King Kong
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Directed by	Peter Jackson
Produced by	Jan Blenkin Carolynne Cunningham Fran Walsh Peter Jackson
Written by	Story: Merian C. Cooper Edgar Wallace Screenplay: Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens
Starring	Naomi Watts Jack Black Adrien Brody Andy Serkis Thomas Kretschmann Jamie Bell Evan Parke Kyle Chandler
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Editing by	Jamie Selkirk
Distributed by	USA Theatrical and Worldwide DVD/Video Universal Pictures Non-USA Theatrical United International Pictures
Release date(s)	December 14, 2005
Running time	Theatrical Cut: 188 min. Extended Edition: 201 min.
Language	English
Budget	$207,000,000
Gross revenue	$549,358,447
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King Kong is a 2005 remake of the 1933 King Kong film about a fictional giant ape called Kong. It was directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and its cast included Naomi Watts in the role of Ann Darrow, Jack Black as Carl Denham, Adrien Brody as Jack Driscoll and, through performance capture, Andy Serkis as Kong. Serkis also played Lumpy, the galley chef on the SS Venture. Image File history File links Kingkong_bigfinal1. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... Fran Walsh and her husband Peter Jackson Frances Walsh MNZM is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film producer and also a musician. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... Merian C. 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In 1933, Great Depression-era New York City, actress Ann Darrow has just lost her job at the local theater and is recruited by film director Carl Denham because of the presence of her favorite writer Jack Driscoll. They set sail to a remote Indian Ocean island known as Skull Island, inhabited by prehistoric creatures and the mighty giant gorilla Kong. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Carl Denham (born 1896 in New York City died in 1957 in California) is a fictional film director in the films King Kong and Son of Kong (both released in 1933), as well as in the 2005 remake of King Kong, and a 2004 illustrated-novel titled Kong: King of... Jack, as portrayed by Bruce Cabot in the 1933 original film Jack Driscoll is a fictional character in the 1933 film King Kong and its 2005 remake. ... This page refers to the fictional Skull Island of King Kong. ...

The film's budget climbed from an initial $150 million US to a record-breaking $207 million. The film was released on December 14, 2005 and made an opening of $50.1 million. Kong turned out to be very profitable as domestic and worldwide grosses eventually added up to almost $550 million,^[1] becoming the fourth-highest grossing movie in Universal Pictures history. Strong DVD sales also added over $100 million to the grosses.^[2] It also received positive reviews, with some considering it one of the all-round best movies of 2005, though it has been criticized for its length at three hours and eight minutes. It won Academy Awards for visual effects, sound mixing, and sound editing. is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

Plot

Having lost her job as a vaudeville actress, Ann Darrow is hired by troubled filmmaker Carl Denham to be an actress in his new motion picture. With time running out, Ann signs on when she learns her favorite playwright Jack Driscoll is the screenwriter. On the SS Venture, they slowly fall in love. As for Carl, a warrant is out for his arrest and Captain Englehorn begins to have second thoughts, following the fears of his crew over the legend of Skull Island. Despite his attempt to turn around, their ship is sucked up into a fog and crashes into one of the encircling rocks. This article is about the musical variety theatre. ... Fay Wray as Ann Darrow in the 1933 version of King Kong. ... Carl Denham (born 1896 in New York City died in 1957 in California) is a fictional film director in the films King Kong and Son of Kong (both released in 1933), as well as in the 2005 remake of King Kong, and a 2004 illustrated-novel titled Kong: King of... Jack, as portrayed by Bruce Cabot in the 1933 original film Jack Driscoll is a fictional character in the 1933 film King Kong and its 2005 remake. ... Captain Englehorn (right), as portrayed by Thomas Kretschmann in the 2005 version Captain Englehorn is a fictional captain in the films King Kong and Son of Kong (both released in 1933), the 2005 remake of King Kong, and in the television series The King Kong Show, and a 2004 illustrated... This page refers to the fictional Skull Island of King Kong. ...

