A new concept art for the upcoming monster movie features the massive creature emerging from the flames with several soldiers standing in his way.
- Dec 29, 2016
AceShowbiz - A new concept art for Warner Bros.' upcoming "Kong: Skull Island" has made its way out online. Debuted via Empire, the fiery artwork features the mighty king of the jungle emerging from the flames, with several soldiers standing in his way.
The epic monster movie is directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The helmer reveals that it was originally "set at the height of the Vietnam War when napalm was the weapon of choice." He says, "The script I first read took place in 1917. But when I started talking to the Legendary [Entertainment] guys, I was thinking, 'What weird King Kong movie would I want to see?' "
"So I pitched them the Vietnam War connection, literally thinking they were gonna laugh me out of the room," the helmer adds. "And to Legendary's credit, they said, 'Cool. Let's figure it out.' The aesthetics of that time mixed with King Kong makes for an incredible genre mash-up."
"Kong: Skull Island" opens next year in U.S. theaters on March 10. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman and Toby Kebbell, it follows a diverse team of explorers who run into the mythic Kong when venturing deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific.
