Kong: Skull Island

[mirth]

[Sir Slash]

I'm tired of this MF Gorilla on this MF island. Is that Loki being a Good Guy? Boring. 

[JasonPratt]

Reboot for the Godzillaverse ahoy!

...so, will Pacific Rim get rebooted too? Seems like the only way forward.  ^-^

Notably, Kong has to be much larger now (I've seen information suggesting 100 feet, or about 1/3 of G's current height).

Also notably, the 70s setting. Meaning Kong will be getting even bigger between then and the 2020 GvsKong film...? Looking forward to any nods to the 70s remake. Edited to add: on reflection, the choice to make Kong look more like a Bigfoot (much more humanoid in shape and movement) not only makes sense for eventually bringing him better into the Gverse, but also hearkens back to the 70s film and Rick Baker's pretty amazing suit.

[JasonPratt]

Second trailer dropped yesterday:

That version tacks on the 1st trailer afterward for convenient comparison (the same 1st trailer as in the OP).

This movie looks like a lot of fun.  O0 Very Marvel-esque.

[mirth]

This movie looks like a lot of fun.  O0

It does look like campy fun. Reminded me a lot of Pacific Rim.

[Sir Slash]

He shouldn't be hard to track. Just follow the Winnebago-sized piles of Kong-Pooh.

[JasonPratt]

It does look like campy fun. Reminded me a lot of Pacific Rim.

There we go, yep. It's the tone that G2014 should have had if they were going to go for the Showa-era "grumpy protector of the Earth" route, instead of faking us out with the apparent grimdark horror of Godzilla.

But then, there's evidence of the script having gone through a megaton of changes before, and possibly during, production. For one thing, G2014's original height was going to be twice as tall, over SIX HUNDRED FEET (tall, and longer than that of course), in fairly late pre-production scripts. That's why his scale seems so wonky on some of the more obscure shots -- and that poster of him looming over SanFran would have been a lot closer to scale.

[mirth]

It does look like campy fun. Reminded me a lot of Pacific Rim.

There we go, yep. It's the tone that G2014 should have had if they were going to go for the Showa-era "grumpy protector of the Earth" route, instead of faking us out with the apparent grimdark horror of Godzilla.

It would have helped too if Bryan Cranston hadn't been killed off in the first 20 minutes.

[JasonPratt]

Very much so. Although given the logistics of the plot they ended up with, I can understand why: his character couldn't really contribute more from that point.

(I mean, he could have worked with a different plot; but not really with the one they ended up with.)

[mirth]

Very much so. Although given the logistics of the plot they ended up with, I can understand why: his character couldn't really contribute more from that point.

(I mean, he could have worked with a different plot; but not really with the one they ended up with.)

He could have fought Godzilla hand-to-hand. Would have made for a better movie than they gave us.

[JasonPratt]

Also, I fully expect PacRim2, which I think I've seen confirmed somewhere, will and should be a reboot taking the situation of that movie's prologue and introducing it into the G-verse: alien Cthulhuesque things open a portal to invade, humanity has already started working on the Jaegers to stand against the more hostile kaiju (and maybe against the less hostile ones, too), lots of great plot opportunities to develop and bring in classic Toho kaiju along with PacRim kaiju and Jags.

Who knows -- maybe one of the first Jaegers this time will be named Jet Jaeguar.  :D

[mirth]

So they can bring back Idris Elba? I'm all for that.

[JasonPratt]

I hadn't even thought of that, but I approve!  O0

[MetalDog]

Also, I fully expect PacRim2, which I think I've seen confirmed somewhere, will and should be a reboot taking the situation of that movie's prologue and introducing it into the G-verse: alien Cthulhuesque things open a portal to invade, humanity has already started working on the Jaegers to stand against the more hostile kaiju (and maybe against the less hostile ones, too), lots of great plot opportunities to develop and bring in classic Toho kaiju along with PacRim kaiju and Jags.

Who knows -- maybe one of the first Jaegers this time will be named Jet Jaeguar.  :D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2557478/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The link doesn't confirm much beyond release date and cast, but, there are three names missing that will make this less fun for me:

1) Charlie Hunnam

2) Charlie Day

3) Idris Elba

Ron Perlman will be back though.  And he's a pretty solid pick.

[Staggerwing]

Ron Perlman will be back though.  And he's a pretty solid pick.

I hope you guys all sat through the Pacific Rim credits...