Carl and his crew explore the island, with a deserted village against a wall, but they are attacked by the vicious natives. Mike, the sound technician, is speared, one of the sailors has his head crushed, and Jack is knocked out. Ann screams, and a roar beyond the wall responds. The matriarch vows to sacrifice her to "Kong". Englehorn and his crew break up the attack and return to the damaged ship. They finally lighten the load to steer away, until Jack discovers Ann has been kidnapped. On the island, Ann is hung from a balcony to the other side of a valley. The crew comes armed, but are too late. Carl sees the 25 foot gorilla that has taken her. Englehorn gives them 24 hours to find her. In the meantime, Ann discovers the remains of the previous sacrifices, and stabs Kong's hand with her ceremonial necklace to no avail. Kong proceeds to take Ann through the jungles of the island far away.

Ann and Kong share one last moment atop the Empire State Building, before the arrival of the biplanes.

The rescue party is caught up in a Venatosaurus pack's hunt of Brontosaurus, and four of them are killed while Jack and the rest of the crew survive. Ann manages to entertain Kong with juggling and dancing, but he does not kill her when she refuses to continue. He leaves her. The rest of the rescue party come across a swamp. It is here that Bruce Baxter and two others leave the group. The survivors stumble across a log where Kong attacks, flinging them off the log into a ravine. He returns to rescue Ann from three V. rex, and takes her up to his mountain lair. Englehorn and the rest of the crew rescue whomever is left of the rescue party from the pit of giant insects, and as Jack decides to continue to search for Ann, Carl decides to capture Kong. Jack comes to Kong's lair, and disturbs him from his slumber. Ann and Jack escape on the wings of a giant bat to a river and come to the wall, where Ann becomes distraught by what Carl plans to do. Kong bursts through the gate and struggles to get her back, but he is knocked out by chloroform. Image File history File links Beau-ti-ful. ... Image File history File links Beau-ti-ful. ... Hs123 biplane. ... A Venatosaur pursues Hayes. ... For other uses see, see Brontosaurus (disambiguation). ... Spoiler warning: The log chasm is a turning scene in the three King Kong films. ... R-phrases , , , S-phrases , Flash point Non-flammable U.S. Permissible exposure limit (PEL) 50 ppm (240 mg/m3) (OSHA) Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...

In New York around Christmas, Carl presents King Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World on Broadway. Ann has become an anonymous chorus girl and a double of her is no replacement for Kong. Camera flashes from photographers enrage the gorilla. Kong breaks free from his chrome-steel chains and chases Jack across town, where he encounters Ann again. They share a quiet moment on a frozen lake in Central Park, before the army attacks. Kong climbs onto the Empire State Building, where he makes his last stand against the Curtiss Helldivers,^[3] downing three of them. Ultimately Kong is hit by several bursts of gunfire from the surviving planes, and gazes at a distraught Ann for the last time before falling off the building to his death. Ann is greeted by Jack, and the reporters flood to Kong's corpse. Carl takes one last look and says "It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast." Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, New York at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. ...

Cast

• Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow: A struggling vaudeville actress who is desperate to continue acting. Carl Denham discovers her attempting to steal an apple from a fruit stand, only to pay for it himself. She is a big fan of Jack Driscoll, but knows nothing about acting in a movie and during the course of the voyage, she falls in love with him. She also forms a special friendship with Kong. Ann herself is very confident, beautiful, and capable of handling herself in a tough situation.
• Adrien Brody as Jack Driscoll: A playwright who falls for Ann. He is on the voyage mistakenly, when he delivers 15 pages of script for Denham, and he delays him as the SS Venture begins its voyage. Jack is quickly enchanted by Ann's beauty and charm, and plans to write a play for her. He refuses to give up on her rescue, even continuing on alone when the rest of the Venture crew turn back. He is also heavily involved in Kong's final moments in New York.
• Andy Serkis as King Kong (motion capture and voice): A 25 foot gorilla who is around 120-150 years old.^[4] He is the last of his species.
• Jack Black as Carl Denham: A film director who obtained a map to Skull Island. Due to his desperate situation - involving debts and theft - Carl is obsessive and slowly loses his moral compass during the film. His producers are convinced he is on a wild goose chase and the police have a warrant for his arrest.
• Thomas Kretschmann as Captain Englehorn: The German Captain of the SS Venture.
• Evan Parke as Ben Hayes: Englehorn's second mate, who leads Ann's rescue mission. He is killed at the log chasm scene after Kong snatches him and subsequently throws him against the rock wall.
• Jamie Bell as Jimmy: A boy who was found on the SS Venture, wild and abandoned. He is a kleptomaniac and views Hayes as a father figure.
• Colin Hanks as Preston: Denham's neurotic personal assistant.
• Kyle Chandler as Bruce Baxter: An actor who specialises in adventure films such as Tribal Brides of the Amazon, Rough Trader and Dame Tamer. He abandons Ann's rescue mission but brings Englehorn to rescue them from the insect pit, and is given credit for rescuing Ann during the Broadway display of Kong. He has sense once more to leave before Kong escapes.
• John Sumner as Herb: Denham's loyal camera man. He is killed by Venetasaurs after the Brontosaur stampede.
• Andy Serkis as Lumpy: The ship's cook, barber and surgeon. He is a brave sailor who goes to search for Ann but is killed in the pit after fighting a group of worm-like creatures.
• Lobo Chan as Choy: Lumpy's best friend, who falls to his death in the valley of insects.
• Craig Hall as Mike: Denham's soundman for the journey and ends up being the first person to be killed by the Skull Island natives.

