King Kong

[Jetman]

I know all of you have heard about this one.The famed director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is doing the remake to King Kong. Stars, Jack Black, Naomi Watts,Adrian Brody, and the infamous monkey himself.

Anyways, a bit of a heads up as the trailer is going to be showing on multiple channels worldwide at the sametime tonight.

Universal will present an unprecedented motion picture preview "roadblock" as all nine of its networks simultaneously telecast the world premiere of the first trailer for Universal Pictures' "King Kong," the dramatic adventure helmed by Oscar(R)-winning director Peter Jackson, on Monday, June 27, from 8:59:30-9:02 PM ET.

As part of the ambitious, multi-pronged effort, the two-minute, 30-second teaser trailer will be broadcast at the same time on NBC, SCI FI, USA Network, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC, Telemundo, Mun2 and Universal HD. The trailer will be offered in high-definition on NBC and Universal HD. The estimated potential audience of the combined networks would exceed 109 million viewers, surpassing the total distribution of any previous promotional broadcast.

The specific schedule for the airing of the teaser trailer on each of the NBC networks is as follows:

NBC -- immediately following "Fear Factor"
USA Network -- immediately following "Law & Order: SVU
SCI FI Channel -- immediately following "Stargate-SG1"
Bravo -- immediately following "West Wing"
Universal HD -- immediately following "Airport '77"
MSNBC -- immediately following "Countdown with Keith Olberman"
CNBC -- immediately following "Cover to Cover"
Telemundo -- immediately following "La Mujer en el Espejo"
Mun2 -- premiere during the two-hour block of "The Roof."

"King Kong," which tells the classic tale of the gigantic ape captured on a remote island and brought to 1930s Manhattan where he meets his tragic fate, stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell and Adrien Brody and will open in theaters worldwide on December 14, 2005.

The teaser trailer for "King Kong" will make its on-screen debut in movie theaters worldwide on Wednesday, June 29th. Also on Monday, June 27, in concert with the NBC Universal roadblock, the "King Kong" teaser trailer will debut online, on multimedia-enabled personal wireless communication devices and at several high profile out-of-home locations.

Volkswagen, the exclusive automotive promotional partner of "King Kong," has been granted the exclusive online debut window for the teaser trailer. Beginning at 8:44 PM ET (15 minutes prior to the NBC Universal primetime roadblock), the teaser trailer may be viewed exclusively on the Volkswagen website (www.volkswagen.com), encoded in Apple's QuickTime technology, which offers the highest quality visual image available online. This Volkswagen online exclusive will continue for 48 hours.

Also at this time, Universal Pictures' official movie site for "King Kong" will go live at www.kingkongmovie.com Included on the site will be the official logo for the film, cast and filmmaker biographies and downloadable photos. This online destination for the film will expand over time and enable fans to immerse themselves in the rich history of the Kong character in our culture, and to explore the world Peter Jackson has created for his new film version of the classic adventure.

Theres no way this one will match the magic of first movie, but it still may be fun to watch - what do guys think?

[Drewbacca]

I think it will be great. King Kong is the kind of old movie I don't mind being remade because it can stand to be remade for today's audience. If Peter Jackson has pulled off the human - evolution nature that makes this creature so compelling the movie will stand next to the original.

I have faith in Jackson with creatures.

[Mzo]

Is it King Kong in 2005, or is it a period movie set in the 1930s?

And what the hell is Jack Black going to do in the movie?

[Fe 26]

I'd like for it to be a period movie. Other wise it will be jarasic park with a big monkey.

[Mzo]

I would also rather this be set in the 30s.

Or Middle Earth. One of the two.

[Drewbacca]

Those questions will be answered tonight when the trailer shows.

[Jetman]

Yeah, it is a period piece set in the '30's. I saw some pics of the actors in costume a while back, but cant find them now. They are probably in here somewhere - along with some pics of the FPS videogame as well.

http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/...kien/kingkong/

[Melf]

And what the hell is Jack Black going to do in the movie?

Unless he's the guy in the monkey suit, I have no idea.

[Frogacuda]

I think it will be great. King Kong is the kind of old movie I don't mind being remade because it can stand to be remade for today's audience. If Peter Jackson has pulled off the human - evolution nature that makes this creature so compelling the movie will stand next to the original.

I have faith in Jackson with creatures.

The 1976 remake of King Kong was really awful. I don't know that it's something that needs to be remade, as the original is still a fantastic movie. One of my favorites.

The thing with King Kong is that it's a fantasy movie set in a world with alot less knowledge about science than the average high school student today. Giant monkeys fighting dinosaurs on an uncharted island was sellable in the 30s in a way that it isn't today, and as a movie made in the 30s it holds up.

But I do think Peter Jackson understands this, and I think it was very smart of him to keep the movie set in the 1930s (which, btw is confirmed. He talks about the decision in an interview on IGN many months ago). By trying to preserve the context a bit, I think it'll fare better than, say, the Godzilla remake. I think Jackson "gets it". But he's got a difficult task with this one.

[Fe 26]

I would also rather this be set in the 30s.

Or Middle Earth. One of the two.

yeah, but everything would be better in middle earth. Even Robocop.