Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' 17 years old

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.

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

Name Character
Naomi Watts She was 38, now 55 years old as Herself
Andy Serkis He was 42, now 59 years old as Himself
Adrien Brody He was 33, now 50 years old as Himself
Frank Darabont He was 47, now 65 years old as Himself
Jack Black He was 37, now 54 years old as Himself
Colin Hanks He was 28, now 46 years old as Himself
Peter Jackson He was 45, 45 years old when he died as Himself
Thomas Kretschmann He was 44, now 61 years old as Himself
Jamie Bell He was 20, now 38 years old as Himself
Richard Taylor as Himself
Alan Lee He was 59, now 76 years old as Himself
Philippa Boyens She was 6, now 24 years old as Herself

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

Name Department
Michael Pellerin as Director. Directing
Michael Pellerin as Writer. Writing
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (17 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
  • Runtime: 187 minutes