King Kong (2005)
King Kong (2005)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Naomi Watts
Ann Darrow
Jack Black
Carl Denham
Adrien Brody
Jack Driscoll
Andy Serkis
Kong / Lumpy
Colin Hanks
Preston
Thomas Kretschmann
Captain Englehorn
Jamie Bell
Jimmy
Kyle Chandler
Bruce Baxter
Evan Parke
Hayes
Lobo Chan
Choy
John Sumner
Herb
Craig Hall
Mike
Peter McKenzie
Venture Crew
William Johnson
Manny
David Pittu
Weston
Mark Hadlow
Harry
Geraldine Brophy
Maude
David Dennis
Taps
Pip Mushin
Zelman
Jim Knobeloch
Thuggish Executive
Ric Herbert
Sleazy Executive
Lee Donahue
Studio Guy's Assistant
Tom Hobbs
Young Assistant
Tiriel Mora
Fruit Vendor
Jed Brophy
Venture Crew
Barbara Harris
CastingDirector
John Wraight
Venture Crew
William Wallace
Venture Crew
Frank Edwards
Venture Crew
Crawford Thomson
Venture Crew
Richard Kavanagh
Venture Crew
Stephen Hall
Venture Crew
Joe Folau
Venture Crew
Chic Littlewood
Old Security Guard
Samuel Taylor
Hooverville Child
Lorraine Ashbourne
Theatre Actor
Laura Surrich
New York Theatre Goer
Katie Jackson
NY Child
Michael Lawrence
Venture Crew
Ray Woolf
Venture Crew - Helmsman
Eddie Campbell
Venture Crew - Crewman
Greg Smith
Venture Crew
Phil Grieve
Laughing Man
Matt Wilson
Photographer
Jim McLarty
Photographer
Latham Gaines
Photographer
Camille Keenan
New York Citizen (uncredited)
Peter Jackson
Biplane gunner / Producer / Director / Writer
Billy Jackson
NY Child
John Hubbard
Casting
David Long
Original Music Composer
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Terry Ryan
Costume Design
Grant Major
Production Design
Andrew Lesnie
Director of Photography
Jan Blenkin
Producer
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Carolynne Cunningham
Producer / First Assistant Director
Liz Mullane
Casting
Mel Wesson
Original Music Composer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor
Brent Burge
Sound Designer
David Farmer
Sound Designer
Dan Hubbard
Casting
Fran Walsh
Producer / Writer
Joel Fletcher
Animation
Sean Button
Stunts
Hugo Dominguez
Visual Effects
Joe Bleakley
Art Direction
Guy Williams
3D Supervisor
Chris Hennah
Art Department Manager
Merrin Ruck
Script Supervisor
Eliza Godman
Assistant Costume Designer
Victoria Sullivan
Script Supervisor
Simon Bright
Art Direction / Set Decoration
Dan Hennah
Supervising Art Director / Set Decoration
Gunner Ashford
Armorer
Shona McCullagh
Choreographer
Kristie Breslin
Art Department Coordinator
Carolyn M. Fenton
Costume Supervisor
Peter Swords King
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Greg Cockerill
Set Decoration
Jacqui Allen
Assistant Art Director
Pippa Anderson
Post Production Supervisor
Aaron Cubis
Projection
Karl Chisholm
Special Effects Coordinator
Matthew Lambourn
Sound Editor
Vicki Galloway Weimer
Visual Effects Producer
Colin Deane
First Assistant Camera
Kevin Anderton
Carpenter
Julie Adams
Dialect Coach
Pete Butters
Propmaker
David Hollingsworth
Telecine Colorist
Reg Garside
Gaffer
Carl Bellavia
Location Scout
Simon Ward
Set Costumer
Greg Butler
CGI Supervisor
Rebecca Downes
Visual Effects Coordinator
Colin Alway
Sequence Leads
Rhys Duncan
Camera Operator
Chris Walker
Craft Service
Dan Lemmon
Digital Effects Supervisor
Lynne Reed
Color Timer
Taipua Adams
Lighting Technician
Jeremy Bennett
Visual Effects / Conceptual Design
Annette Wullems
Associate Producer
Simon Harding
Steadicam Operator
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
Veronique Lawrence
Script Supervisor
Philippa Wood
Publicist
Chris Hiles
Production Sound Mixer
Jabez Olssen
Additional Editing
Daniel Aird
Greensman
Christopher Aitken
Sculptor
Miriam Bellard
Set Designer
David B. Nowell
Aerial Director of Photography
Shane Cooper
Software Engineer
Peter Dillon
Utility Stunts
Robert Baldwin
Creature Design
Randy Link
Animation
Peter Cobbin
Thanks
Ed Mulholand
Construction Coordinator
Stephen Crene
Painter
Guy Adan
Unit Publicist
Atsushi Sato
Animation Supervisor
James Van Der Reyden
Motion Capture Artist
Corrin Ellingford
