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Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a reboot [5] [6] of the King Kong franchise and the second film in the Monsterverse, serving as the 11th film in the King Kong franchise.
King Kong is an American monster media franchise that consists of thirteen films, as well as television, novels, comic books, video games, attractions, and other merchandise. The franchise is centered on King Kong, a giant ape living on a primordial island inhabited by prehistoric creatures.
Skull Island is an American animated adventure television series developed by Brian Duffield for Netflix.It is the fifth installment and the first television series of the Monsterverse franchise and a sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017).
Kong: Skull Island was released on March 10, 2017, to positive reviews, [32] [33] and was a box office success, grossing $566 million worldwide against a budget of $185 million. [34] The film received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards .
King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster, or kaiju, [17] resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the King of the Beasts, [18] and over time, it would also be bestowed the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World, [19] a widely recognized expression within the franchise.
The visual effects in King Kong, created by Willis O'Brien, inspired future monster film effects artists such as Ray Harryhausen and Dennis Muren. [2] Early giant-monster films often had themes of adventure and exploration of unknown regions, and incorporated fights with giant monsters as a climactic element.
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Jack Driscoll (credited as John Driscoll in the 1933 film) is a fictional character in the King Kong franchise.In the original 1933 film he was the first mate of the ship named the Venture, while in its 2005 remake he was a playwright (the less faithful 1976 remake had an analogous character named Jack Prescott, played by Jeff Bridges).