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]
Category: Peter Jackson
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]
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!!
I am not too sure if you’ve noticed the goings on at our other site Kongisking.net, but Gandalf has returned to New Zealand to spy for us on the set of Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Take a look at PJ’s crew trying to capture the quick-footed wizard, and a great few seconds of Andy Serkis with a machine gun! [More]
According to NZPA, the big three Hollywood stars of Peter Jackson’s $NZ200 million ($A185.47 million) King Kong are already in awe of the project (even) before the cameras roll next month. [More]