9. The future is fictionalised?

While it's still in development, Gordon is still planning to get a movie made based on the documentary, though these days he's thinking it could be a sequel story that continues the rivalry.

And there are still gaps to be filled... "I think the best answer is that there was some stuff we were present for sort of by accident in the documentary but there are more facts we know about what happened, and there's a way to bring that to life in the fictional version that you couldn't just because of the timing of when you were there," he admits.

"The doc is a whole lot of talking heads, because that's the nature of the genre. I think it could be compelling if you bring it to life with actors. I also think it's a good enough story that it could get out to a larger audience."

New Line has the rights to the fictionalised version of the story, which Gordon is busy developing. He's also been keeping busy, having won his first big studio job with Vince Vaughn comedy Four Christmases last year.

So while Billy is still pumping out top scores and flogging sauce, what is Wiebe up to?

"Steve's still going out and competing - he gets his stuff sponsored once in a while.

"I think the documentary has totally changed his life. It's certainly justified what his wife thought was his pretty ridiculous pursuit," laughs Gordon.

"There's the band My Chemical Romance that had Steve out to play drums at a stadium show because they liked him.

He's in Four Christmases, playing a character. A pretty small part (laughs) but he was great. It was actually Vince (Vaughn)'s idea."

As of right now, the Kong remake/sequel still doesn't have a cast - Gordon has floated names like Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Ed Norton for Billy and Nathan Fillion or Greg Kinnear for Wiebe.

Unless the cinematic kill screen happens, this is one story that's going to keep on playing...

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