April Fool's Synchronicity

Over at kongisking.net, Peter Jackson and crew have posted "Production Diary: Day 123," a very funny April 1st edition that alludes to a pair of SON OF KONG sequels.

But Jackson goes further, explaining that his fictional Denham and Son of Kong will, in the sequels, actually travel to Europe to fight Nazi bio-engineered creatures with giant ape-augmented weapons.

Since Jackson is familiar with the historical Denham, this is an especially interesting reversal of the Nazi's actual pursuit of Carl Denham's films, records and artifacts (as uncovered in my research for EIGHTH WONDER). I wonder how many fans who chuckle at the Jackson parody are aware of Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler's actual pursuit of "Skull Island" through the Ahnenerbe wing of the SS?



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