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Production

Peter Jackson was a nine year old in the New Zealand town of Pukerua Bay when he first saw the 1933 version of King Kong. He was in tears in front of the TV when Kong slipped off the Empire State Building.^[5] At age 12 he tried to recreate the film using his parents' super-8 camera and a model of Kong made of wire and rubber with his mother's fur coat for the hair, but eventually gave up on the project.^[6] In 1996, he developed a version that was in pre-production for 6-7 months, but the studio cancelled it.^[7] This is most likely because of the release of Mighty Joe Young and Godzilla the same year.^[6] During this time Jackson had achieved the designs of the Brontosaurus and the Raptors.^[6] He then began work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy.^[8] No casting was ever done, but he had hoped to get either George Clooney or Robert DeNiro.^[9] With the overwhelming box office and critical success of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Universal contacted him during production of the second film,^[6] and he was paid $20 million USD to direct this film, the highest salary Hollywood ever paid a director.^[10] For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... Pukerua Bay is a small sea-side community at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. ... King Kong in the 1933 film. ... Kong is the Danish word for king, but can also refer to the following: A common Chinese surname kÇ’ng (å­”), Clan name of Confucius. ... The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, New York at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. ... Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood. ... Godzilla is an American science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich and starred Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Michael Lerner and Kevin Dunn. ... This article is about the Peter Jackson films. ... The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a film, released on Wednesday, December 19, 2001, directed by Peter Jackson with a runtime of 178 minutes (2 hours, 58 minutes). ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Peter Jackson has stated that the script significantly changed between the 1996 and 2005 drafts. In Jackson's original 1996 draft of the script, Ann was the daughter of famed English archaeologist Lord Linwood Darrow exploring ancient ruins in Sumatra.^[11] They would come into conflict with Denham during his filming, and they would uncover a hidden Kong statue and the map of Skull Island. This would indicate that the island natives were a cult religion that once thrived on the mainland of Asia, and all trace of the cult was wiped out, except for the few on the island. Instead of a playwright, Jack was the first mate and an ex-First World War fighter pilot still struggling with the loss of his best friend, who is killed in battle during a World War I prologue.^[11] Herb the camera-man was the only supporting character in the original draft who made it to the final version. Another difference was that Ann was actually caught in the V. rex's jaws in the Kong/3 V. rex fight. According to the draft, Ann was wedged in the mouth and slashed by the teeth; after the fight, Kong got her out but by some reason Ann got a fever, from which she recovered. (It didn't say how Ann got it, but it was almost unmistakably an infection in one of her cuts). Jackson's first rough draft was described as a "tongue-in-cheek comedic film with elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark and other films," according to Jackson himself. Originally, he wanted a comical "monkey-farce" to be released, but he credits Universal for pulling the plug, as he was able to rework things into what ended up on screen.^[6] Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... This page refers to the fictional Skull Island of King Kong. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original meaning. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... This article is about the film. ...

