Most directors prefer to direct everything themselves. I thought I could on Lord Of The Rings, but very quickly found out that the sheer scale prevented it.
I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess.
The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.
The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk.
So many film makers are scared of visual effects - which is no crime.
I think that you can treat a classic like a museum piece -stuffed and mounted- or you can make it a living, breathing narrative that is unfolding right then and there.