Did you hear that? (Whatever it is, it’s big.) The teaser for PJ’s King Kong is lurching out of the jungle June 27, and will be broadcast simultaneously on all nine of NBC’s networks at 8:59pm EST. Come one, come all.
Tag: King Kong
Whither Skull Island?
While doing some link maintenance over on the ancient casting call page — It’s clear the heyday of celebrity fan sites has passed, by the way — I was surprised to find this great shot of Kong in New York on the official Andy Serkis website. The big guy looks kinda lonely and homesick, eh? Update: Oops, never mind. This appears to be a fan-made wallpaper, and isn’t actually from the film.
The Ape Wrangler.
“The one thing that the Lord of the Rings had taught us that we did not know in 1996 is that fantasy is best told in a very realistic way. The lesson we took in re-writing Kong last year was that the best fantasy experience in the cinema is one in which you utterly believe in what’s happening and in which the characters believe in what’s happening.” Three Monkeys talks Kong with Peter Jackson.
Apes, Aslan, & Aliens.
Courtesy of Coming Soon, Adrien and Naomi brave Skull Island in this new still from PJ’s King Kong, WETA Workshop shows off its Narnia designs in this catalog of sculpture, and Steven Spielberg unleashes the GOP’s worst nightmare — an ornery Tim Robbins brandishing a shotgun — in some recently-released images from War of the Worlds.
Running Ape, Running Water.
Coming Soon offers some choice updates on two long-awaited fanboy projects this afternoon. First, Naomi Watts finds it’s not easy seeing green as she films her New York scenes “with” Kong, and secondly, we have confirmation that Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain is finally off the ground with these first two shots from the movie, starring Hugh Jackman (not Brad Pitt) and Rachel Weisz.
December Spawns a Monster.
Quint, one of the AICN crew, recently enjoyed a month-long visit to PJ’s King Kong set in New Zealand, and now he’s telling us about it. Kind of spoilerish at times, but if you want the Cliff Notes: “Peter Jackson is making a modern day two hundred million dollar Ray Harryhausen film.” Update: Part 2 here. Update 2: And Part 3.
Do the Robot.
In the most recent Kong production diary, Peter Jackson teaches Adrien Brody and Naomi Watts the techniques of 21st century bluescreen/animatic acting a la Sky Captain.
Kong for a Day.
Knowing the importance of keeping the fanboy nation happy, PJ shows off Jack Black and Naomi Watts in costume over at KongisKing.Net. Update: PJ’s back with Black (and Brody) aboard the SS Venture.
Another Gotham Invader.
The cast of PJ’s King Kong convene in New Zealand to begin shooting on the great ape epic. Can we take Kong over Cheney? I’ll say this for the big fella…at least Kong was brought to New York against his will.
Eat the Piano Player/Sirius Blacker.
In fanboy casting news, The Pianist‘s Thomas Kretschmann joins PJ’s King Kong, while Gary Oldman thinks of signing on as Episode III’s General Grievous.