Other challenges include the rewriting of the script between 1996 and 2005, adding more character development to the 1933 story and acting as though the 1976 version never existed.^[12] The process began with a nine minute animatic created by Peter Jackson and shown to the writing team, causing Philippa Boyens to cry. Jackson, alongside Christian Rivers and his team, created animatics for all the action sequences which wound up becoming the first stage in animation. The Empire State Building animatic in particular, was completely replicated in the final film.^[6] Christian Rivers is a New Zealand filmmaker. ...

Peter Jackson decided early on that he did not want Kong to act human, and so they studied hours of gorilla footage.^[13] Andy Serkis, who modelled his movement, went to the London Zoo to watch the gorillas, but was unsatisfied. He ended up going to Rwanda to observe mountain gorillas in the wild, with a company called Rainbow Tours. Possibly as a result of this, Kong acts and moves very much like a real gorilla.^[14] Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an Armenian-English actor and director. ... The giant ZSL London Zoo aviary ZSL London Zoo is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. ...

Andy Serkis in his Kong bodysuit.

Apart from Kong, Skull Island is also inhabited by dinosaurs and other large fauna. However, though they may look similar, they are not the familiar species. Inspired by the works of Dougal Dixon, the designers have imagined what 65 million years or more of isolated evolution would have done to the dinosaurs.^[6] The creatures are presented as more scientifically accurate than those portrayed in the 1933 version. The names of these and hundreds of other beasts are found in the book The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island. Image File history File links Serkiskong. ... Image File history File links Serkiskong. ... Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an Armenian-English actor and director. ... This page refers to the fictional Skull Island of King Kong. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Fauna is a collective term for animal life of any particular region or time. ... Dougal Dixon (born 1947) is a Scottish geologist. ... This article is about evolution in biology. ... The World Of Kong: A Natural History Of Skull Island is a fictional 2005 encyclopedic book which was made for the release of Peter Jacksons King Kong. ...

The film's budget climbed from an initial $150 million US to a record-breaking $207 million,^[15] making it at one point the most-expensive film yet made. Universal Studios only agreed to such an outlay after seeing a screening of the unfinished film, to which executives responded enthusiastically. In addition, it is estimated that marketing and promotion costs were about $60 million. Production had difficulties, such as Peter Jackson's decision to change composers from Howard Shore to James Newton Howard seven weeks before the film opened.^[16] Also, the film was originally set to be 135 minutes, but soon grew to 200, prompting Universal executives to fly to New Zealand to view a rough cut, but they liked it so their concerns were addressed.^[17] . ... Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg. ... This article is about James Howard, the composer. ...

Release

The marketing campaign for King Kong started in full swing on June 28, 2005, when the teaser trailer made its debut, first online at the official Volkswagen website at 8:45 p.m. EST, then 8:55 p.m. EST across media outlets owned by NBC Universal (the parent of Universal Studios), including NBC, Bravo!, CNBC and MSNBC. That trailer appeared in theatres attached to War of the Worlds, which opened on June 29.^[4] In a unique co-promotion, New York State held a special King Kong lottery game in which tickets were sold for a one time drawing to be held on December 5, 2005 offered a grand prize of $50 million and several second prizes of $1 million.^[18] is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Trailer (film). ... Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ... This article is about the television network. ... Bravo! is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned by CHUM Limited and was launched on January 1, 1995. ... This article is about CNBC U.S., the business news channel in the U.S.. For other uses, see CNBC (disambiguation). ... For the news website, see msnbc. ... War of the Worlds is a 2005 science fiction disaster film based on H. G. Wells original novel starring Tom Cruise. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... King Kong in the 1933 film. ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jackson also regularly published a series of 'Production Diaries', which chronicled the making of the film. The diaries started shortly after the DVD release of The Return of the King as a way to give Jackson's The Lord of the Rings fans a glimpse of his next project. These diaries are edited into broadband-friendly installments of three or four minutes each. They consist of features that would normally be seen in a making-of documentary: a tour of the set, a roving camera introducing key players behind the scene, a peek inside the sound booth during last-minute dubbing, or Andy Serkis doing his ape movements in a motion capture studio.^[19] The production diaries were released on DVD on December 13, 2005, one day before the U.S. release of the film. This was one of the first occasions in which material that would normally be considered supplementary to the DVD release of a film, was not only released separately, but done so in a prestige format; the Production Diaries came packaged in a box with a set of prints and a replica 1930s-era clipboard. It is also the first time such material was published prior to the release of the film. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... This article is about the novel. ... Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an Armenian-English actor and director. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A novelization of the movie and a prequel entitled The Island of the Skull was also written. A multi-platform video game entitled Peter Jackson's King Kong was released, which featured an alternate ending. There was a hardback book entitled The World of Kong, featuring artwork from Weta Workshop to describe the fictional beastiary in the film. A number of spin-offs from the remake's franchise include books, novels, comics and video games. The World Of Kong: A Natural History Of Skull Island is a fictional 2005 encyclopedic book which was made for the release of Peter Jacksons King Kong. ... Weta Workshop is a physical effects company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... i eat poop alot A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. ... King Kong has been adapted into comic book format a number of times. ...

