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Beloved mega-ape King Kong has a cinematic history stretching back 83 years.
Vogt-Roberts has studied the earlier films closely.
Credit: Chuck Zlotnick
When asked for clarification, he starts listing size estimates.
In terms of actual size, our Kong is by far the biggest Kong, he explains.
Peter Jacksons Kong was around 25 feet.
He varied in size dramatically!
The 70s Kong was somewhere between them.
The new Kong is much larger, which Vogt-Roberts says cuts to the core of the new film.
The film takes place in the 70s, he explains.
The 70s was a time where it was believable that we could still be confronted with myth.
And there was still unknown in the world.
In the film, this island pops up, leading the characters to investigate.
Vogt-Roberts avoids any specific details about what they find on the island, but hes adamant about what theydontfind.
Were very explicitly not telling the beauty and the beast story, he says.
Instead,Skull Islanddigs into the mythos of Kongs homeland.
And a key part of that mythos is, well, size.
Pretty big, were guessing?
You will see when we drop a trailer, Vogt-Roberts teases.
Expect moreSkull Islanddetails soon: The cast will be at Comic-Con next week.
