Kong: Skull Island

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 of the King Kong franchise, the second film in the Legendary's Monsterverse franchise, and the eighth 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, Eugene Cordero, Marc Evan Jackson, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly. In the film, a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers in 1973 travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean named Skull Island and encounter many of the island's monsters, including the mighty Kong.

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 began at Universal Pictures as an origin story but was moved to Warner Bros. to develop a shared cinematic universe featuring Godzilla and Kong. Principal photography began in October 2015 in Hawaii and various locations around Vietnam and ended in March 2016.

Kong: Skull Island was theatrically released on March 10, 2017 to generally positive reviews from critics. It was a box office success, grossing $569 million against a $185 million budget, and received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards.

A sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong, was released in 2021, and an animated series, Skull Island, was released in 2023.