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Kong: Skull Island

2017 film by Jordan Vogt-Roberts

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly. 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. Set in 1973, the film follows a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers to an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean named Skull Island where they encounter monsters, including the mighty Kong.

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The public source identifies “Kong: Skull Island” as 2017 film by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kong, Skull and Island.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2017, 1973—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Kong, Skull and Island providing the first useful test.
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