Jackson goes ape to play the fool

Peter Jackson, director of King Kong, fooled many in the global film community when when he said last week he would be making two back-to-back sequels to King Kong for Universal Pictures.

Jackson made the April Fool's Day announcement for Son of Kong and King Kong: Into the Wolf's Lair as part of the movie's video diary series on the website KongisKing 

Jackson wasn't the only one who appeared on screen in the April 1 entry, which marked shooting day 123 on King Kong.

Colin Hanks, as well as Weta staff, art directors and even a Universal exec were involved.

The video April Fool's entry featured cast members Naomi Watts and Jack Black, shots of a Son of Kong script, monster designs, models and computer previsualised sequences.

In one of the movies the giant ape - with Browning machineguns strapped on his shoulders - helps the Allies defeat the Nazis.