Kong Kong (2005)
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Writing credits (WGA)
Fran Walsh (screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens (screenplay) &
Peter Jackson (screenplay)
Merian C. Cooper (story) and
Edgar Wallace (story)
Cast (in credits order)
Naomi Watts .... Ann Darrow
Jack Black .... Carl Denham
Adrien Brody .... Jack Driscoll
Thomas Kretschmann .... Captain Englehorn
Colin Hanks .... Preston
Andy Serkis .... Kong/Lumpy
Evan Parke .... Hayes
Jamie Bell .... Jimmy
Lobo Chan .... Choy
John Sumner .... Herb
Craig Hall .... Mike
Kyle Chandler .... Bruce Baxter
Mark Hadlow .... Harry
Geraldine Brophy .... Maude
David Denis .... Taps
David Pittu .... Weston
Pip Mushin .... Zelman
Jim Knobeloch .... Thuggish Studio Guy
Ric Herbert .... Sleazy Studio Guy
Tom Hobbs .... Young Assistant
Tiriel Mora .... Fruit Vendor
Jed Brophy .... Venture Crew
Frank Edwards .... Venture Crew
Michael Lawrence .... Venture Crew
Crawford Thomson .... Venture Crew
Richard Kavanagh .... Venture Crew
Stephen Hall .... Venture Crew
William Wallace .... Venture Crew
Joe Folau .... Venture Crew
Tim Wong .... Venture Crew
Steve Reinsfield .... Venture Crew
John Wraight .... Venture Crew
Matthew Chamberlain .... Venture Crew
Lee Hartley .... Venture Crew - Radio Operator
Troy O'Kane .... Venture Crew
Louis Sutherland .... Venture Crew
Jason Whyte .... Venture Crew
Toa Waaka .... Venture Crew
John Clarke .... Venture Crew
Ray Woolf .... Venture Crew - Helmsman
David Dengelo .... Venture Crew
Greg Smith .... Venture Crew
Chris Bailey .... Venture Crew
Peter McKenzie .... Venture Crew
Peter Ford .... Venture Crew
Roussel Dubois .... Venture Crew (as Russell Dubois)
Philip Grieve .... Laughing Man (as Phillip Grieve)
Vicky Haughton .... Sharwoman
Jacinta Wawatai .... Feral Child
Stephen A. Buckley .... Cab Driver (as Stephen Buckley)
Chic Littlewood .... Old Security Guard
Rick Baker .... Pilot
Rodney Cook .... Pilot
Gene de Marco .... Pilot
John Dybvig .... Policeman
Tim Gordon .... Hotel Clerk
Lee McDonald .... Chorus Line Tap Dancer
Stig Eldred .... Army Commander
Billy Jackson .... NY Child
Katie Jackson .... NY Child
Tania Rodger .... Hooverville Mother
Bob Burns .... NY Stander
Kathy Burns .... NY Stander
Belindalee Hope .... Burlesque Dancer
Jodie Taylor .... Burlesque Dancer
Hilton Denis .... Vaudeville Act
Daniel Tusia .... Vaudeville Act
Peter Corrigan .... Vaudeville Act
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lorraine Ashbourne .... Theatre Actor
Frank Darabont .... Gunner
Glen Drake .... Theatre Actor
Ross Duncan .... Audience Member
Latham Gaines .... Photographer
Luanne Gordon .... Theatre Actor
Peter Jackson .... Gunner
Jim McLarty .... Photographer
Rick Porras .... Gunner
Julia Walshaw .... Theatre Actor
Produced by
Jan Blenkin .... producer
Philippa Boyens .... co-producer
Carolynne Cunningham .... producer
Peter Jackson .... producer
Fran Walsh .... producer
Original Music by
James Newton Howard
Blake Neely (additional music)
Cinematography by
Andrew Lesnie
Derek Whipple
Film Editing by
Jamie Selkirk
Casting by
Victoria Burrows
Daniel Hubbard
John Hubbard
Liz Mullane
Production Design by
Grant Major
Art Direction by
Simon Bright
Dan Hennah
Set Decoration by
Dan Hennah
Costume Design by
Terry Ryan
Makeup Department
Michal Bigger .... makeup artist: Naomi Watts
Corinne Bossu .... makeup artist
Rick Findlater .... makeup supervisor
Peter King .... hair designer
Peter King .... makeup designer
Angela Mooar .... hair stylist & makeup artist
Deb Watson .... makeup artist
Production Management
Anne Bruning .... unit production manager
Belindalee Hope .... production manager
Brigitte Yorke .... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Ashton .... key second assistant director
Randall William Cook .... second unit director (as Randy Cook)
Carolynne Cunningham .... first assistant director
Zo Hartley .... third assistant director
Sarah Lowe .... second assistant director: second unit
Darren Mackie .... assistant director
Dave Norris .... first assistant director: second unit
Skot Thomas .... second second assistant director
Art Department
Gunner Ashford .... armourer
Miriam Bellard .... draughtsperson
Kristie Breslin .... art department co-ordinator
