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 / Director / Producer / Writer
Billy Jackson
NY Child
Carolynne Cunningham
Producer / First Assistant Director
David Long
Original Music Composer
David Farmer
Sound Designer
Jan Blenkin
Producer
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Dan Hubbard
Casting
John Hubbard
Casting
Brent Burge
Sound Designer
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Mel Wesson
Original Music Composer
Grant Major
Production Design
Terry Ryan
Costume Design
Andrew Lesnie
Director of Photography
Jamie Selkirk
Editor
Fran Walsh
Producer / Writer
Liz Mullane
Casting
Joel Fletcher
Animation
Sean Button
Stunts
Hugo Dominguez
Visual Effects
Joe Bleakley
Art Direction
Guy Williams
3D Supervisor
Chris Hennah
Art Department Manager
Shona McCullagh
Choreographer
Dan Hennah
Supervising Art Director / Set Decoration
Gunner Ashford
Armorer
Simon Bright
Art Direction / Set Decoration
Kristie Breslin
Art Department Coordinator
Carolyn M. Fenton
Costume Supervisor
Merrin Ruck
Script Supervisor
Eliza Godman
Assistant Costume Designer
Victoria Sullivan
Script Supervisor
Peter Swords King
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Eileen Moran
Co-Producer
Annette Wullems
Associate Producer
Colin Deane
First Assistant Camera
Pierre Vinet
Still Photographer
Susie Glass
Hairstylist
Chris Walker
Craft Service
Colin Alway
Sequence Leads
Darren Bradnock
Grip
Dan Lemmon
Digital Effects Supervisor
Bruce Emery
Dolby Consultant
Colin Davidson
Construction Foreman
Julie Adams
Dialect Coach
Karl Chisholm
Special Effects Coordinator
Belindalee Hope
Production Manager
Chris Hiles
Production Sound Mixer
Vicki Galloway Weimer
Visual Effects Producer
Genevieve Cooper
Lead Painter
Simon Ward
Set Costumer
Simon Harding
Steadicam Operator
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
Andy Buckley
Set Medic
Shane Cooper
Software Engineer
Collin Butrum
Transportation Coordinator
Matthew Lambourn
Sound Editor
Scott E. Anderson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Emily Ireland
Unit Manager
Carl Bellavia
Location Scout
Tim Stratton
Electrician
Taipua Adams
Lighting Technician
Philippa Wood
Publicist
Corrin Ellingford
Boom Operator
Tim Starnes
Music Editor
Mike Hopkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Julie Zavala Ron
Machinist
Christopher Aitken
Sculptor
Peter Russell
Stand In
Randy Link
Animation
Stephen Crene
Painter
Aaron Cubis
Projection
Veronique Lawrence
Script Supervisor
David Birrell
First Assistant Editor
Nick Weir
Property Master
Peter Dillon
Utility Stunts
Lynne Reed
Color Timer
Martin Kwok
First Assistant Sound Editor
Hayden Collow
Sound Effects Editor / Sound Editor
Rebecca Downes
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jabez Olssen
Additional Editing
Hammond Peek
Sound Recordist
Jacqui Allen
Assistant Art Director
Rhys Duncan
Camera Operator
Tony Keddy
Key Grip
Greg Butler
CGI Supervisor
Pippa Anderson
Post Production Supervisor
Matt Holmes
Visual Effects Editor
Hannah Clarke
Production Coordinator
Peter Cobbin
Thanks
Huw Griffiths
Best Boy Electric
Reg Garside
Gaffer
Derek Casari
Sound Engineer
Robert Baldwin
Creature Design
Jeremy Bennett
Visual Effects / Conceptual Design
James Van Der Reyden
Motion Capture Artist
Ed Mulholand
Construction Coordinator
Corinne Bossu
Makeup Artist
Andy McLaren
Set Dresser
Pete Butters
Propmaker
Ben Hall
Systems Administrators & Support
Philippa Boyens
Co-Producer / Writer
Daniel Aird
Greensman
David B. Nowell
Aerial Director of Photography
David Brown
Rigging Gaffer
Dan Akers
Digital Compositors
Greg Cockerill
Set Decoration
Anne Bruning
Unit Production Manager
Guy Adan
Unit Publicist
