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|caption          =Test footage for the Arsinoitherium trapping the sailors on the log in King Kong (1933)
|caption          = 2003 Arsinoitherium concept art by Greg Broadmore for King Kong (2005)
|name            =''Arsinoitherium''
|name            = Arsinoitherium
|species          =''Arsinoitherium zitteli'', ''Arsinoitherium andrewsi'', or ''Arsinoitherium giganteum''
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'''''[[Wikipedia:Arsinoitherium|Arsinoitherium]]''''' is an extinct genus of prehistoric mammal from the Late Eocene Epoch. It was planned to appear in the [[King Kong (1933 film)|original ''King Kong'']] using a stop motion puppet originally created for [[Willis O'Brien]]'s ''Creation'', before being replaced by ''[[Styracosaurus]]''. ''Arsinoitherium'' was later considered for the [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]] directed by Peter Jackson, but was scrapped once again.
'''Arsinoitherium''' is an extinct genus of prehistoric mammal from the Late Eocene epoch. It was planned to appear in the [[King Kong (1933 film)|original ''King Kong'']] using a stop motion puppet originally created for ''Creation'' before its role was replaced by ''[[Styracosaurus]]''. Arsinoitherium was later considered for the [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]] directed by Peter Jackson but was scrapped once again.
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==History==
==History==
=== ''[[Creation]]'' ===
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===[[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]]===
===[[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]]===
In the test reel, the Arsinoitherium was to appear during the log scene where it chased and charged at the [[Venture]] crewman out of the jungle and leading them to the log that [[King Kong]] attacks. Director Merian C. Cooper then reshot the scene using [[Styracosaurus]] instead.<ref>Morton, Ray. (2005) ''King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson'', p. 63</ref> Ultimately, the Arsinoitherium and the Styracosaurus was cut from the final film.
In the test reel, the ''Arsinoitherium'' was to appear during the log scene where it chased and charged at the ''[[Wanderer]]'''s crewmen out of the jungle and led them to the log that [[King Kong]] attacks. Director Merian C. Cooper then reshot the scene using a ''[[Styracosaurus]]'' instead.<ref>Morton, Ray. (2005) ''King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson'', p. 63</ref> Ultimately, the ''Arsinoitherium'' and the ''Styracosaurus'' were both cut from the final film.


===''[[The Legend of King Kong]]''===
Production artwork for the abandoned 1976 [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] film shows that the ''Arsinoitherium'' was again considered.<ref>[https://youtu.be/6Op9Mbrd5dg]</ref>
===[[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]===
===[[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]===
In early pre-production in 2003, Greg Boradmore created a piece of concept art he later referred to as "Rhino on Holiday" that prominently featured an Arsinoitherium in the jungle with two pterosaurs similar to Dimorphodon and Peteinosaurus around the animal.<Ref>[http://www.gregbroadmore.com/imgpg.php?page=104 Rhino on Holiday]</ref>
During early pre-production in 2003, Greg Broadmore created a piece of concept art he later referred to as "Rhino on Holiday" that prominently featured an ''Arsinoitherium'' in the jungle with two pterosaurs similar to ''[[wikipedia:Dimorphodon|Dimorphodon]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Peteinosaurus|Peteinosaurus]]'' around the animal.<Ref>[http://www.gregbroadmore.com/imgpg.php?page=104 Rhino on Holiday]</ref> The creature again did not end up being used in the finished film.
 
