steveo21 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 According to Universal, which paid a whopping $20 million for the right to distribute the Oscar-winning helmer's remake of the Tinseltown classic, Kong's running time is nearly double the 1933 version, weighing in at a mammoth three hours. It was initially believed that Jackson would bring the picture in at two and a half hours, but extra digital effects that swelled the pic's budget from $175 million to a final price tag of $207 million, combined with the Lord of the Rings mastermind's penchant for big-time spectacle, led to the monster cut. After flying to Jackson's home base in Wellington, New Zealand where Kong was shot to watch a sneak peak of the film, studio executives were reportedly elated with the results and agreed to release the three-hour Kong as scheduled Dec. 14--despite the possibility that the length might eat into the monkey movie's box office, allowing for fewer screenings each day. "I anticipated it would be long, but not this long," Universal Pictures chairwoman Stacey Snider told the New York Times. "This is a masterpiece. I can't wait to unveil it." Universal could use a big hit about now. The company is still trying to figure out why moviegoers stayed away in droves from its critically-acclaimed boxing drama Cinderella Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney B Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Three freakin' hours? Hope it has an intermission. The trailers look pretty good. Incidentally, look at King Kong's nose. What do you see? I see two guys in overalls, with no heads, wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneskins Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Incidentally, look at King Kong's nose. What do you see? I see two guys in overalls, with no heads, wrestling. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Incidentally, look at King Kong's nose. What do you see? I see two guys in overalls, with no heads, wrestling. :laugh: are you drunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaron Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 This movie is going to be unreal. Peter Jackson is unbelievable!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Incidentally, look at King Kong's nose. What do you see? I see two guys in overalls, with no heads, wrestling. I see two guys hugging each other over the Lombardi trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 SteveO did you ever read about how Kirosawa always wanted to direct a Godzilla movie? That's sort of related, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 What is this.... a rorschach test? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLadyRaven Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 King Kong for three HOURS how much backstory could there possibly be !!. Harry Potter Goblet of Fire is full of story but is only clocking in at 2 hours 30 min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballhenry Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Wow, I am SO looking forward to this one. Its going to be a masterpiece! Oh and for those that dont know, the Xmen 3 trailer is going to be with King Kong too. Just more incentive to go see it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor42 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I can't wait! The 1933 version is one of my favorite movies of all time. I was so excited to hear that Peter Jackson was going to direct it. I guess I will have to get the jumbo sized popcorn for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Hmmmm.. maybe hollywood is figuring out finally that sucky movies don't bring in revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Oh and for those that dont know, the Xmen 3 trailer is going to be with King Kong too. Just more incentive to go see it:) I'm sold! When's the release date of King Kong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Showstopper Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Wow, I am SO looking forward to this one. Its going to be a masterpiece! Oh and for those that dont know, the Xmen 3 trailer is going to be with King Kong too. Just more incentive to go see it:) too bad the movies gonna be horrible, the script is some grade-a blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballhenry Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 too bad the movies gonna be horrible, the script is some grade-a blow Hard to say, Ive been reading on the internet that the script is amazing. The script flows with the first two films, and with all the grade-A actors I dont see X-men 3 being bad at all. Im excited to see what direction it goes in, cant wait to see the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballhenry Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I'm sold! When's the release date of King Kong? December 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 King Kong for three HOURS how much backstory could there possibly be !!. Harry Potter Goblet of Fire is full of story but is only clocking in at 2 hours 30 min Actually, there was an article in the New York Times earlier this month about the video games being launched in concert with the games. Peter Jackson had much more oversight in the process than the LOTR games (he was totally bitter about those games), and actually provided a lot of material he had developed that didnt make it into the movie (If I recall correctly, one example was a swarm of enormous bats :laugh: ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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