Raph's Girl
07-27-2009, 08:28 AM
Uh... er... apperantly they're making a prequel to King Kong about how he became King......
http://www.mania.com/king-kong-prequel-coming_article_116682.html
t seems a King Kong prequel is on the theatrical horizon, with Spirit Pictures picking up the rights to Kong: King of Skull Island, a prequel to the well-known tale of the big ape. Once upon a time on mysterious island far away, this project was being developed by special effects legend Ray Harryhausen.
The rights to make the movie were brokered with the Merian C. Cooper family, who own the iconic Kong property. Cooper co-directed the original classic released in 1933. And they seem to know the pressure is on to live up to Coop's legacy.
"We're very concerned with honoring Merian C. Cooper's legacy in Hollywood. We want to make sure that whatever we deliver will honor his memory," said Spirit's Steve Iles, who worked on videogames for the "Star Wars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchises through his Pocket Studios game company.
The plan is to produce the film using motion-capture technology such as Robert Zemeckis used to make The Polar Express, Beowulf and the upcoming A Christmas Carol. Spirit's own facility would produce the CG work.
Plot Concept: Written by Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland near the same time Peter Jackson was producing his remake, the book focuses on the backstory of Skull Island and how the giant gorilla became king there. It introduces other giant gorillas and dinosaurs only hinted at in the previous films.
Other giant gorillas only hinted at??? Have they ever watched Son of Kong (the best of the sequels IMO since it's a direct sequel to the 1933 film. It also came out in 1933) and King Kong Lives?? I would have loved to have seen this prequel done by Harryhausen!
http://www.mania.com/king-kong-prequel-coming_article_116682.html
t seems a King Kong prequel is on the theatrical horizon, with Spirit Pictures picking up the rights to Kong: King of Skull Island, a prequel to the well-known tale of the big ape. Once upon a time on mysterious island far away, this project was being developed by special effects legend Ray Harryhausen.
The rights to make the movie were brokered with the Merian C. Cooper family, who own the iconic Kong property. Cooper co-directed the original classic released in 1933. And they seem to know the pressure is on to live up to Coop's legacy.
"We're very concerned with honoring Merian C. Cooper's legacy in Hollywood. We want to make sure that whatever we deliver will honor his memory," said Spirit's Steve Iles, who worked on videogames for the "Star Wars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchises through his Pocket Studios game company.
The plan is to produce the film using motion-capture technology such as Robert Zemeckis used to make The Polar Express, Beowulf and the upcoming A Christmas Carol. Spirit's own facility would produce the CG work.
Plot Concept: Written by Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland near the same time Peter Jackson was producing his remake, the book focuses on the backstory of Skull Island and how the giant gorilla became king there. It introduces other giant gorillas and dinosaurs only hinted at in the previous films.
Other giant gorillas only hinted at??? Have they ever watched Son of Kong (the best of the sequels IMO since it's a direct sequel to the 1933 film. It also came out in 1933) and King Kong Lives?? I would have loved to have seen this prequel done by Harryhausen!