Mmm yes he mentioned he'd be doing King Kong almost as soon as LOTR was done, if not before all three films were out I seem to recall. I never liked King Kong, and I quite frankly can't see any director this side of Pluto doing a good job on it, even with today's amazing special effects.
The LOTR hype will stick with him, and he will probably not meet his fans' expectations with King Kong - that be my prediction anyway!
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The even better news about this movie is that the game tie-in is being partially developed by Ubi Montreal and partially by one Michel Ancel.
Ancel = the mind behind Rayman and, most notably (in my eyes, at least <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ), Beyond Good and Evil.
I have very high hopes. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also refreshing to see a pretty solid team on a movie tie-in game. I'm all for the original franchises and whatnot, but if you're going to do a tie-in, you might as well do it right!
It looks like jackson lost like 70 pounds... good for him <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
on a more topical note, the video diaries are quite interesting.
This is a conundrum for me. On the one hand, remaking <i>King Kong</i> is like remaking <i>Citizen Kane</i>; No, just... No. On the <i>other hand</i>, Peter Jackson is the one person I know who could do this right.
I'm so very torn <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
On a sidenote: Has anybody else noticed how much weight Jackson has lost? He looks like he's gone from a Michael Moore-ish girth to a Steven Spielberg-esque trim.
<!--QuoteBegin-KungFuSquirrel+Mar 26 2005, 11:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (KungFuSquirrel @ Mar 26 2005, 11:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The even better news about this movie is that the game tie-in is being partially developed by Ubi Montreal and partially by one Michel Ancel.
Ancel = the mind behind Rayman and, most notably (in my eyes, at least <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ), Beyond Good and Evil.
I have very high hopes. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also refreshing to see a pretty solid team on a movie tie-in game. I'm all for the original franchises and whatnot, but if you're going to do a tie-in, you might as well do it right! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Hah, when i saw this thread i thought i'd spread the news about the tie-in game too, and i somehow knew you'd beat me to it. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
KungFuSquirrelBasher of MuttonsJoin Date: 2002-01-26Member: 103Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
My Ancel-o-meter is tough to beat <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
See if you can find Johnathan davis in here <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <a href='http://img-nex.kongisking.net/kong/movies/day115-480x270-mpeg4.mov' target='_blank'>http://img-nex.kongisking.net/kong/movies/...0x270-mpeg4.mov</a>
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The LOTR hype will stick with him, and he will probably not meet his fans' expectations with King Kong - that be my prediction anyway!
Should be worth a look though.
I was kinda dissapointed when I first heard that they weren't going to use stop motion animation, but meh.
Ancel = the mind behind Rayman and, most notably (in my eyes, at least <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ), Beyond Good and Evil.
I have very high hopes. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also refreshing to see a pretty solid team on a movie tie-in game. I'm all for the original franchises and whatnot, but if you're going to do a tie-in, you might as well do it right!
on a more topical note, the video diaries are quite interesting.
I don't know about the movie; this looks like another Godzilla and/or Hulk. Do we need another one of those?
Old school Donkey Kong.
I'm so very torn <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
On a sidenote: Has anybody else noticed how much weight Jackson has lost? He looks like he's gone from a Michael Moore-ish girth to a Steven Spielberg-esque trim.
Ancel = the mind behind Rayman and, most notably (in my eyes, at least <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ), Beyond Good and Evil.
I have very high hopes. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also refreshing to see a pretty solid team on a movie tie-in game. I'm all for the original franchises and whatnot, but if you're going to do a tie-in, you might as well do it right! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hah, when i saw this thread i thought i'd spread the news about the tie-in game too, and i somehow knew you'd beat me to it. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->