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SATURDAY APRIL 2 2005 2:00 PM

Jackson's 'Kong' to be Trilogy

Submitted by Jeff_Fries

Edited by SquidProQuo

This video diary at KongIsKing.net (warning - large file, spoilerous) not only features a svelte Peter Jackson descibing numerous and intimate production details of his remake of King Kong, it reveals that this Kong will be the first film of a three-part series.

Unlike his Lord of the Rings films, Jackson and company claim they had not planned on a trilogy until he had been approached with the offer by Universal executives last December.

(Eddie Egan, Co-President of Universal Pictures Marketing)...This is just tremendously exciting for us, Universal... we had some production money stashed away for the second Chronicle of Riddick, but we're not, uh, producing that particular picture. So, happily, we had a significant budget and we're going to make Son of Kong with it, immediatly.

The current release schedule for Kong and it's sequels:

King Kong - December this year

King Kong: Son of Kong - June 2006 (apparently a remake of the 1933 original)

King Kong: Into the Wolf's Lair - December of 2006.

Tiparillo: AICN

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Comments

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

APR 02, 2005 02:09 PM

Unless he's battling Godzilla, I don't want to hear about no trilogy.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

APR 02, 2005 02:10 PM

WOW!

I had no idea about any of this.
Naomi Watts is hot, and King Kong?!?!?!?

Rad.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

APR 02, 2005 02:12 PM

Oh, and I can't believe that that is Peter Jackson. What did he lose, 200 lbs.?

TePo

New Zealand

February 2005

APR 02, 2005 02:14 PM

I think you will find that this particular "video diary" was released April 1st...hmmm anything clicking here. A nice April fools joke I believe from Pete and the cast/crew. I figured it was taking the piss when he mention a shot with 2 browning machine guns monted on son of Kong's shoulders...No oone could be that tacky surely.

googused

Portland, OR

OLD SKOOL

APR 02, 2005 02:17 PM

I need to go on the famous directors diet!

MarginWalker2002

San Diego, CA

April 2004

APR 02, 2005 02:17 PM

BbBbBbBb said:

crispy said:
Oh, and I can't believe that that is Peter Jackson. What did he lose, 200 lbs.?

No Shit!!

Great Googly Mooglies! He did lose a shit ton of weight.

The movies may be interesing. We'll have to wait and see how they come out...

Idjit

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

APR 02, 2005 02:50 PM

The first "One-Line Shooting Schedule" is also dated April 1st, 2005.

So I wonder if that's really PJ, or what?

Sebilrazen

Minneapolis, MN

November 2004

APR 02, 2005 02:54 PM

Yes it's really PJ. But come on, It was April 1st. I don't think PJ is that beholden to quid to totally go the whole Wachowski route.

mrpenbrook

Oak Park, IL

February 2004

APR 02, 2005 03:25 PM

Sebilrazen said:
Yes it's really PJ. But come on, It was April 1st. I don't think PJ is that beholden to quid to totally go the whole Wachowski route.

What, you don't think Peter Jackson is going to get a sex change operation?

supercrisis

Canada

July 2004

APR 02, 2005 04:54 PM

What no more Chronicles of Riddick?! Fiends!

MrCrisp

I'm lost

August 2004

APR 02, 2005 05:03 PM

crispy said:
Oh, and I can't believe that that is Peter Jackson. What did he lose, 200 lbs.?

i was thinking the same thing. kind of looks like billy boyd made up to look like jackson. is it just me or is the dubbing off whenever he talks? it is really him, though. i can't believe he lost so much weight...he's still a scraggly little guy, though.

this was on the site on april 1st, too. wonder which one's the joke, if there's even a joke at all.

not everyone pulls april fools shit, but i wouldn't be surprised.

[Edited on Apr 02, 2005 5:04PM]