Tony Drawbridge .... props maker
Simon Hames .... props maker
Chris Hennah .... art department manager
Dan Hennah .... supervising art director
Alan Lee .... conceptual designer
Simon Lowe .... greens foreman
Tristan McCallum .... props
Andy McLaren .... set dresser
Ben Milsom .... standby props
Matt Panzera .... painter
Nick Riera .... on-set carpenter
Brent Tasker .... standby greens
Richard Taylor .... WETA workshop supervisor
Miles Teves .... concept artist
Sarah Weinberg .... assistant standby props
Sound Department
Ray Beentjes .... dialogue editor
Christopher Boyes .... sound re-recording mixer
Brent Burge .... sound designer
Eddie Bydalek .... pre-mix recordist
Jason Canovas .... dialogue editor
Derek Casari .... sound engineer
Bryan Clements .... scoring crew
Corrin Ellingford .... boom operator
Mark Eshelman .... scoring crew
David Farmer .... sound designer
Mel Graham .... sound effects editor
Tom Hardisty .... score recordist
Michael Hedges .... sound re-recording mixer
Mike Hopkins .... supervising sound editor
Martin Kwok .... first assistant sound editor
Greg Loskorn .... scoring technician
Robyn McFarlane .... foley recordist
Carolyn McLaughlin .... foley artist
Alan Meyerson .... music mixer
Adam Michalak .... score recordist
Peter Mills .... foley editor
Hammond Peek .... sound recordist
Ken Saville .... sound recordist: second unit
Michael Semanick .... sound re-recording mixer
John Simpson .... foley supervisor/artist
Bill Talbott .... scoring technician
Ethan Van der Ryn .... sound designer
Ethan Van der Ryn .... supervising sound editor
Jenny T. Ward .... adr editor
Dave Whitehead .... sound designer
Special Effects by
Joe Dunckley .... armour and weapons technician
Kevin McTurk .... special effects makeup
Gayle Munro .... production manager: Weta Workshop
Niklas Preston .... modeller
Jean-Colas Prunier .... lead technical director
Iwan Peter Scheer .... motion editor
Matt Ward .... miniatures model maker
Visual Effects by
Richard Addison-Wood .... software development supervisor: Weta Digital
Matt Aitken .... CG supervisor: pre-production
Dan Akers .... digital compositor
Stella Ampatzi .... digital compositor
Glenn Anderson .... Macintosh programmer
Scott E. Anderson .... visual effects supervisor
Christine Arboit .... creature technical director
Joe Ardent .... assistant technical director
Elisabeth Arko .... senior animator
Dan Ashton .... scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Jean-Luc Azzis .... Inferno artist
Michael Bain .... match mover: Weta Digital
Michael Bain .... modeller: Weta Digital
Josh Bare .... digital modeller
Dugan Beach .... creature technical director
Joel Behrens .... compositor: Weta Digital
Paula Bell .... senior digital artist
Jeremy Bennett .... visual effects
John R.A. Benson .... digital compositor
Niki Bern .... digital compositor
John-Michael Bills .... digital artist
Colette Birrell .... 3D lighting department coordinator: Weta Digital
Håkan Blomdahl .... digital compositor
Jeremy Bolan .... character animator: Weta Digital
Anto Bond .... digital modeler: Weta Digital
Nick Booth .... scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital
Adam Bradley .... digital artist
Bruce Branit .... digital compositor: CafeFX
Michael Brazelton .... digital artist
Danilo Buendia .... motion editor
Matthew Bullock .... modeler
Kate Burgess .... digital artist: Weta Digital
Greg Butler .... CGI supervisor: pre-production
Julian R. Butler .... lead character setup
Andrew Camenisch .... Kong facial setup lead: Weta Digital
Warwick Campbell .... digital compositor
Cedric Canlas .... digital modeler
Dave Cardwell .... senior modeler
Ean Carr .... digital compositor
Norman Cates .... digital compositor
David Cole .... lead digital colourist
David Cole .... supervising digital colourist
Peter Connelly .... digital compositor
Michael Corcoran .... creature technical director
Christine Cram .... digital painter
Doug Cram .... digital artist
Frédéric Côté .... character animator
Peter Demarest .... lead rotoscope artist
Marco Di Lucca .... digital modeller
Gareth Dinneen .... digital compositor
Brett Dix .... digital compositor
Eran Dolev .... motion control technician
Hugo Dominguez .... rotoscope artist
