كنگ كونگ

هذا المقال هو عن the character. إذا كنت تريد the various films with the same name، انظر King Kong (1933 film) و King Kong (1976 film). إذا كنت تريد the film franchise، انظر King Kong (franchise).

كنگ كونگ
شخصية في King Kong
King Kong featured in a promotional image from the 1933 film
أول ظهور	King Kong (1933)
ابتدعها	Edgar Wallace Merian C. Cooper
شخصها	Willis O'Brien (1933) (animator) Rick Baker (1976) Peter Cullen (1976/1986 vocal effects) Peter Elliot (1986) Andy Serkis (2005) Terry Notary (2017) Toby Kebbell(2017)
Binomial nomenclature	Megaprimatus Kong Titanus Kong (MonsterVerse)
معلومات
أسماء بديلة	Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World Kong, the 8th Wonder of the World The King of the Apes The God of Skull Island The King of the Jungle Titanus Kong
الفصيلة	Giant gorilla
العائلة	Little Kong (1933) Lady Kong (1986) Baby Kong (1986) Deceased parents (2017)

King Kong is a giant movie monster, resembling an enormous gorilla, that has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the films. The character first appeared in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures, with the film premiering a little over two months later. The film received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases. A sequel quickly followed that same year with The Son of Kong, featuring Little Kong. In the 1960s, Toho produced King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), pitting a larger Kong against Toho's own Godzilla, and King Kong Escapes (1967), based on The King Kong Show (1966–1969) from Rankin/Bass Productions. In 1976, Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin. A sequel, King Kong Lives, followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong. Another remake of the original, this time set in 1933, was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson.

The most recent film, Kong: Skull Island (2017), set in 1973, is part of Legendary Entertainment's MonsterVerse, which began with Legendary's reboot of Godzilla in 2014. A crossover sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong, once again pitting the characters against one another, is currently planned for 2020.

The character of King Kong has become one of the world's most famous movie icons, having inspired a number of sequels, remakes, spin-offs, imitators, parodies, cartoons, books, comics, video games, theme park rides, and a stage play. His role in the different narratives varies, ranging from a rampaging monster to a tragic antihero.

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 Overview

King Kong graphics at Empire State Building.

The King Kong character was conceived and created by American filmmaker Merian C. Cooper. In the original film, the character's name is Kong, a name given to him by the inhabitants of the fictional "Skull Island" in the Indian Ocean, where Kong lives along with other oversized animals, such as plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and various dinosaurs. An American film crew, led by Carl Denham, captures Kong and takes him to New York City to be exhibited as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

Kong escapes and climbs the Empire State Building, only to fall from the skyscraper after being attacked by airplanes with guns. Denham comments "it wasn't the airplanes, It was beauty killed the beast", for he climbs the building in the first place only in an attempt to protect Ann Darrow, an actress originally offered up to Kong on Skull Island as a sacrifice (in the 1976 remake, her character is named "Dwan").

A pseudo-documentary about Skull Island that appears on the DVD for the 2005 remake (originally seen on the Sci-Fi Channel at the time of its theatrical release) gives Kong's scientific name as Megaprimatus kong ("Megaprimatus", deriving from the prefix "mega-" and the Latin words "primate" and "primatus", means "big primate" or "big supreme being") and states that his species may be related to Gigantopithecus, though that genus of giant ape is more closely related to orangutans than to gorillas.

 Conception and creation

Merian C. Cooper glances up at his creation.

 King Kong (Toho)

King Kong
شخصية في Godzilla
The two depictions of Kong in the Toho films
أول ظهور	King Kong vs. Godzilla
آخر ظهور	King Kong Escapes
ابتدعها	Merian C. Cooper
شخصها	Shoichi Hirose (King Kong vs. Godzilla) Haruo Nakajima (King Kong Escapes)
معلومات
الكنية	Kong

In the 1960s, Japanese studio Toho licensed the character from RKO and produced two films that featured the character, King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) and King Kong Escapes (1967). Toho's interpretation differed greatly from the original in size and abilities.

King Kong as depicted in the cartoon show

 Appearances

Films

• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• King Kong Escapes (1967)

TV series

• The King Kong Show (1966/1969)
• Kong: The Animated Series (2000/2006)
• Kong: King of the Apes (2016/2018)

 Appearances

المقالة الرئيسية: King Kong (franchise)

 Cultural impact

المقالة الرئيسية: King Kong in popular culture

The DC Comics character Titano the Super-Ape (here seen climbing the Daily Planet building and confronting Superman) is clearly modeled on King Kong. From Superman #138, art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye

 References

 المصادر

• Affeldt, Stefanie (2015). "Exterminating the Brute: Racism and Sexism in 'King Kong'". Simianization: Apes, Class, Gender, and Race. Racism Analysis Yearbook 6. Berlin: Lit Verlag. ISBN 978-3-643-90716-5. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
• Goldner, Orville; Turner, George E. (1975). The Making of King Kong: The Story Behind a Film Classic. A. S Barnes and Co. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Morton, Ray (2005). King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon. Applause Theater and Cinema Books. ISBN 1557836698. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Ryfle, Steve (1998). Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-348-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Van Hise, James (1993). Hot Blooded Dinosaur Movies. Pioneer Books. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Vaz, Mark Cotta (2005). Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong. Villard. ISBN 1-4000-6276-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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 وصلات خارجية

• The 1933 film كنگ كونگ at the Internet Movie Database
• Official King Kong (2005) movie website
• The 2005 remake King Kong at the Internet Movie Database
• قالب:Isfdb series