Peter Jackson, epitome of the scifi/horror fans you see at conventions, is about to pull off another Hollywood feat with the buzz surrounding KING KONG. Universal brass gave him plenty of rope to do it his way, but word is that the talented Mr. Jackson may have done it.
The Kiwi leveraged his NZ team and landscape to deliver a very possible $110 million dollar opening for NBC's Universal. GE sure could use it after losing Dreamworks to Paramount and a not so robust NBC schedule.
On a side note, one of my chldhood best friend's grandmother was Fay Wray. The original blonde bombshell in the B classic original. He inherited a few mill from her at the age of 30..then began taking surfing seriously..
