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Peter Jackson remaking King Kong

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the lord-of-the-monkey dept.

sigh71 writes "Stuff.co.nz is running a story on Peter Jacksons next big project, remaking the original King Kong. To be written by the same guys who wrote the scripts for Lord of the Rings. Google for more info."

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  1. Re:Guys? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Collaborative effort between Peter Jackson (story), Fran Walsh (story, words, lyrics), and Phillipa Boyens (story, words, lyrics). I suspect Mr. Jackson was too busy with other aspects of production to put too many words on paper once filming started.

  2. Re:What about the hobbit? by gabec · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Yeah, this is actually an April Fools news posting.

    Ok, April Fools.

    And anyway, Jackson has said explicitly that he's not going to do The Hobbit, but... Money Talks.

  3. Just scratching the surface by jmoriarty · · Score: 4, Interesting

    From what I've read about Jackson, he really appreciates the depth of the Kong story, not just the idea of a giant ape inflicting havoc.

    There are some juicy aspects of great tragedy in Kong that could be cultivated into a very new and powerful story. Consider the foolish pride of the hunters trying to tame nature. Or substitute the wildness of the human spirit for Kong. Or religion. Flesh out the love story and look at how Kong's love, his fatal flaw, is rewarded by the world.

    Like all enduring movies and myths, King Kong has many levels and strong currents. With a little insight and a strong writer there is a gold mine of different facets to Kong that Jackson could pursue.

  4. This will fail miserably by ShieldWolf · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE Jackson fan, but whenever Directors decide to remake a movie that inspired them when they were young (especially if this is THE movie that made them decide to direct) the results are ALWAYS (pun intended) a mistake:

    Always: Steven Spielberg
    Village of the Damned: John Carpenter
    Swept Away: Guy Ritchie
    etc.

    Peter, for God Sakes don't do it.

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