From xoanon at theonering.net Sat Sep 3 12:09:21 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Sep 3 12:07:25 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (03/09/05) 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 #42 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" September 3rd, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 15 Weeks To Go 15 weeks to go and the Foley artists are knee deep in mud working on all Foley effects. What is a Foley Artist? These folks are responsible for 99% of the sounds you hear in a movie...ANY sound, from the most mundane coffee cup to the eerie sounds deep inside skull island. They have a ton of creative ways to re-create these sounds, and use everything (including the kitchen sink) at their disposal to achieve it. Take a look! (I want that Venture ship wheel!) http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125674161 More Kong Toy Images >From the dudes at toymania.com: Playmates Toys has shared these images of their upcoming King Kong toys and action figures. The toys should be in stores in Fall 2005. The movie opens in the US on December 14, 2005. !!!SPOILERS!!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125278924 Ubisoft's Peter Jackson's King Kong Wins Best Of GC PS2 At 2005 Games Convention London, UK: August 30, 2005 ? Today Ubisoft, one of the world's leading video game publishers, announced that its upcoming interactive game, Peter Jackson's King Kong was awarded the Best GC PS2 award at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. The prize was selected by a panel of six leading media specialists. More than 134,000 visitors and 280 exhibitors attended the Games Convention 2005, making it the biggest game fair in Europe. Describing the game, the jury shared why they selected the game as Best of GC PS2: "Peter Jackson's King Kong shows how an intense game environment can be created when a game designer and movie director collaborate on a video game project. The action adventure game transports players inside the movie and allows them to see what's possible in a video game, in contrast to movies. The world in which King Kong lives seems so real and enthralling that players will do everything they can to survive." http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125431803 Japanese Kong Promo Goodies! Japan Amusement Machine Photos Paul writes: I have some promotional photos I took from the Japan Amusement Machine show recently. I am not sure if those promotion art banners have been shown in Comic-Con or other shows etc. I have not seen them before for sure. Those are the prototype movie goods that maybe released in the Japanese movie theaters when the movie opens. In Japan, they sell goods at the theaters, like T-shirts, and key chains stuffs. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125674161 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: September 8th: Thomas Kretschmann'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 Sat Sep 10 14:12:42 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Sep 10 14:12:50 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (10/09/05) 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 #43 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" September 10th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 14 Weeks To Go Wow...just...wow..that is all I can say about this weeks PPD...digital doubles! PJ gives us a quick lesson on how a digital double is made, how the digital teams go from scans to (naughty naked) computer models to fully rendered, photo-realistic digital versions of the actors! Watch Naomi's double walk on a computer screen with eerie realistic movement..amazing. Some great shots from the film as well, Kong running and jumping and throwing..really great stuff! 'Ok, I've been cloned...I'm going to lunch!' Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126282006 Total Film Magazine Talks Kong Total Film Magazine Talks Kong Kong Spy runaway blues sends along these scans from Total Film Magazine, take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126313033 Interview: Richard Taylor >From IGN: Richard Taylor has been working with Peter Jackson since the beginning. From Meet the Feebles to Braindead, Heavenly Creatures and Frighteners, the two formed a successful working relationship that would carry them through a success beyond their wildest imagination. Some were shocked when Peter Jackson was announced as director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Three films, an Oscar, and some two billion plus worldwide gross, it all looks like the perfect choice. The success of the Rings trilogy also put Richard Taylor's WETA effects house on the map. As the group continues to work on Jackson's efforts, including the upcoming King Kong, Taylor and Co. have also been able to branch out to other projects, including another series based on classic works of literature, the Chronicles of Narnia. The first film, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe releases on December 9th. WETA has been hard at work on the project for years now and the results coming together are looking quite impressive. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126136418 New Meaning To 'Kong Stamps' Kelly from the NZ Post writes: The new King Kong movie directed by Peter Jackson is due for release this coming December. To celebrate this event, New Zealand Post is bringing out an exciting range of King Kong collectable memorabilia that will take you on the set with Peter Jackson and the cast of King Kong. These will include a range of stamp and coin products, similar to those produced to celebrate the release of each of the movies in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as attached. More examples of collectable products can be found here http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126050651 Wellington to hold Kong's NZ premiere Wellington can again go ape over movie stars on a red carpet when Peter Jackson's $200 million King Kong has its New Zealand premiere in the capital on December 14. United International Pictures, the film's New Zealand distributor, has confirmed Wellington will hold the premiere hours before King Kong is released around the world. Spokesman Jonathan Park said other details about the premiere, including where it would be held and guests, would be announced in coming weeks. Wellington City Council spokeswoman Trina Saffioti said the council knew about the premiere date and was working with the distributor "on a premiere event" for the city. