Many years ago, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson thought it would be a good idea to work on a game based on the movie he was currently working on, King Kong.

He didn’t know where to start, though, but he had been playing the classic adventure game from Ubisoft, Beyond Good and Evil, and decided to seek out the genius who lead that team to bring the Kong game to life.

That genius turned out to be Rayman creator Michel Ancel, who gladly accepted the challenge of working on the Kong game, ably bringing the world and characters to life, resulting in a good experience.

This whole event has marked Peter Jackson as a bit of a gamer, so it’s should be no surprise that, over and above playing a game of Halo now and again, he really enjoys playing Call of Duty: World at War with his son, in particular the zombie-themed modes of the game.

Jackson has also expressed his interest in working on a game in the future, despite his experience with his now shelved Halo Chronicles project.

Watch Jackson talk about his current projects, including District 9 and how it came about, in a video interview below:

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