King Kong (2005)

The Return Of The Kong

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Our Review Published February 25, 2020

King Kong Series Episode 7

Lord of the Rings mastermind Peter Jackson emerged from Middle Earth with enough box office clout and Oscar statues to get any movie made he wanted. So why reteam with Gollum (aka Andy Serkis), and send huckster Jack Black, loverboy Adrien Brody, and new blonde Naomi Watts on an expedition to resurrect King Kong in 2005? Find out if their trip to Skull Island needs to be the length of a Tolkein epic, or if the podcasters would prefer to tour Jurassic Park instead, when you download the latest installment of this legendary ape franchise. Listen Now!

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King Kong (2005)

2005 PG-13 3h 8m

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

Release Date

December 12, 2005

Director

Peter Jackson

Writer

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Stars

Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Andy Serkis, Colin Hanks, Thomas Kretschmann, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, Evan Parke, Lobo Chan, John Sumner, Craig Hall, Peter McKenzie, William Johnson, David Pittu, Mark Hadlow, Geraldine Brophy, David Dennis, Pip Mushin, Jim Knobeloch, Ric Herbert, Lee Donahue, Tom Hobbs, Tiriel Mora, Jed Brophy, John Wraight, Will Wallace, Frank Edwards, Crawford Thomson, Richard Kavanagh, Stephen Hall, Joe Folau, Chic Littlewood, Samuel Taylor, Lorraine Ashbourne, Laura Surrich, Katie Jackson, Michael Lawrence, Ray Woolf, Eddie Campbell, Greg Smith, Phil Grieve, Matt Wilson, Jim McLarty, Latham Gaines, Camille Keenan, Peter Jackson, Billy Jackson, Jack Machiela, Frank Darabont, Matt Dravitzki

Producer

Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Music

James Newton Howard

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama

Country

New Zealand, United States of America, Germany

Language

English

Budget

$207,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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