Reception

With a take of $9.7 million box office on its opening day, and an opening weekend of $50.1 million, King Kong failed to live up to its pre-release hype, and did not meet expectations of Universal Studios executives. Some media outlets even considered the film to be a flop after its weak opening weekend, as at that point it wasn't on pace to make back its $207 million budget.^[20] Its opening weekend of $50.1 million, while good for most movies, fell short of the inflated expectations caused by the movie's enormous budget and marketing campaign. This article is about the American media conglomerate. ...

However, King Kong was able to hold its audience in the subsequent holiday weeks and ended up becoming a domestic hit, grossing $218.1 million at the North American box office (putting it in the top five grossing films of 2005 domestically).^[21] King Kong fared much better in the international market, as it grossed $331.3 million outside North America, leading to a worldwide total of $549.4 million (putting it in the top five grossing films of 2005 Worldwide).^[22]

Other factors also affect a film's profitability besides box office sales, such as the DVD sales. King Kong, as of April 3, 2006, sold more than 7.2 million DVDs,^[23] over $100 million in the largest six-day performance in Universal Studios history.^[24] As of June 25, 2006 King Kong has generated almost $38 million from DVD rental gross.^[25] is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Thus, despite the film's inauspicious start at the box office, King Kong turned out to be very profitable. Ticket and DVD sales combined, the film earned well over $700 million,^[26] becoming the fourth-highest grossing movie in Universal Pictures history. Its release on home video and DVD was also a great success.^[27] Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ...

Critical reaction

King Kong received a favourable critical response, garnering an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[28] The most common criticisms of the film were due to excessive length, over-use of slow motion, and several moments where the audience was aware of CGI effects. Positive critical reviews regarded it as one of the few good epics and all-round best movies of 2005. Roger Ebert gave the movie four stars, and listed it as the 8th best film of 2005.^[29] Similarly, King Kong has been included in many critics' Top Ten of 2005 lists.^[30] The film received four Academy Award nominations for Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, and Art Direction, winning all but the last.^[31] Entertainment Weekly called the depiction of Kong the most convincing computer generated character in film in 2007.^[32] Some criticized the film for retaining racist stereotypes present in the original film, though it was not suggested that Jackson had done this intentionally.^[33] Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in visual effects. ... The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... The Academy Award of Merit for Best Sound Editing is an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound editing or sound design. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ...

Possible future

Peter Jackson has expressed his desire to remaster the film in 3-D at some point in the future.^[34] Though this has been officially disclaimed as a potential project by Universal Studios, both Shrek and Terminator 2: Judgment Day had short 3-D versions made for the Studio as theme park attractions. Jackson was also seen shooting with a 3-D camera at times during the shoot of King Kong.^[35] For other uses, see Shrek (disambiguation). ... Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly abbreviated T2) is a 1991 movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. ...

