"King Kong (2005 film) King Kong is a 2005 epic monster adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson. A remake of the 1933 film of the same name, the film stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and, through motion capture, Andy Serkis as the title character. Set in 1933, ""King Kong"" tells the story of an ambitious filmmaker who coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island. There they encounter Kong, a legendary giant gorilla, whom they capture and take to New York City. Filming for ""King Kong"" took place in"
"Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot (born Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr., April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor, best remembered as Jack Driscoll in ""King Kong"" (1933) and for his roles in films such as ""The Last of the Mohicans"" (1936), Fritz Lang's ""Fury"" (1936) and the western ""Dodge City"" (1939). He was also known as one of ""Wayne's Regulars"", appearing in a number of John Wayne films beginning with ""Angel and the Badman"" (1947). Cabot was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico to a prominent local lawyer, Major Étienne de Pelissier Bujac, Sr. and Julia Armandine"
"in his autobiography of what he termed Cabot's ""betrayal."" Cabot died in 1972 at the Motion Picture Country Home at Woodland Hills, California from lung cancer and was buried in his hometown of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot (born Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr., April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor, best remembered as Jack Driscoll in ""King Kong"" (1933) and for his roles in films such as ""The Last of the Mohicans"" (1936), Fritz Lang's ""Fury"" (1936) and the western ""Dodge City"" (1939). He was also known as one of ""Wayne's Regulars"","
"show genuine affection for his friends (i.e. his assistant Preston, Jack Driscoll, and Herb). Like in the original, he shows remorse for Kong's death at the end, although it is unclear whether that remorse is due to care for the ape or distress at the destruction of his career, though it is possible it was due to both reasons. Jack Black, who played Denham's 2005 incarnation, found the character to be comparable to Orson Welles in that he will not compromise on how he sees the end result; he based his performance on Welles, even sporting a haircut based on"
"secure by taking her to a room and trying to fight Kong after the beast reaches through the window, Ann is once again kidnapped. They are reunited after Kong dies at the end of the film. It is believed that the choice of actor Bruce Cabot to play Driscoll was in part due to his strong resemblance to popular heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, who at the time embodied the rugged, heroic male ""ideal"". The choice of the similar name ""Jack Driscoll"" is further indication that this was in fact the case. The original Driscoll is divided into two separate"
"Peter Jackson's King Kong Peter Jackson's King Kong is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft, based on the 2005 film ""King Kong"". The game was created in collaboration between the film's director Peter Jackson, and game designer Michel Ancel. The game allows players to play as both Jack Driscoll and King Kong. The King Kong segments are played from a third-person perspective, while human levels are played from a first-person perspective. The game de-emphasizes the role of a heads-up display, with the developers explaining that this conceivably would help players to get further immersed into the game."
"task with a complete understanding of Cooper's style, streamlining the script and tightening the action. Rather than explaining how Kong would be transported to New York, for example, she simply cut from the island to the theater. She incorporated autobiographical elements into the script with Cooper mirrored in the Denham character, her husband Schoedsack in the tough but tender Driscoll character, and herself in struggling actress Ann Darrow. Rose also rewrote the dialogue and created the film's opening sequence, showing Denham meeting Ann on the streets of New York. Cooper was delighted with Rose's script, approving the newly re-titled ""Kong"""
"mentally disabled young man, in the film ""The Village"", by M. Night Shyamalan, shell-shocked war veteran Jack Starks in ""The Jacket"", writer Jack Driscoll in the 2005 ""King Kong"" remake, and father-to-be Peter Whitman in ""The Darjeeling Limited"" by Wes Anderson. ""King Kong"" was both a critical and box office success - it grossed $550 million worldwide, and is Brody's most successful film to date in monetary terms. Additionally, Brody played a detective in ""Hollywoodland"". He has also appeared in Diet Coke and Schweppes commercials, as well as Tori Amos' music video for ""A Sorta Fairytale"". On January 5, 2006,"
"2005 remake of ""King Kong"". She met with Naomi Watts, who was to play the role of Ann Darrow. She politely declined the cameo, and claimed the original ""Kong"" to be the true ""King"". Before filming of the remake commenced, Wray died in her sleep of natural causes on August 8, 2004, in her Manhattan apartment, five weeks before her 97th birthday. Several close friends noted that ""she just kind of drifted off quietly as if she was going to sleep... she just kind of gave out."" Wray is interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. Two days"