Ray Beentjes
Dialogue Editor
Nigel Stone
ADR Supervisor
Atsushi Sato
Animation Supervisor
Miriam Bellard
Set Designer
Ben Milsom
Standby Painter
Kevin Anderton
Carpenter
David Hollingsworth
Telecine Colorist
Jared Connon
Location Manager
Pete Anthony
Orchestrator / Conductor
Alan Lee
Conceptual Design
Chris Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Kalyn
Animation
Ed Hawkins
Digital Compositor
Darryl Longstaffe
Draughtsman
Mark Cameron Williams
Graphic Designer
Polly McKinnon
ADR Editor
Ryan Carey
Stunt Double
Steve Allanson
Second Assistant Camera
Linda Klein-Nixon
Accountant
Evan Christie
Rotoscoping Artist
Stephanie Weststrate
Second Assistant Director
Lucy Adams
Costume Assistant
Rick Findlater
Hair Supervisor
Noor Razzak
Assistant Grip
Eric Leighton
Animation Director
Mark Hawthorne
Assistant Editor
Neil Aldridge
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Karen Harper
Vocals
Joe Letteri
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Jamie Beard
Lead Animator
Aimee Aspinall
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sarah Valentine
Extras Casting
Emily Griffiths
Production Assistant
Hayley Atherton
Assistant Makeup Artist
Brian Kahanek
ADR Mixer
Alexandra Bishop
Clapper Loader
Andrew Lambert
Data Wrangler
Tony Monk
Helicopter Camera
Nadia Diggins
Color Grading
Leigh van der Byl
CG Artist
Chris Guise
Title Designer
Keith Huggins
Senior Animator
Christine Arboit
Creature Technical Director
Cyndi Ochs
Digital Effects Producer
Mario de Dios
VFX Artist
Juliette Davis
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Marion Davey
Visual Effects Production Manager
Holger Spill
Digital Intermediate Editor
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Jessica A. Gihon
Assistant Accountant
Paul Hambleton
Extras Dresser
Randall William Cook
Second Unit Director
Jonathan Roy Grindlay
Special Effects Assistant
Ross Anderson
Special Effects Technician
Shara Hudson
Post Production Coordinator
Miranda Rivers
Extras Casting Coordinator
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
Cilla Leckie
Costume Coordinator
Jayne Herrmann
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Mathew Gordon
Location Assistant
Nigel Scott
Music Coordinator
Lucy McLay
Costumer
Richard Matthews
Additional Second Assistant Director
Del Chatterton
Third Assistant Director
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting Assistant
Peter Baustaedter
Matte Painter
Jeff Barnes
Production Executive
Skot Thomas
Second Second Assistant Director
Mike Knudson
Focus Puller
William Dwelly
Animation Technical Director
Robyn McFarlane
Foley Recordist
Jan Kruse
Digital Colorist
Stuart Michael Thomas
Music Consultant
Aria Harrison
Assistant Script
Alex Funke
VFX Director of Photography
Dion Hartley
Best Boy Grip
Alys Rowe
Camera Trainee
Kayne Asher
Dolly Grip
Sarah Milnes
Researcher
Heather Clarke
Additional Visual Effects
Tanya Blumstein
Dialogue Coach
Jonny Doig
Production Runner
Michael Hedges
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Van't Hul
Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christian Rivers
Animation Director
Ethan Van der Ryn
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Graham Binding
Animation
Dayna Grant
Stunts
Carrie McLaughlin
Foley Artist
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
Merian C. Cooper
Original Concept
Edgar Wallace
Original Concept
Ann Robinson
Casting
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shane Dawson
Stunt Coordinator
Rodney Cook
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Ingram
Special Effects Coordinator
Dave Whitehead
Sound Designer
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.