# peter jackson's next endeavor

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 12, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657 "2003-08-12T15:56:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/21 "2003-08-14T00:18:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Max Torque \*  
> \*\*I hope in this version we get to see the [giant spiders in the canyon](http://www.aboyd.com/kong/kongfaqa6.html). \*\*

Is it just me, or does that spider look like Marty Feldman?

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**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/22 "2003-08-14T00:21:39Z")

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Too bad. I remember him saying awhile back that he’d love to do another zombie movie…a return to gory horror would be more interesting than rehashing King Kong.

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**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/23 "2003-08-14T01:13:53Z")

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'Cause, ya know, there has been one remake of King Kong over the years, but there haven’t been _any_ zombie movies. 😉

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**Author:** ![Azargoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Azargoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azargoth)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/24 "2003-08-14T01:47:25Z")

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Actually I told a friend the other day that he should do some H.P. Lovecraft. I thought about maybe putting together some of the short stories, but then I had an epiphany “The Dream Quest of Unknown Kaddath” Pete could pull it off

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/25 "2003-08-14T02:12:17Z")

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How about a zombie King Kong?

Now who wouldn’t wanna watch **that**?

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**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/26 "2003-08-14T02:26:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Monstre \*  
> \*\*He should do a film version of **Sword of Shannara** next.
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> Elijah Wood as Shea Ohmsford  
> Ian McClellan as Allanon  
> \*\*

Shhhhh!

DON’T give the dumbskulls in Hollywood any ideas!

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**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/27 "2003-08-14T02:33:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by dantheman \*  
> \*\*How about a zombie King Kong?
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> Now who wouldn’t wanna watch **that**? \*\*

Don’t you mean a robot ninja zombie King Kong?

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/28 "2003-08-14T04:22:12Z")

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:dubious:

YES!

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jacksons-next-endeavor/194657/29 "2003-08-14T14:07:23Z")

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Can we “rastafy” him about 20%?

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