===''[[The Last Hope]]''===
''Arsinoitherium''s appear as a common beast of burden in ancient Atlantis until virtually being wiped out, alongside most of the civilization's other inhabitants, during the apocalyptic infestation of the voracious [[Gyaos]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
File:Arsinoitherium-King-Kong-Mario-Larrinaga-April-2020-01.jpg|Concept art by [[Mario Larrinaga]]
File:Arsinoitherium-King-Kong-Minor-April-2020-01.jpeg
File:Arsinoitherium-King-Kong-Minor-April-2020-02.jpg
File:Arsinoitherium-King-Kong-Minor-April-2020-03.jpg
File:Arsinoitherium-King-Kong-Minor-April-2020-04.jpg
File:Arsinoitherium-King-Kong-Minor-April-2020-05.jpeg
File:RhinoLegendOfKingKong01.jpeg|Concept art from ''[[The Legend of King Kong]]''
File:RhinoLegendOfKingKong02.jpeg|Concept art from ''The Legend of King Kong''
File:RhinoLegendOfKingKong03.jpeg|Concept art from ''The Legend of King Kong''
File:1236240977 Rhino on holiday web.jpg|Concept art from [[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]
File:The Last Hope - Arsinoitherium.png|An ''Arsinoitherium'' from the one-shot Gamera comic ''The Last Hope''
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The front horns of the 1933 stop motion puppet were made on wood attached to its armature by liquid latex.<ref>Morton, Ray. (2005) ''King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson'', p. 37</ref>
[[File:Arsinoitherium-Sinbad-Eye-of-The-Tiger-April-2020-01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Concept art of the unused ''Arsinoitherium'' from ''Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger'']]
*The front horns of the ''Arsinoitherium'' stop motion puppet created for the [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 film]] were made of wood attached to its armature by liquid latex.<ref>Morton, Ray. (2005) ''King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson'', p. 37</ref>
*Ray Harryhausen planned to have an ''Arsinoitherium'' appear in ''[[wikipedia:Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger|Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger]]'' (1977) as one of the still living prehistoric fauna of Hyperborea, even making pre-production concept art of the beast fighting the giant humanoid named the Troglodyte. The inclusion was a direct homage to the unused ''Arsinoitherium'' from both ''Creation'' and ''King Kong''; ironically, Harryhausen's version also did not make the final cut in this film either.
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==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Arsinoitherium|''Arsinoitherium'' on Wikipedia]]


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Arsinoitherium
Test footage for the Arsinoitherium trapping the sailors on the log in King Kong (1933)
Alternate names Rhino
Species Arsinoitherium zitteli, Arsinoitherium andrewsi, or Arsinoitherium giganteum
Height 6 feet
Planned for King Kong (1933),
The Legend of King Kong,
King Kong (2005)

Arsinoitherium is an extinct genus of prehistoric mammal from the Late Eocene Epoch. It was planned to appear in the original King Kong using a stop motion puppet originally created for Willis O'Brien's Creation, before being replaced by Styracosaurus. Arsinoitherium was later considered for the 2005 remake directed by Peter Jackson, but was scrapped once again.

History

Creation

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To be added.

King Kong (1933)

In the test reel, the Arsinoitherium was to appear during the log scene where it chased and charged at the Wanderer's crewmen out of the jungle and led them to the log that King Kong attacks. Director Merian C. Cooper then reshot the scene using a Styracosaurus instead.[1] Ultimately, the Arsinoitherium and the Styracosaurus were both cut from the final film.

The Legend of King Kong

Production artwork for the abandoned 1976 Universal film shows that the Arsinoitherium was again considered.[2]

King Kong (2005)

During early pre-production in 2003, Greg Broadmore created a piece of concept art he later referred to as "Rhino on Holiday" that prominently featured an Arsinoitherium in the jungle with two pterosaurs similar to Dimorphodon and Peteinosaurus around the animal.[3] The creature again did not end up being used in the finished film.

The Last Hope

Arsinoitheriums appear as a common beast of burden in ancient Atlantis until virtually being wiped out, alongside most of the civilization's other inhabitants, during the apocalyptic infestation of the voracious Gyaos.

Gallery

Trivia

Concept art of the unused Arsinoitherium from Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
  • The front horns of the Arsinoitherium stop motion puppet created for the 1933 film were made of wood attached to its armature by liquid latex.[4]
  • Ray Harryhausen planned to have an Arsinoitherium appear in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) as one of the still living prehistoric fauna of Hyperborea, even making pre-production concept art of the beast fighting the giant humanoid named the Troglodyte. The inclusion was a direct homage to the unused Arsinoitherium from both Creation and King Kong; ironically, Harryhausen's version also did not make the final cut in this film either.


External links

References

This is a list of references for Arsinoitherium. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Morton, Ray. (2005) King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson, p. 63
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ Rhino on Holiday
  4. ↑ Morton, Ray. (2005) King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson, p. 37

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