Cinematic and literary allusions

Jamie Bell's character is repeatedly shown reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a novel about a journey into a primitive land and mankind's exploitation of fellow man. Jack Black and critics have noted Carl Denham's similarity to Orson Welles.^[36] When Jack Driscoll is searching for a place to sleep in the animal storage hold, a box behind him reads 'Sumatran Rat Monkey — Beware the bite!' - a reference to the creature that causes mayhem in Peter Jackson's film Braindead (1992)^[37] (in that film, the rat monkey is described as only being found on Skull Island). // Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad NaÅ‚Ä™cz-Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. ... For other uses, see Heart of Darkness (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Sumatran Rat-Monkey, as seen in Peter Jacksons 1992 film Braindead (Dead-Alive) The Sumatran Rat-Monkey is a hideous creature created by director Peter Jackson for his 1992 horror film/ comedy film, Braindead (also known as Dead-Alive). ... Braindead (New Zealand 1992), released as Dead Alive in North America, is an extreme zombie horror-comedy directed by Peter Jackson. ... This page refers to the fictional Skull Island of King Kong. ...

References to other versions of King Kong

• Fay Wray, the original Ann Darrow, was asked by Peter Jackson to do a brief cameo and say the film's signature line, "It was beauty killed the beast." At first she flatly refused, but then seemed to consider the possibility, but passed away soon after.^[36] The line went back to the character of Carl Denham (played by Jack Black).
• An ad for Universal Pictures is visible while Kong is tearing up Times Square; in actuality, an ad for Columbia Pictures was in the same spot in the 1933 film, but the studio asked for a large amount of money for its use, so effects artists replaced it.^[37]

• When Denham is considering who to play the part before meeting Ann, he suggests "Fay," but his assistant Preston replies, "She's doing a picture with RKO." Music from the 1933 original comes on, and Denham mutters, "Cooper, huh? I might have known." Fay Wray starred in the 1933 film, which was directed by Merian C. Cooper and released by RKO.^[37]

• The 2005 remake, in a different way, also quotes the fake "Arabian proverb" about "beauty and the beast" that Merian C. Cooper made up in his 1933 film.^[37]

• Kong's New York stage appearance looks very much like a re-enactment of the sacrifice scene of the 1933 film, including the posts the 'beauty' is tied to and the nearly identical performance and costumes of the dancers. In addition, the music played by the orchestra during that scene is identical in both films (as well as the main theme of the original film.)^[37]

• The 1933 film featured an extended spider pit sequence where several members of the party were devoured by massive spiders and insects after being shaken off a log into the ravine by Kong. This scene was pulled before release when Cooper decided it slowed the film down. The original film of the 1933 spider pit sequence has never been recovered, but Peter Jackson recreated the scene for the 2005 remake. He also paid homage to the spider pit sequence by recreating the scene using stop motion photography and included the scene as an extra for the deluxe DVD release of the original 1933 film.

• The battle between Kong and the final V. rex is almost move-for-move like the last half of the fight between Kong and the T. rex in the original 1933 film, right down to Kong playing with the dinosaur's broken jaw and then standing, beating his chest and roaring victoriously.^[37]

• After the crew captures Kong on the beach, Denham speaks the line: '"The whole world will pay to see this! We're millionaires, boys! I'll share it with all of you. In a few months, his name will be up in lights on Broadway! KONG, THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD!"' The same line is in the original 'Kong.'^[37]

• In the finale atop the Empire State Building, Peter Jackson has a small role as one of the pilots who shoots down Kong. This is a reference to the original, in which Merian C. Cooper has a similar cameo as a pilot. Ernest B. Schoedsack also appeared with Cooper as his rear-gunner. In Jackson's film, Rick Baker, who played Kong (in a rubber suit) in the 1976 remake, is the pilot for Jackson's plane.^[37]

• The lines that Bruce Baxter and Ann speak while filming on the ship are from the original King Kong.

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Soundtrack

See: King Kong (2005 soundtrack).

The musical score for King Kong was composed by James Newton Howard. Originally Howard Shore, who worked for Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings, was to compose the score for the film, and recorded several completed cues before he was removed from the project by Jackson. Howard joined the project with literally weeks to score and record more than two hours of music. Shore still makes a cameo appearance as the ill-fated conductor in the theatre from which Kong escapes. King Kong is the original soundtrack, on the Decca Records label, of the 2005 Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film King Kong starring Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Academy Award winner Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis. ... Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg. ...