"Carl Denham Carl Denham is a fictional character in the films ""King Kong"" and ""The Son of Kong"" (both released in 1933), as well as in the 2005 remake of ""King Kong"", and a 2004 illustrated novel titled ""Kong: King of Skull Island"". The role was played by Robert Armstrong in the 1933 films and by Jack Black in the 2005 remake. Denham's function in the story is to initiate the action by bringing the characters to Skull Island, where they encounter the giant beast Kong. Denham then brings Kong to New York City to put him on display as"
"(equivalent to US$ million in ) and Watts was once again praised for her performance. Her third film that year was Marc Forster's psychological thriller ""Stay"". Written by David Benioff, it also starred Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Bob Hoskins. Watts then starred in the 2005 remake of ""King Kong"" as Ann Darrow. Watts was the first choice for the role, portrayed by Fay Wray in the original film, with no other actors considered. In preparation for her role, Watts met with Wray, who was to make a cameo appearance and say the final line of dialogue, but she died"
"Chandler was featured in all 90 episodes of the series, which ran for four seasons. In 2001, he appeared opposite Joan Cusack as investment banker Jake Evans in one season of the ABC comedy series ""What About Joan"". In 2003, Chandler played scheming lawyer Grant Rashton in six episodes of the short-lived NBC series ""The Lyon's Den"", opposite Rob Lowe. Working again in film, Chandler played the 1930s film star Bruce Baxter in the 2005 film ""King Kong"" (the character was based on romantic film star Bruce Cabot, who played Jack Driscoll in the original ""King Kong""). Coincidentally, Chandler later"
"Ariana Kane, Griffin Dunne as Leonid Lisenker, Vivica A. Fox as Toni Cummings, Ricky Gervais as Daniel Ryan, John Hannah as Martin Shepard, Rutger Hauer as Anthony Geiger, Ethan Hawke as James Lennox, Djimon Hounsou as Kazari Bomani, Richard Lewis as Mitchell Yaeger, Peggy Lipton as Olivia Reed, Sir Roger Moore as Edward Poole, Richard Roundtree as Thomas Brill, Jason Segel as Sam Hauser, Christian Slater as Neil Caplan, Quentin Tarantino as McKenas Cole, Justin Theroux as Simon Walker, Keone Young as Professor Choy, and Danny Trejo as Emilio Vargas. Produced by Touchstone Television and Bad Robot Productions, film production"
"as a memento, although it has never been found. In 1963, Cooper argued unsuccessfully that he should own the rights to ""King Kong""; later in 1976, judges ruled that Cooper owned the rights to King Kong outside the movie and its sequel. Selznick left RKO before the release of ""King Kong"", and Cooper served as production head from 1933 to 1934 with Pan Berman as his executive assistant. In the 2005 remake of ""King Kong"", upon learning that Fay Wray was not available because she was making a film at RKO, Carl Denham (Jack Black) replies, ""Cooper, huh? I might"
"2004: Jamie Foxx – ""Ray"" as Ray Charles † 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman – ""Capote"" as Truman Capote † 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin † 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview † 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk † 2009: Jeff Bridges – ""Crazy Heart"" as Otis ""Bad"" Blake † 2010: Colin Firth – ""The King's Speech"" as King George VI † 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King ‡ 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln † 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas"
"Disney ""Lion King"" coloring book. On November 18, 2016, Gordon was convicted for wire fraud and perjury, facing a sentence of up to 25 years in prison. Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jackie Chan. Set in"
"Kong: Skull Island Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The film is a reboot of the ""King Kong"" franchise, and serves as the second film in Legendary's MonsterVerse. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly. The film was announced in July 2014 at San Diego Comic-Con and Vogt-Roberts was announced as the director in September 2014. The project originally began at Universal as an origin story but was"
"to make a film. On the way, Driscoll falls in love with the actress, Ann Darrow, and when she is kidnapped by a giant ape on the island named Kong, Driscoll rescues her after helping to lead a search. Beyond these facts, even his characterization is quite different in the two films. Driscoll is a supporting character in ""Kong: King of Skull Island"", an ""authorized"" illustrated-novel that continues the Kong story in 1957. Driscoll is also a playable character in the video game """", along with Kong himself. In the 1933 film, Driscoll is a rugged sailor, the ""Venture""s first"
"Reilly on the island. Just some weird, the odd-ball monster comedy with him and Gunpei."" ""Godzilla vs. Kong"" is scheduled to be released on May 29, 2020, with Adam Wingard directing the film. Kong: Skull Island Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The film is a reboot of the ""King Kong"" franchise, and serves as the second film in Legendary's MonsterVerse. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly."
"remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin. A sequel, ""King Kong Lives"", followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong. Another remake of the original, this time set in 1933, was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson. The most recent film, """" (2017), set in 1973, is part of Legendary Entertainment's MonsterVerse, which began with Legendary's reboot of ""Godzilla"" in 2014. A crossover sequel, ""Godzilla vs. Kong"", once again pitting the characters against one another, is currently planned for 2020. The character King Kong has become one of the world's most famous movie icons, having inspired a"
"King's Ransom (film) King's Ransom is a 2005 comedy film directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd and written by Wayne Conley, who was a writer for ""Kenan & Kel"". The film stars Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita Smith, Regina Hall, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker, Charlie Murphy, Loretta Devine, Brooke D'Orsay, and Leila Arcieri. ""King's Ransom"" was released in the United States on April 22, 2005, and, on a production budget of $15 million, brought in $4,143,652 worldwide. Malcolm King (Anderson) is a wealthy, selfish, obnoxious businessman who is about to divorce his wife Renee (Smith). She plans to ruin him"
"the Top Ten lists of several critics, with Roger Ebert giving it four stars, and listed it as 2005's eighth best film. The film received four Academy Award nominations, for Visual Effects, Sound Mixing (Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek), Sound Editing, and Production Design, winning all but the last. ""Entertainment Weekly"" called the depiction of Kong the most convincing computer-generated character in film in 2005. Some criticized the film for retaining racist stereotypes that had been present in the 1933 film, though it was not suggested that Jackson had done this intentionally. ""King Kong"" ranks 450th on"
"London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005 The 26th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2005, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2006. ""Brokeback Mountain"" ""The Constant Gardener"" ""Downfall"" • Germany Ang Lee - ""Brokeback Mountain"" Joe Wright - ""Pride & Prejudice"" Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco - ""Crash"" Bruno Ganz - ""Downfall"" Naomi Watts - ""King Kong"" Ralph Fiennes - ""The Constant Gardener"" Rachel Weisz - ""The Constant Gardener"" Tom Hollander - ""Pride & Prejudice"" Thandie Newton - ""Crash"" Kelly Reilly - ""Mrs Henderson Presents"" Simon Channing-Williams - ""The Constant"
"Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015), and """" (2017). He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock duo Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass."
"Sucks"". Black said to the audience beforehand, ""We haven't played [this song] for years, because it just never felt appropriate - But now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks."" Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015),"
"the well-received ""School of Rock"", earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of ""King Kong"", a performance he based on Orson Welles. He voiced the title role in ""Kung Fu Panda"", which grossed on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as ""Kung Fu Panda 2"" and ""Kung Fu Panda 3""; this is his favorite role and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman. His"
"Andy Serkis Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and film director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy (2001–2003) and """" (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the ""Planet of the Apes"" reboot series (2011–17), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's ""The Adventures of Tintin"" (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the first two ""Star Wars"" sequel trilogy films, """" (2015) and """" (2017)."
"location scouting commenced in Sumatra and New Zealand. In late 1996, Jackson flew to production of the 1997 film ""Titanic"" in Mexico to discuss the part of Ann Darrow with Kate Winslet, with whom he previously worked with on his 1994 film ""Heavenly Creatures"". Minnie Driver was also being reportedly considered. Jackson's choices for Jack Driscoll and Carl Denham included George Clooney and Robert De Niro. However, development for ""King Kong"" was stalled in January 1997 when Universal became concerned over the upcoming release of the 1998 film ""Godzilla"", as well as other ape-related remakes with the 1998 film ""Mighty"
"the title ""King Kong"". Lovelace based the transcription largely on the Ruth Rose and James A. Creelman screenplay. This ""novelization"" of ""King Kong"", attributed to Wallace, Cooper, and Lovelace, was originally published by Grosset and Dunlap. The book was reissued in 2005 by the prestigious Modern Library, a division of Random House, with an introduction by Greg Bear and a preface by Mark Cotta Vaz, and by Penguin in the US. In the UK, Victor Gollancz published a hardcover version in 2005. The first paperback edition had been published by Bantam in 1965 in the US and by Corgi in"
"comrades in arms, the Furious Five, which are depicted in 2D cel animation, similar to the opening and end credits of the original film. The only actors from the film to reprise their roles in this short were Jack Black as Po, Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, David Cross as Crane, and Randall Duk Kim as Master Oogway. Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen do not reprise their roles mainly because their related characters are depicted as their younger selves. In this short, Monkey is voiced by Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie Chan. Jaycee Chan also voiced"
"on 17 August 2017 and in Hong Kong on 25 August 2017. SPL: Sha Po Lang SPL: Sha Po Lang (, released in the United States as Kill Zone) is a 2005 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Wilson Yip, and starring Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Simon Yam. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 November 2005. Yam portrays a police detective who, suffering from cancer and about to retire, resorts to illegal means in order to catch a ruthless triad boss. The title ""Sha Po Lang"" refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology"
"Peter Pan. Bobby Driscoll Robert Cletus ""Bobby"" Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – March 30, 1968) was an American child actor and artist known for a large body of cinema and TV performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of the Walt Disney Studios' most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as ""Song of the South"" (1946), ""So Dear to My Heart"" (1949), and ""Treasure Island"" (1950). He served as animation model and provided the voice for the title role in ""Peter Pan"" (1953). In 1950, he received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performance in feature films"
"announced and it included Billy Magnussen as a martial arts student, Steve McKee; Philip Ng as Bruce Lee; Xia Yu as Wong Jack Man; Jingjing Qu as McKee's love interest, Xiulan; and Jin Xing as the brutal crime boss, Auntie Blossom. Chinese company Kylin Films came on board to finance the film, while QED left the project, Groundswell would still produce the film. London would be the producer along with Janice Williams, Wilkinson, Rivele, and Kylin's James H. Pang, while Leo Shi Young, David Nicksay, and Nolfi would executive produce, and Helen Y. Zhong, Jaeson Ma, and Joel Viertel would"