King Kong will swing back into streaming with a live-action series at Disney+, now in early development per Deadline.
Written by Stephany Folsom (“Paper Girls”), the working titled “King Kong” project would mark the gigantic ape-like monster’s fourth serialized adventure, but will be the first to feature live actors running alongside the title creature. (“The King Kong Show” (1966), “Kong: The Animated Series” (2000), and “Kong: King of the Apes” (2016) were all animated.)
“‘King Kong’ is a serialized action/adventure drama that brings the classic monster story into the modern age, with a return to Skull Island and the dawn of a new Kong,” reports Nellie Andreeva for Deadline. “The series will explore the mythology of King Kong’s origin story and the supernatural mysteries of his home based on IP from Merian C. Cooper’s original books and the new King Kong novelizations by Joe DeVito.”
The project comes from...
Written by Stephany Folsom (“Paper Girls”), the working titled “King Kong” project would mark the gigantic ape-like monster’s fourth serialized adventure, but will be the first to feature live actors running alongside the title creature. (“The King Kong Show” (1966), “Kong: The Animated Series” (2000), and “Kong: King of the Apes” (2016) were all animated.)
“‘King Kong’ is a serialized action/adventure drama that brings the classic monster story into the modern age, with a return to Skull Island and the dawn of a new Kong,” reports Nellie Andreeva for Deadline. “The series will explore the mythology of King Kong’s origin story and the supernatural mysteries of his home based on IP from Merian C. Cooper’s original books and the new King Kong novelizations by Joe DeVito.”
The project comes from...
- 8/23/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Development continues on 20th Century Fox' 'modernized' animated take on the public domain "King Kong" property- from the ape's Pov. Producers are 21 Laps and Radar Pictures.
The fictional monster that resembled a giant gorilla debuted in the 1933, Rko Pictures feature "King Kong" as well as live-action remakes in 1976 and 2005.
Limited rights to the character are held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper.
"Kong: The Animated Series", from Bkn International, debuted in 2000, airing the first 13 epsiodes on "Fox Kids".
Additionally, two direct-to-dvd movies based on the cartoon series were released, including "Kong: King of Atlantis" in 2005 and "Kong: Return to the Jungle" in 2007.
Two video games were released based on the series for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The first, "Kong: The Animated Series", was released by Planet Interactive in 2002. The second was released by Majesco Games in 2005, based on the direct-to-video animated film "Kong: King of Atlantis".
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The fictional monster that resembled a giant gorilla debuted in the 1933, Rko Pictures feature "King Kong" as well as live-action remakes in 1976 and 2005.
Limited rights to the character are held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper.
"Kong: The Animated Series", from Bkn International, debuted in 2000, airing the first 13 epsiodes on "Fox Kids".
Additionally, two direct-to-dvd movies based on the cartoon series were released, including "Kong: King of Atlantis" in 2005 and "Kong: Return to the Jungle" in 2007.
Two video games were released based on the series for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The first, "Kong: The Animated Series", was released by Planet Interactive in 2002. The second was released by Majesco Games in 2005, based on the direct-to-video animated film "Kong: King of Atlantis".
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- 4/17/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Development continues on 20th Century Fox's 'modernized' animated take on the "King Kong" property... from the ape's Pov. Producers are 21 Laps and Radar Pictures.
The fictional monster that resembled a giant gorilla debuted in the 1933, Rko Pictures feature "King Kong" as well as live-action remakes in 1976 and 2005.
Rights to the character are currently held by Universal Studios, with limited rights held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper, as well as certain rights in the public domain.
"Kong: The Animated Series", from Bkn International, debuted in 2000, airing the first 13 epsiodes on "Fox Kids".
Additionally, two direct-to-dvd movies based on the cartoon series were released, including "Kong: King of Atlantis" in 2005 and "Kong: Return to the Jungle" in 2007.
Two video games were released based on the series for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The first, "Kong: The Animated Series", was released by Planet Interactive in 2002. The second was released by Majesco Games...
The fictional monster that resembled a giant gorilla debuted in the 1933, Rko Pictures feature "King Kong" as well as live-action remakes in 1976 and 2005.
Rights to the character are currently held by Universal Studios, with limited rights held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper, as well as certain rights in the public domain.
"Kong: The Animated Series", from Bkn International, debuted in 2000, airing the first 13 epsiodes on "Fox Kids".
