NEW ‘KING KONG’ MOVIE TO BE MADE IN AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY: The latest King Konginspired movie will be filmed in Australia, officials said on Monday, just days after the government said big-budget blockbusters ‘Thor’ and ‘Alien’ will also be shot Down Under. ‘Kong: Skull Island’, starring Americans Samuel L Jackson, Brie Larson and English actor Tom Hiddleston, is to begin filming in early 2016. Industry database IMDB said the movie is about the origins of the monster gorilla, who famously scales the Empire State Building in the original 1933 film. The remake will be shot at Village Roadshow Studios and on location in southeast Queensland. Parts of it will also be shot at two as yet unnamed international locations. King Kong is the latest blockbuster to head Down Under for filming, as Australia tries to lure Hollywood studios to its turf to generate jobs and boost the economy. AFP a combination of two contradictory designs—of aerial and aquatic vehicles. Aerial vehicles require large airfoils like wings or sails to generate lift while underwater vehicles need to minimise surface area to reduce drag. The birds with flamboyant beaks are one of nature’s most adept hybrid vehicles, employing similar flapping motions to propel themselves through air as through water. IANS protected to reach even the most basic global targets. In 2010, representatives from nearly 200 countries met in Nagoya, Japan, and adopted the United Nations’ Aichi Targets, in a bid to stem the rapid loss of biodiversity. The countries committed to protecting at least 10% of the ocean by 2020, researchers said. “The targets call for much more than just 10% protection,” said lead author Lisa Boonzaier. PTI