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KING KONG of the year 2000!
Who said the magic of Hollywood was gone? Now, in the spirit of blockbusters
and shock films, the historic and monstrous King Kong reappears! It is Dino de
Laurentiis who will produce this mammoth film (or rather this gorilla film!)
and the least we can say is that he didn't skimp. If very few details have been
revealed as to the special effects that will be used (a competing company
announces that the filming of The Legend of Kong!) will be soon, we we
have nevertheless learned that King Kong will be fifteen meters tall and that he
will be electronically moved! The gigantism of the company is in a way
symbolized by the cost of the monster: King Kong alone will cost 2 million
dollars!
Although being practically assured of success (the film could be
"read" to varying degrees, that is say both by children who will
find in it a formidable spectacle in raw state and by the most demanding,
which will not be insensitive to the humor of the book). Dino de Laurentiis
pulled out all stops and personally took care of all the details. This is how
he demanded that Jessica Lange (our photo) who in the role of the blonde child
with whom King Kong falls in love has the honor of succeeding Fay Wray, learns
to...scream in terror! The first results are very convincing, it seems, even
though the beauty refused to scream during the press conference during which
she met other "monsters": those of American critics! Jeff Bridges and
Charles Grodin are the other stars of this modernized King Kong (they
are "jets" that the beast away!) and as far as the screenplay and
direction are concerned, Dino Laurentiis was satisfied with the best by
choosing Lorenzo Semple, to whom we owe The Three Days of the Condor,
and John the director of The Towering Inferno.
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