Back in September when it was first announced that Legendary Pictures were planning a shared universe between Godzilla and King Kong, rumours surfaced about the possibility of the studio bringing Pacific Rim’s Jaegers and Kaiju into the mix for a crossover of monster proportions. Since then, we’ve heard nothing else about the prospect; however, Steven […]
Boom! announces Kong: Gods of Skull Island
Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming release of the King Kong one-shot Kong: Gods of Skull Island from writer Philip Kennedy Johnson and artist Chad Lewis. Check out the cover artwork here… In this stand-alone Kong story, the year is 1912, and a wealthy humanitarian has traveled to Skull Island with the purpose of civilizing […]
From Kong to Kong: the 18 greatest monster movie scores
With Kong: Skull Island out now, Sean Wilson looks back at the classic monster movies with top tunes… It’s time for Kong to reclaim his crown as king of the movie monsters in all-action blockbuster romp Kong: Skull Island, the latest instalment in the ongoing Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures ‘MonsterVerse’ that will eventually see the great ape […]
Kong coming to television with King Kong Skull Island
Its only been a month since the release of Kong: Skull Island, but already the king of the apes has a new project in the works, but not one you’d expect. King Kong will be heading to television for King Kong Skull Island. Not to be confused with the film, the series will be a separate entity […]
Kong: Skull Island opens to $142.6 million worldwide
King Kong returned to the big screen this weekend as Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unleashed Kong: Skull Island, the second film in their shared ‘MonsterVerse’, and the film has amassed a healthy opening, pulling in $142.6 million worldwide. The Jordan Vogt-Roberts-directed monster epic grossed $61 million domestically to knock Logan into second place in […]
Kong: Skull Island tracking $135 million global opening
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unleashes the Eighth Wonder of the World this week as Kong: Skull Island rolls out in 65 markets, and Deadline is reporting that the second instalment of the MonsterVerse shared universe is tracking a global opening of between $110 and $135 million. Domestically, projections for Skull Island place in the the […]
Fantastic Beasts composer James Newton Howard’s 17 greatest scores
With James Newton Howard lending a magical soundscape to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, writer Sean Wilson selects his personal favourites from an extraordinary film score career… Enveloping muggles and devoted fans alike in a warmly nostalgic air of magic, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has […]
Legendary announces Kong: Skull Island comic series
Coinciding with its release this week, Legendary has announced that it is set to launch a new Kong: Skull Island comic book series entitled Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, a four-part saga from writer Arvid Nelson that that delves deeper into the mysteries of Skull Island and the mythic origins of Kong. Serving as both […]
Legendary and Warner Bros. sets Godzilla vs. Kong writers room
With Kong: Skull Island smashing its way to a $142.6 million global opening at the box office, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have started turning their attention to the big 2020 showdown between the two stars of the MonsterVerse, setting a writers room for Godzilla vs. Kong. According to THR, Terry Rossio (Pirates of the […]
The Most Disappointing: Peter Jackson’s King Kong
As we gear up for a return to Skull Island, Anghus Houvouras revisits Peter Jackson’s King Kong… I can still remember seeing Return of the King for the first time, and the annual Butt Numb-A-Thon hosted by Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News. It was a room full of ridiculously excited film geeks seeing […]
