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* DearNegativeReader: Jordan Vogt-Roberts spent some time on Twitter attacking WebVideo/CinemaSins for their video on the film, calling them trolls and countering some specific sins.
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** From the [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Planet of the Apes]] [[Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes reboot series]], we have Creator/TobyKebbell and Terry Notary.
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** [[{{Music/NWA}} Dr. Dre]] and Music/EazyE [[Film/StraightOuttaCompton reunite]].
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** [[{{Music/NWA}} Dr. Dre]] Music/DrDre and Music/EazyE [[Film/StraightOuttaCompton reunite]].
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** Music/{{Miyavi}}, who played WWII Japanese pilot Gunpei, was cast as the BigBad (who was also an Imperial Japanese military member during World War II) of the 2014 film ''Film/{{Unbroken}}''.
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** Several unused concepts for the Skullcrawlers included having a more snake-like body, being able to glide and climb trees, and having mantis-like raptorial arms.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Part of the reason for the film going to Warner Bros. Legendary wanted the film to be a prelude to a potential crossover with ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', but Universal (holders of the Kong rights, and Legendary's current partner) refused to allow it, as they wanted nothing to do with ''Godzilla''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Part of the reason for the film going to Warner Bros. Legendary wanted the film to be a prelude to a potential crossover with ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', but Universal (holders of the Kong rights, and Legendary's current partner) refused to allow it, as they wanted nothing to do with ''Godzilla''.''Godzilla''[[note]]Coincidentally, Universal owns the US rights to the original ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', and since 2016 has held the US licensing rights to several of Toho's ''Godzilla'' films due to Universal's acquisition of Classic Media[[/note]].
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** Originally Ramarak/Skull Devil's name was going to be MacArthur. A nickname given by Marlow since, like MacArthur, Skull Crawlers never gave up.
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** Originally Ramarak/Skull Devil's name was going to be MacArthur. [=MacArthur=]. A nickname given by Marlow since, like MacArthur, [=MacArthur=], Skull Crawlers never gave up.
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** One deleted kaiju was a giant tiger with antlers.
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* SleeperHit: Several outlets had expressed concerns that the movie would serve as a loss to its financiers (in spite of the movie's better-than-expected opening weekend) due to the [[Film/{{Logan}} substantial]] [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 competition]] it had to face in its release window... And yet it managed to have substantially strong legs by ending its run with about $170M. Even if this was a bit shy of its production budget ($185M), the overseas numbers (particularly from China) ensured that the film was a success. It also did substantially better than ''Film/PowerRangers2017'', which many believed would have stepped on ''Kong''[='=]s legs at the box office (though it ended up being a minor flop instead).
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** We have Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse alumni among the main cast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, Creator/SheaWhigham and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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** We have Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse alumni among the main cast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, Creator/SheaWhigham Creator/SheaWhigham, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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** ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kong of War]]'', for when Kong uses the ship propellor on a chain in a way very similar to how Kratos utilizes his signature weapon.
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** Originally, the BigBad was going to be a giant dragon-like serpent with a saw-like jaw but was scraped and replaced by the Skull Crawlers.
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** Originally Ramarak/Skull Devil's name was going to be MacArthur. A nickname given by Marlow since, like MacArthur, Skull Crawlers never gave up.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Artist Joe [=DeVito=] launched a lawsuit against Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros., claiming that he had approached Warner Bros. to make a prequel series to ''King Kong'' based on his 1992 ''Skull Island'' project, and that they had turned him down only to appropriate aspects of it for the film without his permission or compensating him.
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*** Additionally, Samuel L. Jackson, says his CatchPhrase of "motherfucker" in a film, but it gets [[CurseCutShort cut short]] before he can finish it.
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*** Had Simmons accepted the role of Packard, it would have been an ActorAllusion to his past voice-over role as FantasticRacist HeWhoFightsMonsters GeneralRipper Wade Eiling from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, James Conrad is voiced by the singer Creator/{{Gackt}}.
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* ChannelHop: The movie was originally set to be distributed by Creator/{{Universal}}. Distribution has since been moved to Creator/WarnerBrothers
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* ThrowItIn: "It sounds like a bird, but it's a fuckin' ant!" This entire scene was an outtake in which John C. Reilly was trying to get the cast and crew to [[{{Corpsing}} laugh]] by throwing out the most bizarre, outlandish imaginary monster he could come up with. Jordan Vogt-Roberts decided that it fit in with Skull Island's [[DeathWorld bizarre ecology]] and kept it. In a later interview, Vogt-Roberts said he wanted to include the giant ant in a scene, but couldn't due to budget constraints.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/SamuelLJackson, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, and Creator/JohnGoodman lead the charge in this movie.
