In 2003, he created "Beyond Good & Evil", which garnered critical acclaim and a cult following, but was a commercial failure. However, film director Peter Jackson's admiration of the game — and his frustration with EA's handling of "The Lord of the Rings" license — led to Ancel being given direction of the "King Kong" video game adaptation. In spite of Ubisoft's reluctance to produce a sequel "Beyond Good and Evil 2", Ancel has expressed a clear wish to produce one in the future., which was officially announced at Ubidays 2008 event on May 28, 2008. On December 18, 2008, at the VGL event in Paris.