Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

Cast

Peter Jackson

as Self

Richard Taylor

as Self

Alan Lee

as Self

Philippa Boyens

as Self

Naomi Watts

as Self

Jack Black

as Self

Colin Hanks

as Self

Thomas Kretschmann

as Self

Andy Serkis

as Self

Jamie Bell

as Self

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