Legendary Announces Skull Island, Based On "The Cinematic Origins Of Another Classic Beast, King Kong"

Published Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:22:40 -0500

by Mark Seifert

Last updated Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:56:21 -0500

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Spinning out of the Legendary panel… Skull Island, a new monster movie based on "The Cinematic Origins Of Another Classic Beast, King Kong". In theaters November 4, 2016.

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