It's time to write again about the highly acclaimed "Donkey Kong" rivalry documentary "King of Kong," my favorite topic of the year.
The occasion? MTV Movies editor/reporter/nice-man Josh Horowitz was hanging out with actor Greg Kinnear for some non-gaming-reason and asked him about the "King of Kong" filmmakers' desire to have Kinnear play a lead role in a dramatic remake of the documentary.
Had he heard that they think he'd play a great Steve Wiebe, the soft-spoken up-start schoolteacher who makes a run at the "Donkey Kong" world record held by arcade hero (but "King of Kong" villain) Billy Mitchell?
Kinnear told Josh: "No, but I saw that documentary. I loved it. I thought it was a very cool documentary. If they make that into a movie…I wouldn’t want to play Kong. So that guy [Wiebe] would be better."
I trust Josh will follow through and badger Johnny Depp next about playing Mitchell. Don't let me down, Josh!
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