In Peter Jackson’s most recent Production Diary for King Kong he mentions that he will be doing many press junket interviews in New York City to promote King Kong. Here is one of the first few to pop online from the dudes over at CHUD.com: Devin writes: I hope Peter Jackson gets some sleep. The guy just seems exhausted. The last time I interviewed him was for The Two Towers, which means that he was right in the middle of all the Lord of the Rings business, and he still didn’t look as tired as he did last Thursday at New York City’s Regency Hotel. [More]
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Andy Serkis, who has been hailed as the heart and soul of King Kong, put so much into his portrayal of the legendary giant gorilla that he wept tears of joy when he saw the full movie for the first time. The 41-year-old actor – who so memorably brought Gollum to the screen in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy – doubled for the computerised Kong in the epic movie, which also stars Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody and Jack Black. [More]
Ruby sends along this scan from the December 2nd edition of the Wall Street Journal, it showcases Peter Jackson and his Hollwood clout, even though he’s as far away from Hollywood as you can get! [More]
If you’re even casually interested in the languages Tolkien created, you’ll want to join us in Hall of Fire on December 11 at 5.30pm EST when we’ll be joined by Tolkien language expert David Salo for a moderated question and answer session. David was the primary language consultant for Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Lord of the Rings. David wrote Elvish dialogue, and created Dwarvish inscriptions for Moria, as well as the inscriptions for Aragorn’s sword – Anduril – and Frodo’s sword – Sting. [More]
Congrats to Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh for winning the ‘Moonlight Projects AFI Award’ last night at the Australian Film Institute’s award show. [AFI.org.au]
Today is Peter Jackson’s Birthday! Peter was born on Haloween 1961 in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand. That makes him 43 today! Happy Birthday Peter!!