DVD release

King Kong was released on DVD on March 28, 2006 in the United States. The three versions that came out were single disc fullscreen, single disc widescreen and a 2-Disc Widescreen Special Edition. The second disc of the Special Edition contains the remainder of almost all the KongisKing.net production diaries not contained on the Peter Jackson's Production Diaries DVD set. The only missing episode is "13 Weeks To Go" which contained footage of Howard Shore recording the original score. It is still available on the website. is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Full screen is a term used to describe a video release of a widescreen film which has subsequently been altered in order to create a 4:3 aspect ratio, rather than maintain the original theatrical aspect ratio through the use of letterboxing with black bars at the top and bottom... The inner box (green) is the format used in most pre-1952 films and pre-widescreen television. ...

All DVD versions of the movie contain at least four known instances of DVD "watermarking" that are assumed to be anti-piracy measures. In Region 1, the letters "KKDD" appear for one frame on the character Bruce Baxter's (Kyle Chandler) arm at 00:30:29 and 2:01:33. Region 2 has the same instances, but the letters "KKID" are used instead. An image with visible digital watermarking. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated American film and television actor. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ...

On Tuesday, June 27, 2006, www.kongisking.net reported that Spanish DVD website Zonadvd officially confirmed the release date of an extended edition of King Kong on November 15, 2006. It was also said that three discs would be included in the set. Unseen features, including deleted scenes, commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, and so on are sure to follow (these features were previously mentioned before).^[38] Image File history File links Hidden_KKDDs_in_King_Kong_DVD.jpg Screen captures of both known hidden KKDD watermarks in the 2005 King Kong DVD. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... King Kong in the 1933 film. ...

The 3 disc Deluxe Extended Edition was released on November 14th 2006 in the U.S.A.^[39], and on November 1st in Australia^[40]. Thirteen minutes were put back into the film, and a further 40 minutes presented alongside the rest of the special features. The extended edition also has over 230 new visual effects shots.^{[citation needed]} The film was spread onto the first two discs with commentary by Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens, and some featurettes on Disc 2, whilst the main Special Features are on Disc 3. Another set was released, including a WETA figurine of a bullet-ridden Kong scaling the Empire State Building, roaring at the army with Ann in hand. The extended film amounts to 201 minutes in total.^[41] For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

Extended Edition scenes

The extended edition not only has 13 minutes of added footage reincorporated into the film, 40 minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD, but also over 230 new visual effects shots. The first major addition comes after the rescue team enters the jungle, in which they startle a Ceratopsian dinosaur and it goes on the rampage. Hayes shoots it and the scene ends on a reference to the original film as Carl and Herb film its tail in death throes. Groups Psittacosaurus Coronosauria Ceratopia (ser-a-TOP-ee-ah) or Ceratopsia is a group of ornithischian dinosaurs which evolved during the Cretaceous period in what is now North America and Asia. ...

The second major addition is a scene in the swamp where the rescue team on two rafts are first surrounded by swarms of Scorpiopede creatures, before an attack from an enormous serpentine Piranhadon fish. Three men are killed and Jack almost drowns. Carl captures the last death on camera (to the disgust of Lumpy) which he takes great pains to retain in the chaos. After exiting the swamp, Lumpy shoots an approaching sound in the thick foliage. Jack believes he has shot Ann, which turns out to be a large bird similar to a giant Moa. The insect pit sequence is extended with footage of the characters climbing out of the pit, notably including a monologue from Carl about the point of death, Jimmy finding Hayes's body and taking his cap to remember him, and Bruce Baxter killing more insects. During the army's attack on King Kong, he tramples a van containing a man who issues the fire command, and also knocks a van, with a commander insulting Kong, out of his away. The rest of the deleted scenes have unfinished effects, and are not incorporated into the film, but remain on the DVD set with individual introductions by Peter Jackson.

HD-DVD Release

A special HD-DVD version of King Kong is part of a promotional pack for the release of the external HD-DVD Drive for the Xbox 360. The pack contains the HD-DVD drive, the Universal Media Remote and King Kong on HD-DVD.^[42] It was also available separately as a standard HD-DVD.^[43] HD DVD or High-Definition DVD is a high-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high-definition video. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ...

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