Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. It is a reboot of the King Kong franchise and serves as the second film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, as well as the 11th film in the King Kong franchise. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly. In the film, set in 1973, a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers travel to the uncharted Skull Island and meet Kong, a gigantic ape who is the last of his species, closely followed by other terrifying creatures. The film was announced in July 2014 at San Diego Comic-Con, and Vogt-Roberts was announced as the director in September 2014. The project initially began at Universal Pictures as an origin story but was later moved to Warner Bros. to develop a shared cinematic universe featuring Godzilla and Kong.
| Director | Jordan Vogt-Roberts |
| Produced by | Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia |
| Screenplay by | Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Connolly |
| Story by | John Gatins |
| Starring | Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, John C. Reilly |
| Music | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | Larry Fong |
| Edited by | Richard Pearson |
| Production, company | Legendary Pictures, Tencent Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Released | February 28, 2017 (Empire, Leicester Square), March 10, 2017 (United States) |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $185 million |
| Box office | $566.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 80139562 |
About Kong: Skull Island
This reboot of the King Kong franchise sees a team of scientists disturbing King Kong during the Vietnam War.
Achievement of Kong: Skull Island
The movie was filmed close to the filming location of Jurassic World in Hawaii. King Kong in the movie is 104 feet tall.
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Latest information about Kong: Skull Island updated on July 28 2021.
