'Kong: Skull Island' is an upcoming monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Principal photography continued in Vietnam after wrapping up filming in Australia and Hawaii. The director was reportedly impressed with the country's surreal landscape.
According to Tuoitrenews, cast and crew members of the upcoming action-adventure monster film are currently in Vietnam to continue principal photography after wrapping up filming in other destinations in Australia and Hawaii. They arrived on February 18 and stayed in the north-central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh until the February 25.
Vietnamese authorities took the opportunity to promote the region's tourism as well as attractions, even asking the filmmakers to leave film props that they will no longer be using in order to utilize them for future tours. It was also reported that a model of the titular giant gorilla will be placed in the area. Deputy chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Binh, Tran Tien Dung, said that developing the filming site will promote the locality as well as businesses and industry.
The 120-man cast and crew proceeded to Ninh Binh Province and are expected to continue filming in Vietnam until March 18, 2016. According to Thanhnien News, Vogt-Roberts and a technical team visited the Southeast Asian country ahead at the end of last year to survey the different locations needed for the film. It was reported that the director was impressed by the nation's choice landscapes and surreal scenery.
According to another article by Vietnam, cast members who came via private jet include Oscar-winner Bree Larson, Oscar-nominee Samuel L. Jackson, Marc Evan Jackson, Toby Kebbell and Golden Globe-winner John Goodman. Tom Hiddleston, who plays the film's lead protagonist, did not join the cast in Vietnam as he does not appear in any scenes filmed in the country.
'Kong: Skull Island' is an upcoming monster film intended as a second reboot of the King Kong franchise first introduced in the 1930s. It is scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017. It is independent from Peter Jackson's 2005 reboot 'King Kong' and will focus on King Kong's home island and origins.