Boom Operator
Scott E. Anderson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Julie Zavala Ron
Machinist
Eileen Moran
Co-Producer
Anne Bruning
Unit Production Manager
Martin Kwok
First Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Russell
Stand In
Matt Holmes
Visual Effects Editor
Belindalee Hope
Production Manager
Derek Casari
Sound Engineer
Emily Ireland
Unit Manager
Hammond Peek
Sound Recordist
Nigel Stone
ADR Supervisor
Pierre Vinet
Still Photographer
Collin Butrum
Transportation Coordinator
David Birrell
First Assistant Editor
Mike Hopkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Emery
Dolby Consultant
Ben Milsom
Standby Painter
Tony Keddy
Key Grip
Darren Bradnock
Grip
Nick Weir
Property Master
David Brown
Rigging Gaffer
Jared Connon
Location Manager
Hayden Collow
Sound Effects Editor / Sound Editor
Dan Akers
Digital Compositors
Philippa Boyens
Co-Producer / Writer
Colin Davidson
Construction Foreman
Corinne Bossu
Makeup Artist
Ben Hall
Systems Administrators & Support
Huw Griffiths
Best Boy Electric
Tim Stratton
Electrician
Hannah Clarke
Production Coordinator
Pete Anthony
Orchestrator / Conductor
Genevieve Cooper
Lead Painter
Susie Glass
Hairstylist
Tim Starnes
Music Editor
Andy McLaren
Set Dresser
Andy Buckley
Set Medic
Ray Beentjes
Dialogue Editor
Alan Lee
Conceptual Design
Chris Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Kalyn
Animation
Ed Hawkins
Digital Compositor
Rick Findlater
Hair Supervisor
Robyn McFarlane
Foley Recordist
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
Peter Baustaedter
Matte Painter
Sarah Milnes
Researcher
Alex Funke
VFX Director of Photography
Juliette Davis
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Miranda Rivers
Extras Casting Coordinator
Richard Matthews
Additional Second Assistant Director
Ryan Carey
Stunt Double
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting Assistant
Aimee Aspinall
Assistant Production Coordinator
Emily Griffiths
Production Assistant
Del Chatterton
Third Assistant Director
Noor Razzak
Assistant Grip
Jamie Beard
Lead Animator
Stuart Michael Thomas
Music Consultant
Evan Christie
Rotoscoping Artist
William Dwelly
Animation Technical Director
Keith Huggins
Senior Animator
Nadia Diggins
Color Grading
Jayne Herrmann
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Holger Spill
Digital Intermediate Editor
Nigel Scott
Music Coordinator
Lucy McLay
Costumer
Randall William Cook
Second Unit Director
Darryl Longstaffe
Draughtsman
Andrew Lambert
Data Wrangler
Mathew Gordon
Location Assistant
Linda Klein-Nixon
Accountant
Stephanie Weststrate
Second Assistant Director
Skot Thomas
Second Second Assistant Director
Chris Guise
Title Designer
Brian Kahanek
ADR Mixer
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Mike Knudson
Focus Puller
Jessica A. Gihon
Assistant Accountant
Christine Arboit
Creature Technical Director
Tanya Blumstein
Dialogue Coach
Jeff Barnes
Production Executive
Polly McKinnon
ADR Editor
Joe Letteri
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Alexandra Bishop
Clapper Loader
Leigh van der Byl
CG Artist
Sarah Valentine
Extras Casting
Cilla Leckie
Costume Coordinator
Karen Harper
Vocals
Mario de Dios
VFX Artist
Dion Hartley
Best Boy Grip
Tony Monk
Helicopter Camera
Shara Hudson
Post Production Coordinator
Jonny Doig
Production Runner
Lucy Adams
Costume Assistant
Steve Allanson
Second Assistant Camera
Mark Hawthorne
Assistant Editor
Jan Kruse
Digital Colorist
Cyndi Ochs
Digital Effects Producer
Paul Hambleton
Extras Dresser
Hayley Atherton
Assistant Makeup Artist
Neil Aldridge
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Alys Rowe
Camera Trainee
Eric Leighton
Animation Director
Mark Cameron Williams
Graphic Designer
Jonathan Roy Grindlay
Special Effects Assistant
Ross Anderson
Special Effects Technician
Heather Clarke
Additional Visual Effects
Marion Davey
Visual Effects Production Manager
Kayne Asher
Dolly Grip
Aria Harrison
Assistant Script