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* FanNickname: Like many other post-2016 works that involve gorillas, many took to calling Kong "Harambe" after the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] gorilla.
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* FanNickname: Like many other post-2016 works that involve gorillas, apes, many took to calling Kong "Harambe" after the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] gorilla.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Marlow says he was in the 15th Air Force and wears its Shoulder-Sleeve Insignia. The 15th operated in Italy during WWII. The 13th Air Force would be correct for the Southwest Pacific.
** Marlow says the boat was built from salvaged parts of his P-51 Mustang, Gunpei's [=A6M=] Zero, and a B-29 Superfortress. However, the .50-cal machine guns, which the P-51 and B-29 both use, are mounted in a ball turret only used on the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator.
** Marlow says the boat was built from salvaged parts of his P-51 Mustang, Gunpei's [=A6M=] Zero, and a B-29 Superfortress. However, the .50-cal machine guns, which the P-51 and B-29 both use, are mounted in a ball turret only used on the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: "Skull Island" in the movie is actually based on Vietnamese locales, with the rocky bay area surrounding the island being filmed at the famous Ha Long Bay, one of UNESCO's World Heritage sites.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Marlow says he was in the 15th Air Force and wears its Shoulder-Sleeve Insignia. The 15th operated in Italy during WWII. The 13th Air Force would be correct for the Southwest Pacific.
** Marlow says the boat was built from salvaged parts of his P-51 Mustang, Gunpei's [=A6M=] Zero, and a B-29 Superfortress. However, the .50-cal machine guns, which the P-51 and B-29 both use, are mounted in a ball turret only used on the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator.
** Marlow says the boat was built from salvaged parts of his P-51 Mustang, Gunpei's [=A6M=] Zero, and a B-29 Superfortress. However, the .50-cal machine guns, which the P-51 and B-29 both use, are mounted in a ball turret only used on the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator.
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** Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/MichaelKeaton were originally set to be part of the cast, but dropped out before production began.
** Legendary Pictures initially offered [[Creator/AdamAndJoe Joe Cornish]] a chance to direct the movie. Peter Jackson (himself no stranger to Film/{{King Kong|2005}}) also suggested Creator/GuillermoDelToro as a possible director.
** Legendary Pictures initially offered [[Creator/AdamAndJoe Joe Cornish]] a chance to direct the movie. Peter Jackson (himself no stranger to Film/{{King Kong|2005}}) also suggested Creator/GuillermoDelToro as a possible director.
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** Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/MichaelKeaton were originally set to be part of the cast, but dropped out before production began.
began. Simmons was originally going to play Packard and Keaton was originally going to play Marlow before they were replaced by Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/JohnCReilly, respectively.
** Legendary Pictures initially offered [[Creator/AdamAndJoe Joe Cornish]] a chance to direct the movie. Peter Jackson (himself no stranger to Film/{{King Kong|2005}}) also suggested Creator/GuillermoDelToro (who directed ''Film/PacificRim'', which is a homage to {{kaiju}} films) as a possible director.
** Legendary Pictures initially offered [[Creator/AdamAndJoe Joe Cornish]] a chance to direct the movie. Peter Jackson (himself no stranger to Film/{{King Kong|2005}}) also suggested Creator/GuillermoDelToro (who directed ''Film/PacificRim'', which is a homage to {{kaiju}} films) as a possible director.
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** Possibly unintentional, but Samuel L. Jackson's character is [[ComicBook/NickFury a Colonel]].
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** As the Sky Devils take off towards Skull Island, Colonel Packard says on the radio, [[Film/JurassicPark "Hold on to your butts."]]
*** Possibly unintentional, but Samuel L. Jackson's character is [[ComicBook/NickFury a Colonel]].
*** Possibly unintentional, but Samuel L. Jackson's character is [[ComicBook/NickFury a Colonel]].
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** We have Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse alumni among the main cast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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** We have Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse alumni among the main cast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, Creator/SheaWhigham and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: [[https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/03/08/tom-hiddleston-samuel-l-jackson-and-brie-larson-reveal-why-th/21875867/ Both Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson]] admitted their reasons for joining the movie were basically this (on a lesser note, Brie Larson accepted because her character was an ActionGirl instead of a DamselInDistress). Jackson even stated:
-->"When they said 'King Kong, we want you', I was like 'Awesome!'. Then I found out that I was the second choice and I still didn't care. I'll do it anyway. They had [[Creator/JKSimmons an Academy Award winner]] at first and he didn't want to be home away from home, away from his kids that long because we were gone forever in Hawaii, Australia, and Vietnam. So I was like 'My family didn't care, I'll go!'"
