Kong has a muscular physique, with defined abs and large biceps. Kong has a rounded head and several scars (three of them running diagonally from his left pectoral to the right side of his torso, and several more on the palm of his right hand after attempting to grab the rotating blades of a helicopter). Kong was designed to instill divisiveness in the audience, who may view Kong as a threat, a savior, or a god. VFX supervisor Jeff White designed Kong to be 104 feet tall so that "a human will look like a speck in the shadow of this colossus." Kong's upright posture is an intentional departure from the hunched-over posture of the silverback gorilla, like in the 2005 film's incarnation, or of a generic "big monkey." Kong's arms are disproportionately longer than his legs, which gives him a distinctive silhouette. Famed creature designer Carlos Huante borrowed from the 1933 film, imbuing Kong with orange-brown fur, a small crown, a huge brow, an exaggerated muzzle, and a wide-eyed roar. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts drew inspiration from the 1933 film's design while ensuring Kong was iconic enough to be immediately recognized. VFX designers spent eight months making Kong a powerful and sympathetic anti-hero with an element of humanity. The name corresponds to the Congo, an African country known for its gorilla population. Kong was named by the Iwi inhabitants of Skull Island. 7.1 Lack of bodily armor/Oxygen deprivation.Maybe Legendary and Toho can hammer out the terms of a new deal, or maybe, by then, Toho will have blown everyone's minds with its own shared Kaiju-verse.
Godzilla already has one solo film more than Kong does in the MonsterVerse, so if nothing else, "Son of Kong" would allow Kong to catch up and be on even footing with Godzilla again, if and when they do reunite for Legendary.
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Screenwriter Max Borenstein has been involved with the story and/or script of every MonsterVerse movie to date, and he's said that he would like to see a "Godzilla vs. This would seem to position it as more of a Kong-centric project like "Kong: Skull Island." That film already set a precedent for a MonsterVerse movie by confining itself mostly to one location, so with Kong down in the Hollow Earth now, it might make sense for Legendary to use this proposed sequel to explore that terrain and more of Kong's family tree along with other new monsters. "Son of Kong" is the direction that Legendary is said to be going with its "Godzilla vs. Kong," they've retired to their separate corners of the tentpole boxing ring, but is there a chance we'll see them tearing up cities again in a rematch? The answer to that is somewhat complicated, and that's why we're here.
Then, after a release date shuffle pushed their crossover back a year, Godzilla and Kong finally got a chance to meet and duke it out onscreen, leveling much of Hong Kong in the process. "Kong: Skull Island" introduced King Kong into the MonsterVerse in 2017, while "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" introduced such classic kaiju as King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan in 2019. It also served as the culmination of the four-film Monsterverse that Legendary Entertainment had been building since it released its first "Godzilla" film, directed by Gareth Evans, back in 2014. The long-delayed blockbuster reaped the benefits of two marquee monsters and pent-up demand for moviegoing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kong" stomped its way into theaters in March 2021, it scored the best box office haul for a movie on opening weekend since "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in December 2019.
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