Tim Donlevy .... motion control operator: minatures unit
Peter Doyle .... colour supervisor
Christina Drahos .... digital compositor
Emanuel 'Emey' Druckmann .... creature technical director
Shawn Dunn .... animation technical supervisor
William Dwelly .... animation technical director
Frank Dürschinger .... lighting technical director
Erich Eder .... digital compositor
Florian Fernandez .... senior modeler: Weta Digital
Paul Flanagan .... digital camera matchmover
Joel Fletcher .... senior animator
Ben Forster .... animator
Alex Funke .... visual effects director of photography
Nick Gabchenko .... digital effects artist
Christopher Otto Gallagher .... animation technical director: Weta Digital
Stefan Galleithner .... camera technical director
Kenneth Gimpelson .... digital artist
Julian Gnass .... digital compositor
Peter Godden .... lead camera technical director: Weta Digital
Matt Greig .... digital artist
Paul Griffin .... animation previsualization
David 'Rudy' Grossman .... lead creature technical director
Bassim Haddad .... senior motion editor
Geoff Hadfield .... digital compositor
Anne Hall .... lighting technical director
Keith Hamakawa .... production manager: research & development, Weta Digital
David Hampton .... scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Joe Han .... senior animator
Bruce Harris .... digital compositor: Weta
Dietrich Hasse .... lead animator: Weta Digital
Rachael Haupt .... matte painter
Trevor Hazel .... digital paint and rotoscope artist
Quentin Hema .... paint & rotoscoping supervisor
Allen Hemberger .... technical director
Sandro Henriques .... rotoscoper: Weta Digital
Jennifer Herbert .... digital compositor
Tim Hey .... digital compositor
Christian Hipp .... lighting technical director
Tom Holzinger .... senior motion editor
Richard Hopkins .... match mover
Steven Hornby .... senior animator
Sandy Houston .... roto and paint co-supervisor
Victor Huang .... animator
Graham Hudson .... motion editor
James Jacobs .... creature technical director: Weta Digital
Suzanne Jandu .... digital compositor
Paul Jenness .... CG modeler: Weta Digital
Allan Torp Jensen .... lead matchmove artist
Mia Jewett .... digital modeler
Lars Johansson .... character technical director
Jeff A. Johnson .... digital artist: Weta Digital
Dennis Jones .... digital compositor
Kory Juul .... digital compositor: Weta Digital
Miae Kang .... lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Matt Kasmir .... digital compositor
Ruslanova Katya .... digital artist: Weta Digital
Tim Ketzer .... lighting technical director
Scott Kilburn .... sequence lead: Weta Digital
Oliver Kirchhoff .... matchmove lead
Oliver Kirchhoff .... roto animation
Balazs Kiss .... lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Arek Komorowski .... digital artist
Derek Krauss .... digital paint and roto lead
Martin Kumor .... animation technical director
Andrew Kunzel .... digital modeler
Cam Langs .... compositor: Weta Digital
Douglas Larmour .... digital compositor
Kimberly Lashbrook .... digital compositor
Gary Laurie .... lead camera technical director: Weta Digital
Luisma Lavin .... motion editor
Eric Leighton .... animation director
Dan Lemmon .... digital effects supervisor
Michael Leonard .... character animator: Weta Digital
Joe Letteri .... visual effects supervisor
Mark Tait Lewis .... digital sequence supervisor
Staffan Linder .... character animator: Weta Digital
Florian Linner .... creature technical director
Robyn Luckham .... animator
Natalie MacDonald .... digital compositor
Tibor Madjar .... lead modeler: Weta Digital LTD
Ray Massa .... data tracker
Timothy McCallum .... creature technical director
Steve McGee .... digital compositor
John P. McMullen .... technical support team lead: Weta Digital
Chad Meire .... digital compositor
Joel Meire .... animator
Simon Millanta .... modeller
Keith Miller .... technical director: Weta Digital
Seth F. Miller .... roto/paint artist
Ben Milsom .... lead model maker
Saki Mitchell .... senior compositor
Chad Moffitt .... senior animator
Matt Mueller .... camera department senior technical director: Weta Digital
George Murphy .... visual effects supervisor
Dylan Neill .... technical director: weta digital
James Ogle .... digital modeler
