How gigantic will Kong: Skull Island be?
In 2005, it looked like Peter Jackson had given us the most epic depiction of King Kong the world would ever see. However, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director of the upcoming Kong: Skull Island, promises that his Kong will be even “bigger.”
Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive Kong: Skull Island image with Tom Hiddleston as an ex-British SAS tracker and Brie Larson as a war photographer. The leads make their way through a boneyard with a massive skull in the background. Given the size of the skull, one can only imagine how humongous Kong himself will be.
Kong: Skull Island via Entertainment Weekly
Speaking with EW, Vogt-Roberts stated, “From the size of the skull, you can tell that things on this island are much bigger than audiences are used to with traditional Kong lore. Our Kong is by far the biggest Kong that you’ve seen on screen, and that translates to a lot of different things on the island.”
Vogt-Roberts went on to give us an idea of exactly how big Kong will be. “In terms of actual size, our Kong is by far the biggest Kong. Peter Jackson’s Kong was around 25 feet. The ‘33 Kong ranged between 25 feet and 50 feet, I want to say he was 50-plus feet when he was on the Empire State Building. He varied in size dramatically! The ’70s Kong was somewhere between them.”
Kong: Skull Island is part of a cinematic universe that will also include Godzilla. This film will pave the way for Godzilla vs. Kong, which is set to come out in 2020. In the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, the King of the Monsters was reportedly 350 feet fall. That’s significantly bigger than any of the previous portrays of King Kong, which is probably why the filmmakers are upping the ante. After all, it wouldn’t be much of a fight if Godzilla could just step on Kong and call it a day.
Kong: Skull Island hits theaters on March 10, 2017.