Here it is, in all its hairy (and scaly) glory – the stunning new Total Film cover, picturing Kong grappling his heart out with three gnashing 🐷V-Rexes, and designed specially for the ma☂gazine by the amazing effects team at Weta.
The issue hits UK newsstands tomorrow (Thursday 1 December) but here are just a few tasters of what our Guest Editor Peter Jackson has in store for you. For starters, there’s a brand new pic of Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns in Access. Singer’s a good mate of Jackson&rsquo🌄;s and popped over to New Zealand to visit t🌠he King Kong set while shooting his superhero blockbuster in Australia. Says Jackson in his blurb, “Bryan’s as excited about taking on this iconic figure as I am about taking on Kong.”
The Kong maker also commissioned the lead news story for our Rough Cut section, which focuses on the sudden surge i𒁃n movies tackling weighty, political themes; films like The Constant Gardener, Sam Mendes’ Gulf War drama Jarhead and the Clooney-starring oil-industry expose Syriana.
And Peter’s dead jealous that our own Aubrey Ganguly got to see The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe before him! 🔯Jackson’s been a bit busy, of course, but he’s a massive fan of fellow Kiwi Andrew Adamson, who makes his live-action debut with Narnia after Shrek and Shrek 2. Check out the new issue for Aubrey’s verdict &nda🦄sh; the first official review of Narnia in the world!
And check back tomorrow so we can give you the lowdown on how Jackson filled up the Total Film features🍌 section…
