Gossip queen extraordinare Cindy Perlman of The Chicago Sun-Times recently spoke with the world's most famous short hairy New Zealander - Peter Jackson, about how work on the 'Kong' film is going:

Why bring back the big ape?

"I've loved 'King Kong' ever since I was a kid and it inspired me to make films. There's a generation of kids now who don't love old films with jerky special FX [effects] and the heightened acting styles of the '30s. That's why I wanted to do a new 'Kong,' "

How will he handle the material?

"Approach 'Kong' in a very similar way to how I approached 'Lord of the Rings.' You take a property, whether it is an old film or a beloved old book, and you just simply have a vision for it in your mind. You can see the movie and get excited about it all over again."

Thanks to 'The Cabal's Nemesis'.