Comic-Con trailer for 'Kong: Skull Island' gives us our first look at the legendary ape in action

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Kong: Skull Island is one of my most anticipated movies of next year. The story of King Kong is a classic but Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ (The Kings of Summer) upcoming vision looks to be tremendous in scale and a great overall film, at least by the Comic-Con trailer released today.

            Though The Kings of Summer was a nice little film, this movie is a massive undertaking for Vogt-Roberts, especially since Kong: Skull Island will be within the same universe as Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla film that was released in 2014. The blockbuster is set to take place within the 1970s and for once, there is no beauty and the beast/damsel in distress story which is refreshing.

            The ensemble cast is tremendous and includes Tom Hiddleston, last year’s Best Actress at the Oscars, Brie Larson along with legendary veterans like Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly. And of course, some standouts from Straight Outta Compton and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl with actors like Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins and Thomas Mann.

            Kong: Skull Island will be released on March 10^th, 2017. Check out the Comic-Con trailer below!