Additionally, two direct-to-dvd movies based on the cartoon series were released, including "Kong: King of Atlantis" in 2005 and "Kong: Return to the Jungle" in 2007.
Two video games were released based on the series for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The first, "Kong: The Animated Series", was released by Planet Interactive in 2002. The second was released by Majesco Games...
- 9/8/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to reports, 20th Century Fox has hired writers Christian Magalhaes and Bob Snow to script a modern, animated take on the "King Kong" property... from the ape's Pov.
Producers are 21 Laps and Radar Pictures.
The fictional monster that resembled a giant gorilla debuted in the 1933, Rko Pictures feature "King Kong" as well as live-action remakes in 1976 and 2005.
Rights to the character are currently held by Universal Studios, with limited rights held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper, as well as certain rights in the public domain.
"Kong: The Animated Series", from Bkn International, debuted in 2000, airing the first 13 epsiodes on "Fox Kids". Additionally, two direct-to-dvd movies based on the cartoon series were released, including "Kong: King of Atlantis" in 2005 and "Kong: Return to the Jungle" in 2007.
Two video games were released based on the series for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The first, "Kong: The Animated Series", was released...
Producers are 21 Laps and Radar Pictures.
The fictional monster that resembled a giant gorilla debuted in the 1933, Rko Pictures feature "King Kong" as well as live-action remakes in 1976 and 2005.
Rights to the character are currently held by Universal Studios, with limited rights held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper, as well as certain rights in the public domain.
"Kong: The Animated Series", from Bkn International, debuted in 2000, airing the first 13 epsiodes on "Fox Kids". Additionally, two direct-to-dvd movies based on the cartoon series were released, including "Kong: King of Atlantis" in 2005 and "Kong: Return to the Jungle" in 2007.
Two video games were released based on the series for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The first, "Kong: The Animated Series", was released...
- 6/8/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Megaprimatus Kong is going to tell his side of the story because Fox Animation has set Christian Magalhaes and Bob Snow to write a modern day twist on the King Kong script by Mike Weber.
Well, it will be animated feature and will tell the legend set in contemporary time from the position that affords a broad overall view of the ape. Extra!
In the original 1933’s film, the giant gorilla name was Kong, a name given by the inhabitants of Skull Island in the Pacific Ocean, where Kong lives along with other diapsid reptiles including a plesiosaur, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs. An American film crew, led by guy named Carl Denham, captures Kong and takes him to NYC to be exhibited as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
Magalhaes and Snow also penned a pretty solid script The Murder of a Cat; a hilarious mystery story about a obstinate, irritable,...
Well, it will be animated feature and will tell the legend set in contemporary time from the position that affords a broad overall view of the ape. Extra!
In the original 1933’s film, the giant gorilla name was Kong, a name given by the inhabitants of Skull Island in the Pacific Ocean, where Kong lives along with other diapsid reptiles including a plesiosaur, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs. An American film crew, led by guy named Carl Denham, captures Kong and takes him to NYC to be exhibited as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
Magalhaes and Snow also penned a pretty solid script The Murder of a Cat; a hilarious mystery story about a obstinate, irritable,...
- 6/7/2011
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
If you are a fan of Syfy's Battlestar Galactica, you probably know that some scenes of the series were filmed in and around the extensive forests of western British Columbia. What you may not realise, however, is that two of the show's stars - Tricia Helfer (Number Six) and Tahmoh Penikett ('Helo') - have lent their talents to a new indie docu-drama that is intended to raise awareness of issues associated with cutting down some of these forests.
The film, called The Green Chain, was written, directed and co-produced by Vancouver-born Mark Leiren-Young. His previous credits include scripts for episodes of the series The Collector, Blood Ties and Psi Factor. He has also written a book, 'Never Shoot a Stampede Queen', articles for 'Time Magazine', 'Maclean's' and 'The Utne Reader', and stage plays.
True to his roots, Leiren-Young focuses The Green Chain on the debate in British Columbia, but it...
The film, called The Green Chain, was written, directed and co-produced by Vancouver-born Mark Leiren-Young. His previous credits include scripts for episodes of the series The Collector, Blood Ties and Psi Factor. He has also written a book, 'Never Shoot a Stampede Queen', articles for 'Time Magazine', 'Maclean's' and 'The Utne Reader', and stage plays.
True to his roots, Leiren-Young focuses The Green Chain on the debate in British Columbia, but it...
- 8/22/2009
- CinemaSpy
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