Kong: Skull Island

[Boom]

As if Peter Jackson's film wasn't enough, apparently they're making a film adaptation of Joe Devito's novel. The film was slated to release this year, but evidently it's still in pre-production.

http://www.pro.imdb.com/title/tt1015463/

http://www.kongskullisland.com/

http://io9.com/389098/kongs-big-comeback

http://www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com/new_detailed.html

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

So they get to tap into the prequal/sequal business, the comic book business, the King Kong business all in one film? Wow...Kong died, end of story. And it won't compare to Jackson's film, so it'll be a disgrace to even have it made.

 

[Batspider77]

This will be a animated Movie...right?

 

[Nivek]

I loved Jacksons Kong (except for that 30 minute boatride crap), I really hope they make him a bit more bestial and not a big angry teddy bear-ish monster.

 

[Red Mask]

Jackson's Kong was one ugly 'teddy bear'.

 

[Nivek]

Yes he was. He was awesome, just a little too cuddly in certain parts. Not saying I want Perv Kong from the '76 version, just thought it came off as Ann and her loyal pet too much.

 

[Red Mask]

Must be all that hair.

 

[Rac]

Yes he was. He was awesome, just a little too cuddly in certain parts. Not saying I want Perv Kong from the '76 version, just thought it came off as Ann and her loyal pet too much.

 

[Nivek]

I actually seen that. It was on Skinemax one night. It's soo bad, even the parts that are supposed to be sexy are lame!

 

[MAN O STEEL]

This sounds great to me. I loved Jackson's Kong. It dragged a bit but to me that just shows that care was taken in terms of the story instead of it being an update that makes everything faster, with more action so the little 12 yr olds can go see it. I think jackson really wanted a great story told first, good on him & I think the story to this one sounds equally as good. I look forward to it, but I hope it's live action with the actors from the first one reprising the roles that'll be comign back for this one. I hate animated crap, cheapens the movie going experience for me personally.




Steve

 

[gwynplaine]

I love Jackson's Kong almost as much as the original one.

 

[boog_spin]

i couldn't stand jackson's kong...i thought it was cheesy...overdone...jack black was laughable...i couldnt make it through the whole thing

 

[The Guard]

Cheesy and overdone...well, it is a giant gorilla named King Kong...

 

[boog_spin]

haha true..maybe because he took it wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too seriously...know what i mean? :-P

 

[Batspider77]

I loved Peter Jacksons King Kong but i wished Kong would have looked more like a Ape like Monster then just a Giant Gorilla.

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

I loved Jackson's King Kong. Think it was perfect (except for the dinosaure chase scene..cgi was bad in that scene). It's a total 9/10 film. Yes, it was taken way seriously, but when you're a director who's been paid $20 millions dollars to direct a film and have $200m+ budget, you'd want to take everything seriously to ensure you make a profit and the movie double'd it's budget, success!

I think King Kong was a great film by Jackson, and it played out pretty well. I watched it not too long ago and thought Kong was portayed very well.

However, trying to cash in on that film with a sequalish type film....is not going to go over very well.

 

[gwynplaine]

I wish they had cast someone else than Jack Black (I like him alright but not as a young "Orson Welles" type), and the boat ride was painful. But I thought they got Kong right and his relationship with Ann Darrow was pretty well done and moving imo. It is a flawed movie but also the work of a superior director who worships Shoedsack and Cooper's masterpiece.

 

[Batspider77]

The Origial Cut was very good but the Extended DVD with the full Swamp scene and all of the Extra scenes was just Perfect.

 

[Doctor Jones]

See the reason why you needed that long ass boat ride trip was to get to know the characters more. because after that it's this fast paced chase after Anne with action. PLus, you need to develop the relationship with Jack and Anne and when Anne is taken, it gives good reaosn for Jack actually wanting to go after her.

 

[patrickbateman]

dam was that the 3 disk edition ?

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

I thought Jack Black played the role just right. A cocky director with a bad sense of humor and ego who is just wanting attention. Jack Black....played that role just right. haha

 

[The Guard]

Seriously?

Jackson's KING KONG was an action comedy with romantic elements. We should all be so lucky to have such projects approached with this passion.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

The Origial Cut was very good but the Extended DVD with the full Swamp scene and all of the Extra scenes was just Perfect.

Agreed.

 

[Jackasscoley15]

This sounds great to me. I loved Jackson's Kong. It dragged a bit but to me that just shows that care was taken in terms of the story instead of it being an update that makes everything faster, with more action so the little 12 yr olds can go see it. I think jackson really wanted a great story told first, good on him & I think the story to this one sounds equally as good. I look forward to it, but I hope it's live action with the actors from the first one reprising the roles that'll be comign back for this one. I hate animated crap, cheapens the movie going experience for me personally.




Steve

Not going to happen. Looks like this one's being produced by some indie company that makes Direct-to-DVD tripe.

 

[Gabe99]

Cannes: Big Projects, Bigger Government Help China’s Animation Industry Advance

“The Chinese government is heavily promoting the growth of cultural industries, especially animation. In the past they’ve been concentrated on developing industrial zones, not really creative,” said Gary Zhang, who is co-producing a $40-million animated 3D project, Kong, with Korean filmmaker JJ Kim.

“Now they are staying away from that and they want to have more authentic, real effort into the creative industry,” said Zhang.
With Kong, Aquamen – thus named as both Zhang and Kim are Aquarians in the Chinese Zodiac -- is looking to energize the Asian animation sector.

For years, Chinese animation struggled from a lack of investment and missing creative juices, completely outplayed by SpongeBob SquarePants and the Japanese anime classics, but now the sector is undergoing a revival, with domestic animated features scoring high in the box office and a slate of high-quality projects.

Sporting a $40 million budget, Kong is the latest movie or television property to be adapted from the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. The film will tell the origin story of the titular character, who was born from molten rock in the Earth's core, but will also feature sci-fi elements, including aliens and robots.

Aquamen will imminently announce a Hollywood director for the and reveal a large investor, believed to be a major Chinese distributor, and it is currently looking for a studio in Korea.