MonsterVerse's Son Of Kong Has To Be Very Different To The Original Movie
The MonsterVerse’s Son of Kong is sure to be very different from the original movie. Released in the same year as the original King Kong movie, 1933’s Son of Kong was a sequel that focused on the aftermath of Kong Kong’s death in New York City. In the film, the spotlight shifted back to Skull Island where a group of humans encountered Kong’s 12-foot-tall, albino son.
Reportedly, Legendary has plans for a fifth big-screen MonsterVerse installment. Said to be a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong, the movie’s rumored title is Son of Kong. This claim is supported by previous reports that Legendary wantedGodzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard to helm a Son of Kong adaptation set in the MonsterVerse. The setup for such a story doesn’t currently exist, but it is on the table. Son of Kong could work if Kong finds other members of his species after Godzilla vs. Kong’s ending. Others of his kind may be living somewhere in the MonsterVerse’s hidden Hollow Earth world. If that’s true, Kong could have a son offscreen, who could then become the protagonist of his own movie.
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If Son of Kong really is the MonsterVerse’s next movie, it’ll have to take a route that differs immensely from the original movie. Son of Kong’s story, which involved humans discovering Kong’s home and meeting his son, is a bit too similar to a story that’s already been done in the MonsterVerse. A group of humans exploring dangerous, unchartered territory populated by unusual beasts and monsters was the focus of Kong: Skull Island. For that reason, Son of Kong’s story is entirely too repetitive for it to work in the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel.
Even though Kong is no longer based on Skull Island, a Son of Kong remake would
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