Co-founder Bill Elliott at Kong Studio in London: “Our in-house Long Story Short series is about showing truth can be stranger than fiction in the space of a single minute. This latest installment was already in production when we heard the great King Kong would be making a return to Birmingham in 2022 for the Commonwealth Games.

“Modeled on the fictional giant King Kong, pop art sculptor Nicholas Monro’s original fiberglass gorilla (standing 18 feet tall and weighing 1,960 pounds) was commissioned for display in Manzoni Gardens in Birmingham’s old Bull Ring shopping center in 1972.

“However, Brummie Kong didn’t end up staying in Manzoni Gardens. Our film recounts the places and misadventures this mighty statue has had along the way, before reaching retirement in 2017 at his current owner’s home in Cumbria.

“With Birmingham hosting the Commonwealth Games, it was decided a replica of the mighty beast would be made. Working closely with Monro and his family, local property development company Cordia Blackswan borrowed the original maquette from Wolverhampton Art Gallery to create a new, and slightly bigger version.”
 

 
Production: Kong Studio
Writer: Bill Elliott
Director/animator: Wiktoria Lewandowska
Additional Animation: Elliot Baker

Sound Designer: Josh Elliott
VO artist: Simon Bristow
Producer: Emma Burch