No guys, don't panic we've not going to be subjected to a knock-off sequel of
Peter Jackson'sKing Kong. This is a different type of Kong altogether. This is Donkey Kong!
Variety are reporting that Picturehouse and New Line have acquired the rights to the documentary
The King of Kong that is set to premiere at Slamdance tonight...
"The King of Kong" chronicles a rivalry between two gamers, Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell, as they battle for the title of world champ of the arcade game.Wiebe struggles to stop a personal losing streak, whilst the ruthless record holder Mitchell routinely compares himself to Helen of Troy and the Red Baron. Picturehouse will be distributing the documentary to theatres in North America whilst New Line will be distributing it everywhere else and remaking the film as a FULL LENGTH FEATURE! Is it April's fools already? This surely can't be real. A movie about two guys playing a video game? Picturehouse president Bob Berney said this...
"It's brutal out there for documentaries, but these two gamer guys are so compelling, and the story gets so crazy and theatrical, that I think it has a strong shot to catch on," I can't think of a movie that on paper is more boring than this. I kinda wish we were getting a sequel to Kong now. source -
variety,
dark horizons