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132 pages of monkey business!
King Kong
• We lead an intrepid expedition into the jungles of Skull Island to locate the eighth wonder of the world…
Peter Jackson On-Set Interview
• We talk to the Lord of the Rings himself about how the original King Kong inspired him to become the film-maker he is today.
And as if this wasn’t enough…
Film Review presents a detailed retrospective of his other work from Meet the Feebles to Heavenly Creatures
Naomi Watts
• The actress reveals her intense preparation for her role as Ann Darrow and how it felt to step into the shoes of scream queen Fay Wray
Jack Black
• The tenacious funny man discusses what attracted him to the role of ebullient film-maker Carl Denham and how much of his performance was based on Peter Jackson himself!
Adrien Brody
• The Oscar winning actor tells us what led him to take the role of playwright Jack Driscoll and what it was like to act alongside a huge, hairy co-star (King Kong, not Jack Black by the way!).
Andy Serkis
• His Gollum days behind him, Serkis reveals how he got up-close and personal with real silver-back gorillas in order to get his portrayal of Kong just right for Peter Jackson
Kong Effects
• Special effects wizards WETA divulge the lengths they went to create a 1930s New York, Skull Island, prehistoric monsters and, of course, King Kong himself.
Kong is King
• In a World Exclusive, we talk to Michael Regina, editor-in-chief of the ground-breaking Kong is King website about how such sites are bringing fans closer than ever to the movies they love.
King Kong 1933
• We take an in-depth look at the making of the original RKO movie and profile the cast members that helped make it such an enduring classic. We also cast a critical eye over some of the remakes and rip-offs that the original spawned, from The Son of Kong to King Kong Lives
And that’s not all. We also look at…
The Chronicles of Narnia
Tilda Swinton
• The queen of the British Indie scene explains why she decided to take part in this Disney blockbuster as the White Witch
James McAvoy
• The star discusses his time as the fawn Mr Tumnus
The Brothers Grimm
Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
• The two discuss their friendship on and off screen and why director Terry Gilliam is such a draw
Monica Bellucci
• The Italian actress on playing the dreaded Mirror Witch
Plus!
The Film Review Directory
• Our review section is so big this month it should be hanging off the Empire State Building. Two months worth of reviews in one magazine!
Trailer Park
• We take a light-hearted look at new movie trailers: Sam Mendes latest Jar Head, Sci-Fi kids flick Zathura, Neil Gaiman adaptation Mirror Mask, the remake of John Carpenter’s The Fog and all-star drama Unfinished Life
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