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Friday, September 29, 2006

Peter Jackson doing Donkey Kong next!

Not quite. But King Kong & Lord Of Rings director Peter Jackson is moving into the gaming business with Microsoft. They have jointly set up Wingnut Interactive to create two new series of interactive games exclusively for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.

"I think we are right on the threshold of being able to design a new way to tell stories," says Jackson. Their first project will be a new chapter in the Halo franchise. Microsoft says the second series will be an entirely original creation aimed at bringing new audiences to the world of interactive entertainment. Jackson will supposedly bring a blend of film and interactive gaming to life, in his own unique way.

In related hearsay, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are trying to court Jackson into directing a new epic remake of Monkey God. Looks like he passed for Donkey Kong instead.

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