Would you like to see your short film be a part of the return of KingKong to Universal Studios Hollywood? This summer, the King Kong 360 | 3-D attraction is making its return tothe Universal Studios Tour, and to celebrate, we're giving away $15,000 to thebest short films in our "King Kong's Path to Universal StudiosHollywood" competition.The best work may be exhibited on the jumbotron in Citywalk, online andon-air. The competition and creative brief are hosted on Zooppa, thesocial ne...
The International Event dedicated to Exploration & Conservation arrives in Los Angeles! Transforming The Legendary Shrine Auditorium into a Fantastic Exploratorium every year…The Festival will pay a special tribute to Jane Goodall, George Lucas and Harrison Ford and to King Kong first steps on the Shrine Auditorium Stage in 1933 with special guest Ray Harryhausen. The premiere of the documentary film Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon, starring Buzz Aldrin and James Cameron, will close th...
Why make a King Kong film now? You have to ask Peter Jackson. Why is a white woman still held in high esteem by a gorilla? Why is a white woman in a white dress walking through the streets of New York in 0 degree weather to find her 'Kong'? Why a group of white men, one white woman , one Asian man and one black man on a boat to the mysterious 'Skull Island'? Why recreate a group of spirit possessed black islanders (New Zealand Maori) subdued by the militarism of a ship's primarily whitecrew and...
Peter Jackson created a full back story for Kong as a starting point for remaking cinema’s iconic giant ape and surrogate Kong Andy Serkis tells how much a labour of love it was for him when he befriended Zaire, one of the female gorillas, during months of research: and when his wife came to visit him, Zaire threw a water bottle at her.Getting to the particular Kong at the centre of Peter Jackson’s remake was of paramount concern to filmmakers, and all involved had very strong ideas about ho...
Peter Jackson's King Kong starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie bell, Evan Parker, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner, Craig Hall had its world premiere in New York as it should be.(L-R) Actors Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts, director Peter Jackson, actors Jack Black and Andy Serkis are photographed with King Kong in Times Square as Mayor of New York Michael R. Bloomberg officially pronounces "King Kong Day" December 5, 2005 as a precur...
Peter Jackson's King Kong starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie bell, Evan Parker, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner, Craig Hall had its world premiere in New York as it should be.(L-R) Actors Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts, director Peter Jackson, actors Jack Black and Andy Serkis are photographed with King Kong in Times Square as Mayor of New York Michael R. Bloomberg officially pronounces "King Kong Day" December 5, 2005 as a precur...
