kong Score Pre-Order Even though James Howard has yet to finish the Kong score, it is available on Pre-Order at Amazon (thanks Gnomeo!). How's that pressure for you James! Follow this links to pre-order the CD! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130350401 Spike TV Sets Awards Show Noms >From gamespot.com: Spike TV's Video Game Awards show is returning this year, and it's bringing some actors, rappers, and rockers with it. The 2005 edition of the awards show will take place Friday, November 18 in Los Angeles. The show praises the best in the business, as voted on by industry vets, and is accompanied by celebrities and musicians. As for the games, Ubisoft's not-yet-released Peter Jackson's King Kong thumped its chest by leading all nominees with seven nods, including Best Action Game, Best Graphics, Best Designer (Michel Ancel), Best Cast, Best Performance by a Human - Female (Naomi Watts), Best Performance by a Human - Male (Jack Black), Best Game Based on a Movie. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130290525 Weta's tales from Skull Island >From IGN: Skull Island a legend to those who dared brave the waters off the coast of Sumatra. Existing for centuries outside man's known world, some said the island was lost in time; inhabited by creatures of a bygone era. Scientists said the island was doomed, a victim of its own natural, geological forces. Fortunately, one year before its demise, an expeditionary team known as Project Legacy was created. Led by Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor, and funded by prominent universities and private organizations, they set out to explore the island and document their findings. The expedition's heretofore unseen journals, photographs, illustrations and detailed notes will soon be released to the public with the publication of World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1130089847 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: October 31st: Peter Jackson's Birthday November 1st: 'King Kong : The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson' book out November 3rd: Kong Chat November 3rd: Kong Trailer on 'Access Hollywood' KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/ SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the actors and the press conference held just before start of production in September of 2004. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/ KONG FILES - Kong Files are a bi-monthly feature written by John Michlig. Michlig's online article KING KONG: LOST AND FOUND can be seen at http://www.skullisland.net/KongBoomer.html. He's currently working with filmmaker James Mansfield on a documentary entitled EIGHTH WONDER: THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF CARL DENHAM AND THE BEAST-GOD OF SKULL ISLAND, the startling details of which he promises to share in the very near future. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kongfiles/ KONG GAMING - A section devoted to everyone Kong Game related! From Chess sets to console and PC games, this is the place you want to be! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/gaming/ MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in general. GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around the world, and get chatting! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/ KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, 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 widely released. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/ CONTACT - Do you have a scoop about the upcoming Kong film? Maybe you found some cool news related to King Kong online? Whatever it is, if you think its worthy of the KongisKing.net homepage, then send it in! The process is really easy...simply email us at spymaster@kongisking.net. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/contact/ KIKN INFO: Whether it is to submit a spy report or to yell at us, we'd love to hear from you! This is a community for Kong fans worldwide and you are a valuable asset to making it work. Please email us your news, comments, complaints, events, etc. GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kikn/ FAQ: Everything you ever wanted to know about KongisKing.net, Peter Jackson's film, and more! GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/faq/ That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those letters! We love to hear from you! See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at spymaster@kongisking.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle (i.e. Xoanon = xoanon@kongisking.net). ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Regina Editor in Chief/Segment Producer PH: 514.947.5221 http://www.TheOneRing.net http://www.KongisKing.net http://www.TheOneLion.net ----------------------------------------------------------