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KING KONG LIVES?
Lewman @ 12:59 am EST

Nope I'm not talking about that crappy 1986 film. Apparently PJ's King Kong may just happen. Read On....

KING KONG TO COME?
6.26.02
By Devin Faraci
Contributing sources: Filmjerk

Before he started in on the Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson was developing a remake of King Kong for Universal. A script was written, effects tests were done, money had been spent.

And then the plug was pulled.

Jackson instead turned to his epic adaptation of Tolkein - and hit gold. Now, as we salivate over the latest teaser poster and trailer for the next chapter in the LOTR saga, it is being reported that Jackson is looking ahead to his next project - and that might very well be Kong.

According to Filmjerk:

They're ready to make Kong now, with Peter Jackson at the helm.

If the report I got from Mr. Transistorsan is correct, Universal and Jackson's team are in primary negotiations to get the project up and running as soon as The Return of the King is released. And can you blame Universal for wanting this? The remainder of their summer 2002 schedule is pretty bleak, thanks to bad management choices in the recent past. Their offering thus far, The Scorpion King and The Bourne Identity may both eventually sqeak their way into profitability after every last ancillary market has been bled dry, but neither will be fondly remembered in the Black Tower. Blue Crush is nothing more than a "we have to keep Grazer happy" throwaway title which will be their Allnighter for this year.

It's not to early start crossing our fingers. A Jackson helmed Kong could be AMAZING, and should at the very least wash the taste of the 1970s version out of our mouths.