-->"When they said 'King Kong, we want you', I was like 'Awesome!'. Then I found out that I was the second choice and I still didn't care. I'll do it anyway. They had [[Creator/JKSimmons an Academy Award winner]] at first and he didn't want to be home away from home, away from his kids that long because we were gone forever in Hawaii, Australia, and Vietnam. So I was like 'My family didn't care, I'll go!'"
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Part of the reason for the film going to Warner Bros. Legendary wanted the film to be a prelude to a potential crossover with ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', but Universal (holders of the Kong rights, and Legendary's current partner) refused to allow it, as they wanted nothing to do with ''Godzilla''.
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* ActingForTwo: Will Brittain portrays both young Hank Marlow and [[spoiler: his adult son]].
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* FanNickname: Like many other post-2016 works that involve gorillas, many took to calling Kong "Harambe" after the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] gorilla.
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* ActorAllusion:
** John C. Reilly's character wears a bomber jacket with the ironic back patch "Good For Your Health", which seems to be a sly reference to [[Series/CheckItOutWithDrSteveBrule Steve Brule]].
** Possibly unintentional, but Samuel L. Jackson's character is [[ComicBook/NickFury a Colonel]].
** Creator/JohnGoodman in a film set during [[Film/TheBigLebowski 'Nam]].
* ChannelHop: The movie was originally set to be distributed by Creator/{{Universal}}. Distribution has since been moved to Creator/WarnerBrothers
* ExecutiveMeddling: Part of the reason for the film going to Warner Bros. Legendary wanted the film to be a prelude to a potential crossover with ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', but Universal refused to allow it, as they wanted nothing to do with ''Godzilla''.
* FollowTheLeader: The film's marketing emulates that of ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', teasing and showing as little of the titular monster as possible until the release date gets much closer. Justified due to being made by the same [[Creator/WarnerBros production]] [[Creator/LegendaryPictures companies]] and even being set in the same universe.
* ThoseTwoActors:
** We have Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse alumni among the main cast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
** [[{{Music/NWA}} Dr. Dre]] and Music/EazyE [[Film/StraightOuttaCompton reunite]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/MichaelKeaton were originally set to be part of the cast, but dropped out before production began.
** Legendary Pictures initially offered [[Creator/AdamAndJoe Joe Cornish]] a chance to direct the movie. Peter Jackson (himself no stranger to Film/{{King Kong|2005}}) also suggested Creator/GuillermoDelToro as a possible director.
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* ActorAllusion:
** John C. Reilly's character wears a bomber jacket with the ironic back patch "Good For Your Health", which seems to be a sly reference to [[Series/CheckItOutWithDrSteveBrule Steve Brule]].
** Possibly unintentional, but Samuel L. Jackson's character is [[ComicBook/NickFury a Colonel]].
** Creator/JohnGoodman in a film set during [[Film/TheBigLebowski 'Nam]].
* ChannelHop: The movie was originally set to be distributed by Creator/{{Universal}}. Distribution has since been moved to Creator/WarnerBrothers
* ExecutiveMeddling: Part of the reason for the film going to Warner Bros. Legendary wanted the film to be a prelude to a potential crossover with ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', but Universal refused to allow it, as they wanted nothing to do with ''Godzilla''.
* FollowTheLeader: The film's marketing emulates that of ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', teasing and showing as little of the titular monster as possible until the release date gets much closer. Justified due to being made by the same [[Creator/WarnerBros production]] [[Creator/LegendaryPictures companies]] and even being set in the same universe.
* ThoseTwoActors:
** We have Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse alumni among the main cast: Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/JohnCReilly, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
** [[{{Music/NWA}} Dr. Dre]] and Music/EazyE [[Film/StraightOuttaCompton reunite]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/MichaelKeaton were originally set to be part of the cast, but dropped out before production began.
** Legendary Pictures initially offered [[Creator/AdamAndJoe Joe Cornish]] a chance to direct the movie. Peter Jackson (himself no stranger to Film/{{King Kong|2005}}) also suggested Creator/GuillermoDelToro as a possible director.
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