“Kong: Skull Island” set Comic-Com a buzz over the summer with a two-minute trailer that looked more like a Vietnam-era war film than a traditional monster movie (many people jumped at “Apocalypse Now” comparisons, and they weren’t necessarily wrong). Warner Brothers has finally premiered the official trailer, and it defies expectations once again.
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The set up for this new reimagining of the Kong legend is fairly routine: A scientific expedition heads to the the titular island and awakens its most iconic beast. What looks to set this adventure blockbuster a part from the rest is an epic cast, including John C. Reilly, Tom Hiddleston. John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar winner Brie Larson, and some eye-popping direction from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the indie breakout behind “Kings Of Summer.”
“Kong: Skull Island” lands in theaters March 10, 2017. Watch the heart-pounding first trailer below.
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