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126021205 KONGFILES: Cooper by Cooper - Part 1 The recent publication of 'Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper' by Mark Cotta Vaz represents a long-overdue look at the amazing life of a man who, if he had died before ever having stepped foot in Hollywood, would still be considered a legitimate legend. If you haven't yet purchased a copy, do so immediately... http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126011758 Jurrasic Park DVD Set to offer Kong tickets jpark 08 sends this in: (via Speilbergfilms.com): Universal Studios Home Entertainment will be re-releasing all three "Jurassic Park" films in a new "Adventure Pack" to tie-in with the studio's theatrical release of "King Kong" this Christmas. All three "Jurassic Park" films will be presented in a new package (a digipack with a slipcover), but at this date it appears as if nothing new has been added to the bonus features. Besides including all of the previously released bonus features from the individual discs of the films, the set will only include the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks on the first two Spielberg-directed films. "Jurassic Park III," however, will include both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 tracks. So what's in it for fans that have already purchased the titles? Not much, honestly. But if you have yet to pick up the trilogy, you'll be able to pick all three discs up in the single set for a very reasonable $26.98 or less, plus you'll get a free movie theater ticket to see Universal's "King Kong" this December. There's no Spielberg connection since "Kong's" a Pete Jackson film, but dinosaur fans will certainly want to see their extinct heroes fighting an over-sized ape. The "Jurassic Park Adventure Pack" will be available this November 29." http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125935415 Air New Zealand King Kong Contest It?s the movie event of the year and everyone who?s anyone in Hollywood will be there. Now you and a friend could be joining them with VIP passes to the world premiere of King Kong in New York. It?s a once in a lifetime chance to fly business class to New York, stay in the heart of Times Square and schmooze with the stars. To enter, all you need to do is book a flight or holiday online at during September. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125854113 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: September 10th: Kong chat September 14th: Premiere date for Jackson's Gallipoli film http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3376229a1860,00.html September 15th: 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 Tue Sep 13 20:26:46 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Tue Sep 13 20:24:51 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] Pre-Order Ringers: Lord of the Fans! Message-ID: CULVER CITY, Calif. (September 12, 2005) ? This November 22, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) invites you to return to the Shire with the release of the feature-length documentary RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, direct to DVD. In association with the popular fan-site TheOneRing.net, Carlene Cordova produced, directed and wrote this award-winning film with executive producer Tom DeSanto (X-Men, X2: X-Men United and Transformers), which charts the incredible influence and ripple-effect that Lord of the Rings has had on worldwide pop culture over the past five decades. Whether you are a fan or first timer, critics agree, RINGERS, stands as the most comprehensive film documenting the ongoing impact of J.R.R. Tolkien?s literary achievement. http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1126657026 Pre-Order On Amazon Worldwide: Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BBOUE0/theoneringnet/103-0456579- 0567046 Amazon.ca http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BBOUE0/qid%3D1126656666/theonering net Amazon.de http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B9WD6O/qid=1126656726/theoneringne t Amazon.co.uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AV3QJ6/qid=1126656799/theonerin gnet Amazon.jp http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BBOUE0/qid%3D1126656844/theoner ingnet ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sep 17 11:43:37 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Sep 17 11:41:41 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (17/09/2005) 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 #44 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" September 17th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 13 Weeks To Go Howard Shore score! Howard Shore score! I can hardly contain my excitement over this PPD! Howard Shore (sans retro cool glasses...what is it the 'thing' now to go without glasses?!) down in New Zealand with PJ working on the Kong score!! The production team have taken over the NZSO concert hall and retro-fitted a recording studio and soundstage. Take a LISTEN to a few small seconds of the Kong score! They are recording this thing RIGHT NOW...as you read this! Someone get a mop for my drool!! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126891566 Kellogg's Kong Promo Images Paul writes: I saw a box of Apple Jacks yesterday in Ohio that had Kong on the cover and had the information about getting a free Kong t-shirt. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126912619 Times Square may be used for Kong premiere Universal is negotiating with New York City for the use of Times Square for King Kong's December 5 premiere and party. The party of 8000 people - including New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and 3000 fans - is expected to tie up Times Square in Manhattan and 38 screens in a pair of 42nd Street theatres at the height of the holiday shopping season. The festivities will include "a special moment" for the Empire State Building, where Kong meets his death. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126834300 Wellywood Studios Kong Post Production Kong Spy Gandalf writes: I realised today it's been around five months since my last photos of Kong happenings in town here. These quick shots were taken today (Sep 12) and are of the Stone Street studio complex where the large container wall and blue screen are long gone. The old swamp pool and a few trees are all that remain in the yard as post production forges ahead indoors. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126577775 8000 invited to Kong's launch party About 8000 people will attend the invitation-only world premiere of Peter Jackson's King Kong in New York, where it will be shown on 38 screens in a pair of 42nd Street cinemas. The December 5 premiere is also likely to tie up Times Square in Manhattan, and include "a special moment" at the Empire State Building, a key feature in the film, The New York Times reported. Guests would include New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and 3000 people who will win tickets in several competitions. People who book flights with Air New Zealand have a chance to win two tickets. Wellington will hold the New Zealand premiere on December 14. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126557779 Huge. Awesome. Irresistible. Just Not Overbearing NBC Universal's "King Kong" will still be nine days short of its opening. But on that day the studio plans to introduce the third incarnation of its soulful simian to 8,000 of his closest friends at what promises to be a gargantuan movie premiere. Nearly a year in the making, the party - with a seat for New York's mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, and 3,000 for admirers who win tickets in various promotions - is expected to tie up Times Square in Manhattan and 38 screens in a pair of 42nd Street theaters at the height of the holiday shopping season. Actually, 7,000 fans already made a passing acquaintance with Kong in July, when the director, Peter Jackson, sent a seven-minute scene (in which the ape battles dinosaurs) to Comic-Con, the comics convention in San Diego. And 30,000 theatrical trailers, dubbed in 11 languages and subtitled in 20 others, have been playing around the globe since June 29, two days after a 150-second teaser had its debut on the Web site of Volkswagen, a promotional partner for the movie, and on various NBC-Universal outlets. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1126421012 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: September 22nd: 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 Sat Sep 24 10:48:40 2005 From: xoanon at theonering.net (Michael Regina (Xoanon)) Date: Sat Sep 24 10:50:56 2005 Subject: [Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (24/09/05) 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 #45 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'" September 24th, 2005 Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------- Kong Roundup (Top headlines of major interest) --------------------------------------------------- Post Production Diary - 12 Weeks To Go With 12 weeks to go the color grading department is working full tilt on getting the right 'look' of the film. Color grading, used almost throughout 'Lord of the Rings' is an interesting process, we get to see some great examples of how it works on a few scenes with Naomi Watts, Colin Hanks & Adrien Brody. On the pure fanboy side of things we get to see some great (if small) shots from the film! Skull Island, New York, the Venture and more! Take a look! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127524658 AFI's List of 25 Greatest Film Scores of All Time LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top 25 film scores of all time in The Big Picture-AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores, a one-night only presentation produced by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association in cooperation with AFI. A jury of over 500 film artists, composers, musicians, critics and historians selected John Williams' iconic score from the classic film STAR WARS as the most memorable film score of all time. John Williams is additionally noteworthy as the most represented composer on the list with three scores making the top 25. Max Steiner's score for 1933's King Kong was listed as number 13! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127572413 S.S. Venture Images Gandalf writes: A nice day for a stroll round the bays in Wellington today, so I grabbed my camera and did just that. We've seen pics of the Venture before, but I thought the folks at KiKn might like a closer look at some of the weathering and detail on the vessel. This set of photos gets you right up close... check out that rust! http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127435568 BKN International begins development of King Kong animation sequel LONDON (AFX) - BKN International AG, the Frankfurt and London-listed global animation company, announced it has begun development on a sequel to its franchise King Kong animation entitled Kong II-Return to the Jungle and secured a deal with UTV Software Communications Ltd, a listed company in India to produce state of the art computer graphic images. The company said the 80-minute 3D animated film will be ready in time for MIPCOM in October with production scheduled to start in November and will be produced in part by UTV in Mumbai, India, with much of the creative work performed and managed by BKN from London. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127318451 Kong Goodies This Fall Bob writes: Universal is going to release the Toho (Japanese) King Kong films; KING KONG VS GODZILLA(1962) and KING KONG ESCAPES(1967) on November 29th. BenBella Books will release on November 29th, the SmartPop book KING KONG IS BACK which contains essays by luminaries from the SF/Fantasy genre. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127317993 Richard H. Kline to Receive ASC Lifetime Achievement Award LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced today that Richard H. Kline, ASC will receive their prestigious ASC Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who has made exceptional and enduring contributions to advancing the art of filmmaking. Kline will be feted during the 20th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 26, 2006, at the Century Plaza Hotel. Kline earned Oscar nominations for CAMELOT in 1968 and for KING KONG in 1977. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127249001 Volkswagen Booth at International Automotive Exhibition in Germany Mike writes: I'm sending you pictures from the Volkswagen booth at the International Automotive Exhibition in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Thy built a little movie theater where they screened some action with the Volkswagen Touareg. Then a little note from Peter Jackson greeting the audience at Volkswagen. And then they showed "the newest pictures of King Kong", as it was written at the front of the booth. It appeared to be the well-kown official trailer. Before heading out of the room we where given some nice little extras, a bag, a sticker and a postcard with a pin. So it was worth waiting for. http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1127169672 -------------------------------------------------------- Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections) -------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: September 28th: Naomi Watts Birthday September 28th: Premiere date for Jackson's Gallipoli film September 29th: 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 ----------------------------------------------------------