Tor-Bjorn Olsson .... digital compositor
David A. Ostler .... CG modeler: Weta Digital
Stephane Paris .... digital modeler: WETA
JaeWook Park .... technical director: Weta Digital
Helen Paul .... digital compositor
Emily Pearce .... motion capture production assistant
Dana Peters .... creatures supervisor
Aaron Pfau .... character technical director
Chris Pinto .... digital paint artist: CafeFX
Darren Poe .... digital compositor
Kelly Port .... compositor
Martin Preston .... fur software developer
Hank Prins .... motion control operator
Pascal Raimbault .... senior modeler: Weta Digital
Richard Raimbault .... digital modeller: Weta Digital
Troy Ramsey .... digital artist
Dane Rapaport .... color/grade technical lead
Mathieu Raynault .... senior matte painter
Raine Reen .... senior texture painter
Marco Revelant .... lead modeler: Weta Digital
Mark Richardson .... digital compositor: Weta Digital
Becky Roberts .... visual effects coordinator
Kevin Romond .... digital effects artist
Michael Root .... lead lighting technical director
Kenny Roy .... animator: Weta Digital
Frank Rueter .... lead compositor
Mark Sagar .... special projects supervisor
Eric Saindon .... CGI supervisor
Christoph Salzmann .... digital compositor
Michael Sarkis .... camera tracker
Jennifer Lee Scheer .... digital effects artist
Caterina Schiffers .... digital compositor
David Schnee .... digital compositor: Weta Digital
Florian Schroeder .... digital compositor
Hamish Schumacher .... senior paint artist: weta digital
Jens Schwarz .... creature technical director
Adam Shand .... digital operations manager
Glen Sharah .... lighting technical director
Roger Shortt .... shots technical director: Weta Digital
Kawaldeep Singh .... destruction technical director
Cameron Smith .... digital compositor
Hugh Smith .... motion control operator: miniature unit
Cameron Smither .... digital artist
Ben Snow .... visual effects supervisor
Jason Snyman .... senior animator
Jed Soane .... systems coder
John Sore .... animator: Weta Digital
Albrecht Steinmetz .... senior camera technical director
Andrew Stevens .... associate visual effects editor: WetaFX, NZ
Sam Stewart .... rotoscope artist: Weta Digital
Ileana Stravoskiadi .... modeler
Ileana Stravoskiadi .... motion editor
Åsa Svedberg .... texture painter: Weta Digital
Peter Syomka .... CG modeler: Weta Digital
Gaku Tada .... digital effects artist
Chu Tang .... shader writer
Eric Tang .... lead creature technical director
Hanzhi Tang .... lighting technical director: Weta Digital
Sandy Taylor .... assistant technical director
Vincent Thomas .... digital effects artist
Andrew Titcomb .... lighting technical director
Ben Toogood .... lighting technical director
Stefano Trivelli .... compositing sequence lead: Weta Digital
Can Tuncer .... senior modeler: Weta Digital
Jeff Unay .... senior modeler: Weta Digital
James Van Der Reyden .... motion capture
Phil Van Der Reyden .... digital modeler
Kara Vandeleur .... texture painter
Jon Veal .... digital artist
Karla Ventocilla .... digital artist
Jenny Vial .... visual effects administrator
Matt Villa .... visual effects editor
Andres Vitale .... visual effects
Don Waller .... animator
Matt Wallin .... digital compositor
Nancey S. Wallis .... technical director: Weta Digital
Craig Wentworth .... sequence lead
R. Christopher White .... computer graphics supervisor
Christian Wieser .... digital compositor
Guy Williams .... CGI supervisor
Pete Williams .... digital imaging manager: Weta Digital
Erik Winquist .... digital compositing supervisor
Dennis Yoo .... senior animator: Weta Digital
Joyce Young .... lighting technical director
Marvyn Young .... sequence manager
Mario de Dios .... motion editor
Johan Åberg .... lead compositor
Jon R. Brown .... onset surveyor (uncredited)
Jeff Goldman .... digital effects supervisor: CafeFX (uncredited)
Leigh van der Byl .... CG artist: CafeFX (uncredited)
Stunts
Chris Anderson .... stunt coordinator
Ryan Carey .... stunt double: Carl Denham
Justin B. Carter .... stunt performer (as Justin Carter)
Rodney Cook .... assistant stunt coordinator
Mana Hira Davis .... stunt performer (as Mana Davis)
Shane Dawson .... stunt coordinator
Branko Dordevich .... stunt performer
Steve Drage .... stunt performer
Morgan Evans .... stunt performer
Winham Hammond .... stunt performer
Greg Lane .... stunt performer (as Gregg Lane)
Tony Marsh .... stunt double: Jack Driscoll
Kirk Maxwell .... stunt coordinator
David J. Muzzerall .... stunt performer (as Dave Muzzerall)
Bronson Steel .... stunt performer (as Bronson Steele)
Andrew B. Stehlin .... stunt performer (as Andrew B. Stehlin)
Min Windle .... stunt double: Ann Darrow
Jonathan Costelloe .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Amanda Foubister .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Sharon Maxwell .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Other crew
Guy Adan .... publicist
Judy Alley .... asset manager: merchandising
Pete Anthony .... conductor
Pete Anthony .... orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian .... orchestrator
Bruce Babcock .... conductor
Bruce Babcock .... orchestrator
Alan Baird-Smith .... lighting electrician
Jamie Beard .... lead animator
Colette Birrell .... cast coordinator
David Birrell .... first assistant editor
Alexandra Bishop .... clapper loader: second unit
Tanya Blumstein .... dialogue coach
Melissa Booth .... unit publicist
Eric Bradley .... singer
David Brown .... chief rigging gaffer
Andy Buckley .... medic
Joel Champagne .... casting intern
Olly Coleman .... key grip
Jared Connon .... location manager
Merian C. Cooper .... dedicatee
Brad Dechter .... orchestrator
Matthew Dravitzki .... assistant: Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
Sally Eccleston .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard Elworthy .... clapper loader
Ants Farrell .... lighting continuity
Jessica A. Gihon .... accountant: art department
Cori Gonzales-Macuer .... stand-in: Adrien Brody
Thea Govorko .... assistant to producer
Simon Harding .... camera operator
Emma Harre .... head costume stand-by
Aria Harrison .... assistant script supervisor
Aria Harrison .... assistant script supervisor: second unit
Dion Hartley .... best boy grip: second unit
Dion Hartley .... key grip: miniatures unit
Mark Hawthorne .... assistant editor
Kelly Valentine Hendry .... casting assistant: UK
Paul S. Henning .... score proofreader
Elizabeth Himelstein .... on set dialect coach
Shara Hudson .... post-production coordinator
Mark Jefferies .... best boy
Regan Jones .... best boy lighting
Rob Kerr .... gaffer
Mike Knudson .... focus puller
Karen Kong .... assistant accountant
Jon Kull .... orchestrator
René Kuys .... information technology
Veronique Lawrence .... script supervisor
Josie Leckie .... assistant: Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
Bill Liston .... orchestrator
Keri Manuel .... lighting assistant
Shona McCullagh .... choreographer
Anna Munro .... textile artist: costume department
Arwen Munro .... production coordinator
Blake Neely .... music score co-producer
Michael Nowak .... conductor
Mike Nowak .... conductor
Luis Olivares .... digital video assist operator
Jabez Olssen .... additional editor
Scott Owen .... motion capture stage technician
Jacqui Pryor .... on-set production assistant
Philippa Race .... assistant accountant
Noor Razzak .... grip
Bob Roath .... financial controller
Bob Roath .... production controller
Kristen Crabtree Roath .... assistant accountant
Jay Roberts .... post-production accountant
Merrin Ruck .... script supervisor
Patrick Russ .... orchestrator
Gus Salla .... rigging electrician
Paul Sawtell .... assistant grip
Ernest B. Schoedsack .... dedicatee
Harry Slowery .... first assistant camera
Peter Smith .... best boy grip
Philip A.T. Smith .... second assistant camera
Kristin Solid .... character animator
Kat Stephens .... production coordinator
Andrew Stroud .... first assistant camera: second unit
Victoria Sullivan .... script supervisor
Stuart Michael Thomas .... music consultant
Stuart Michael Thomas .... supervising technical assistant: James Newton Howard
Pierre Vinet .... still photographer
Michael Vivian .... dolly grip
Angela Waller .... production coordinator: second unit
Alan Wilson .... best boy
Lee Wimer .... film color timer
Philippa Wood .... publicist
Jonathan Woodford-Robinson .... additional editor
Fay Wray .... dedicated to the memory of
Julia Newmann .... intern: James Newton Howard (uncredited)
(from IMDb)