scott_walker, I take it that you have seen the famous SNL piece with Steven Spielberg pushing the laser cat idea? If not, look it up on youtube.
Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion
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Sounds like that could be an homage to the original animatronic.
I think it could only work chest up. The jeep has a roof so looking up at the thing would be very hard. That and the original kong AAs were chest up anyways, I'm sure it'll be awesome no matter what
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Yes, today's state-of-the-art, cutting edge video cameras look like (what most would consider to be) still cameras. The huge shoulder-mounted deals are a thing of the past.
And it could be awesome as the stance the WETA kong takes in the recent depictions is like a Silverback Gorilla, often walking on four legs. I am thinking we are going to get a Face to Face with Kong while he is on his fists, so his backside would not be within show but going into the darkness and scenic.
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Vehicle update from UOR on the Sentinel.
Reign of Kong: Ride vehicles will be king-size - Orlando Sentinel
Five different drivers, assuming either random or one for each vehicle. Sounds digital.
Reign of Kong: Ride vehicles will be king-size - Orlando Sentinel
Five different drivers, assuming either random or one for each vehicle. Sounds digital.
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I'm all excited again 
I love when a creative team manages to surprise me. We had debated if they'd have live actors or a digital character.. We never assumed different live actors portrayed digitally.
I love when a creative team manages to surprise me. We had debated if they'd have live actors or a digital character.. We never assumed different live actors portrayed digitally.
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Wow. As if I wasn't already planning to re-ride a bunch of times, now we actually get a reason.
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I'm all excited again
I love when a creative team manages to surprise me. We had debated if they'd have live actors or a digital character.. We never assumed different live actors portrayed digitally.
I'm not sure it's digital or not. Sounds like this might be actual live actors in the vehicles.
Digital Driver, Live Action Passenger / Victim?
Role was described as limited spilling earlier, yeah? That fits.
But this was suppose to be a copy of Hollywood they said....just the SCREENZ with a fancy facade...I am hyped
Drivers include Becky (a cowgirl), Will Denham (adventurous cousin of a movie director), Jinks Costanza (ex-con from New York City), Kalana (descendant of the island's natives) and Doc (paleontology student). Out of all these I think Kalana and Jinks would be the most intriguing
All the names and characters sound absolutely terrible. I have faith that they will hopefully flesh them out / give them subtext / purpose.
There haven't been audition notices for any of the other types though. Unless they just expect to make the various operations TMs fit one of the roles - but none of the opening team has been told they'd have to perform in that manner.
I'm glad they finally secured drivers willing to work the same job for the next 20 years...
It just hit me that the one thing I don't know if they are now running more than one vehicle at a time at this point. That's kinda important, huh.
It just hit me that the one thing I don't know if they are now running more than one vehicle at a time at this point. That's kinda important, huh.
Oo, maybe each one has a different ghastly horrible death.
Like Becky gets her brains munched out by the slug things while Doc gets impaled on a native's spear.
Like Becky gets her brains munched out by the slug things while Doc gets impaled on a native's spear.
Thanks Teebin. That was my thought when I saw this article. It can't be live actors because those roles are specific and if someone calls out that means that scenario isn't playing that day. I don't think this is live actors.
I hope they ditch the vehicle when we meet the other 3 people who I'm supposed to also care about on this ride.
6 minutes of wise cracks from an ex-con? Yawn.
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