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Van't Hul
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ethan van der Ryn
Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Hedges
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christian Rivers
Animation Director
Graham Binding
Animation
Carrie McLaughlin
Foley Artist
Dayna Grant
Stunts
Daniel Falconer
Creature Design
Sally Eccleston
First Assistant Camera
Richard Taylor
Creature Technical Director / Makeup Supervisor
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Steven Boyle
Makeup Effects
Mana Hira Davis
Stunts
Clint Elvy
Stunts
Morgan Evans
Stunts
Baz Karbouris
Stunts
Sebastian Foxx
Stunts
Kirk Maxwell
Stunt Coordinator
Tony Marsh
Stunt Double
David J. Muzzerall
Stunts
Steve Reinsfield
Stunts
Winham Hammond
Stunts
Jason Tahu
Stunts
Andrew Stehlin
Stunts
Tim Wong
Stunts
Mark Trotter
Stunts
Sharon Maxwell
Stunts
Min Windle
Stunt Double
Amanda Foubister
Stunts
Jonathan Costelloe
Stunts
Shane Rangi
Stunt Double
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 12, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 7m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$207,000,000
Box Office$562,363,449
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America · New Zealand
Genres
Wiki.
King Kong is a 2005 epic adventure monster film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson. It is the eighth entry in the King Kong franchise and the second remake of the 1933 film of the same title, following the 1976 film. The film stars Andy Serkis, Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody. Set in 1933, it follows the story of an ambitious filmmaker who coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island. There they encounter prehistoric creatures and a legendary giant gorilla known as Kong, whom they capture and take to New York City.
Development began in early 1995, when Universal Pictures approached Jackson to direct the remake of the original 1933 film. The project stalled in early 1997, as several ape and giant monster-related films were under production at the time and Jackson planned to direct The Lord of the Rings film series. As the first two films in the Rings trilogy became commercially successful, Universal went back to Jackson in early 2003, expressing interest in restarting development on the project, to which Jackson eventually agreed. Filming for King Kong took place in New Zealand from September 2004 to March 2005. It is currently one of the most expensive films ever produced as its budget climbed from an initial $150 million to a then record-breaking $207 million.
King Kong premiered at New York City on December 5, 2005, and was theatrically released in Germany and United States on December 14. The film garnered critical acclaim, and eventually appeared in several top ten lists for 2005; it was praised for the special effects, performances, sense of spectacle and comparison to the 1933 original, though some criticisms were raised over its 3-hour run time. It was a commercial success, grossing over $556.9 million, and became the fourth-highest-grossing film in Universal Pictures history at that time and the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2005. It also generated $100 million in DVD sales upon its home video release in March 2006. It won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. A tie-in video game was released alongside the film, which also became a commercial and critical success.
A sequel, Skull Island, entered development in 2013, with Jackson producing and Adam Wingard set to direct. The project was abandoned after Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the franchise rights and ultimately rebooted the series with the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island as part of Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse. Wingard later directed the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong.