King Kong (Disney)

King Kong, or Disney's King Kong is an animated musical adventure film in the Disney Animated Canon by produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and Disney+. It is directed by Mike Gabriel and Don Hall, co-directed by Byron Howard. It is an animated remake based on Merian C. Cooper's original 1933 film of the same name. Disney's King Kong is also the second animated adaption of 1933 classic which retells the classic story and is the longest animated Disney film in history proceeding to Fantasia. It stars an ensemble cast that features the voice talents of TBA, Hayden Panettiere, Zac Efron, Seth MacFarlane, Steve Valentine, Corey Burton, Eiza González, Mason Blomberg, Jim Cummings, Peter Mensah, Ricardo Chavira, Alan Tudyk, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Craig Robinson, TBA.

The story follows a young beautiful struggling actress, Ann Darrow, gets recruited by ambitious film director, Carl Denham who coerces his cast and hired crew along with an notorious hunter to embark on a filmmaking expedition to the mythical Skull Island. Upon arrival, Ann Darrow becomes abducted by the island's natives and offered her up as a sacrifice to their beast deity, the legendary giant gorilla, Kong. Cub reporter Jack Driscoll joins the crew on a rescue mission to the heart of the island where encounter a vast array of surviving dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Ann, meanwhile spends a lot of time with Kong and begins to emphasize with him after the giant ape reveals his gentler side by protect her from the predators of the island and Ann makes friends with the friendly Dinosaurs on the island. Kong ends up getting captured by the crew and is taken back to New York as an attraction until he makes a daring escapes to the streets.

It's runtime is 2hrs 40m.

Plot
In New York, 1933, at the height of The Great Depression, the city of Manhattan is an unforgiving place with many Americans desperately seeking work. Citizens are going through very hard times of being evicted out of their homes and living on the streets and shanty towns, picking through garbage and waiting in the bread lines and soup kitchens. However, the only thing that gives them any amount of happiness are the movies. With only the price of a dime, people can go to the cinemas and forget their gloomy lives and dream of going on amazing adventures on the big screen. One particular film viewed by the audience is the natural drama jungle adventure film starring famous actor and Hollywood heartthrob, Brad Maxson with posters of film with his face are plastered almost everywhere.

As for the vaudeville, even stage performers are experiencing their struggles to make a living of entertaining their audiences. A young performer named Ann Darrow dreams of being famous one day only to discover that her theater was closed down the next day due to bankruptcy. Broke and alone, Ann wanders through the streets looking for work after little encouragement from her former co-workers only to be rejected from one job position after another. At the same time, filmmaker Carl Denham leaves the screening of Brad's latest film to consult with the board of exc. producers to fund his expedition, but was warned that this would be his last chance to give them a profitable film. Carl exits the building as he walks to his car where his assistant Preston was waiting at the wheel and the two drove off. While driving through traffic, Carl informs Preston that he has already closed a deal with Brad to be the lead star his next picture. All they're missing is a leading lady, which prompts the two to find an out-of-work actress in the next twenty-four hours.

That night, a desperate and hungry Ann steals an apple from a fruit stand only to be spotted by the vendor and a policeman then chased through the city crowds, inadvertently stumbling in Carl's path after bumping in front of his car. As Carl helps her up, he instantly sees the Hollywood quality in Ann's eyes when the Vendor and the policeman catch up. Carl comes to Ann's defense and had Preston to pay vendor with a buck for the apple, the two give Ann a ride in Carl's car to somewhere to eat. At a café, Denham buys Ann a meal and tells her that she's got beauty that he's been searching, perfect for the leading role in his film and enthusiastically offers her an opportunity to escape the depression lifestyle and onto the adventure of a lifetime. Ann is apprehensive and unsure at first but after Carl and Preston enticing her in a song, she agrees and signs the contract. Unaware to them, they're being spied upon by young journalist and cub reporter, Jack Driscoll outside through the window and is on a deadline to get a scoop on Denham's project to keep his job for the NY newspaper.

Carl, Preston and Ann pull up at the Hoboken docks the following night where their moving picture ship, the S.S. Wanderer is weighing to set sail. Carl introduces Ann to the ship's skipper Captain Englehorn and his first mate Wayland Hayes. Stepping aboard and being escorted to her cabin by Preston, Ann meets the young cabin boy, Theo, who kindly offered to help carry her luggage. To Ann's surprise, Brad Maxwell arrives onboard, whom she has bit of a crush on. Professor J.B. Hamilton and his assistant Christopher arrive with their scientific equipment, followed by Jack Driscoll who manages to persuade Englehorn to be on board to have five minutes to get an interview with Carl Denham. Ann manages to get to her cabin with Theo and Preston's help, she meets a feisty Latina second mate, Rayna Caruso who has taken a liking to Ann, knowing it's nice to have another woman on board for a change then helps her unpack for she and Rayna are roommates. Preston then leaves to assist Brad with his luggage. Jack nearly finishes his interview with Carl but with the last of Carl's production equipment on deck, the Wanderer has already departs from the port. Carl chimes in that having a journalist around will be beneficial for his picture and be a big story for the papers when they return. They were being spied on my a mysterious individual on board from the shadows.

The next few days have passed sails through the Atlantic Ocean the new few days as Ann settles in and Rayna hives her a tour through the Wanderer while meeting the rest of the crew along the way; the ship's lovable cook Lumpy, his two friends; his sous chef Kafi and Choy the cargo supplier, Briggs the ship's third mate/helmsman, Flynt the lookout, LaRoche the French rigger, Shepard another deckhand and his entomophobia friend Frank O'Neil, and Duke the tall but silent anchorman. Ann then meets Carl's production crew that includes his cameraman Gordan, the screenwriter Chester and sound recordist Jared. While going through her scripts, Ann comes across an unfamiliar rifle and curiously looks at it when a voice from the shadows behind Ann alarms her; a shady-yet infamous hunter Niles Serrone who Carl hired for protection and his tracking skills along with his associates Burke and Snyder. He advised not to touch things that don't belong to her if she wants to keep her prety hands but jokes at it. Ann was seen reading and rehearsing through her scripts, she inadvertently bumps into Jack Driscoll on deck while he carries his notes pads. Jack helps her up buts gets a "love a first sight moment" before helping her sort out her script She thanks him before makes her way on deck for Carl that they're ready for filming. In the afternoon, Carl then starts filming a classic scene on deck shooting Ann and Brad together while alloying several sailors to serve as background material and the others watch. Upon finishing the scene Ann unfortunately soon discovers that Brad is not as charming in his films only cares for himself. However she did had praise from Jack, Theo, Rayna and Lumpy. Later that evening, Englehorn had a private conversation with Carl of their destination with Rayna and Hayes eavesdropping.

The next night, Jack interviews with Carl Denham along with Preston in the mess hall taking notes and discussing the truth of where they are going. In which Hayes, Rayna, Briggs and Lumpy join in to confront Denham of the matter after Rayna listen in on a primate conversation with Englehorn yesterday. After maintaining the secrecy throughout the trip, Carl reveals them along with Englehorn a map he obtained by a skipper from a Norwegian bark in Singapore two year ago. The map depicts the location of the mythical Skull Island, said to be the last undiscovered land in the world somewhere in the Pacific. Though Hayes, Lumpy and LaRoche counter Carl's claim said there was more. Several years ago they came across a castaway who had been drifting at sea for days who had told them that his ship was sailing through the Pacific Ocean when they were shipwrecked on an island hidden in fog. Carl cuts in and speaks of a huge hundred foot stone wall built from a bygone era, it was still strong today as it was centuries ago. When Jack curiously asks of why the wall was built, Carl explained that the castaway was raving about a giant mythical creature that rules the island “said to be neither beast nor man, but monstrous in nature" that is feared by the natives but worship as their god, named "Kong." Before, the castaway suddenly died from a heart attack. But Reyna was unfazed and scoffs the whole story for she doesn't believe in ghost and monster stories and speculates that the man was hallucinating from drinking saltwater and the whole voyage is a wild goose chase. They were soon surprised by the appearance of Theo, who was walking by for a drink of water. Before going to sleep, Carl advise them to keep this conversation between themselves from everyone, especially from Ann and Brad. Unbeknownst to them, Niles was out in the hallway eavesdropping in on the whole story then walks away giving with a evil smirk hinting he knows of Kong as well.

One month at sea have passed with Ann from enjoying parties to helping Theo and Reyna and finishing several scenes with Brad. Jack's feelings for Ann grows more for he is in love with her. As tensions rise amongst the crew when the Wanderer enters the Pacific with Englehorn considering of changing course when all of a sudden his compass becomes erratic, as well as the ship's radio and navigational equipment started malfunctioning for the ship sails into a fog bank out of nowhere straight ahead. Everyone comes out see themselves unnerved and unsettled in the anonymous thick fog. Flynt perches up from the lookout. Englehorn orders LaRoche to measure the depths by lead line who read 30 fathoms, but no bottom. After ordering Briggs to reduce speed, Hayes and Rayna both suggest that they should stop the ship until Laroche announces that they have touched the seabed of 24 fathoms and begin shallowing. Carl then takes is as a opportunity to film a scene then calls Ann. The shoot a scene with Ann in the fog who screams then they where all stunned from hearing a loud echoed roar coming from the fog. Atop the lookout, Flynt looks around all sides then sees the encircling jagged rocks and as they sail further, Flynt sees land but wall ahead the fog begins to clear at daybreak. After dodging the rocks, the ship sustains minor damages then stops all engines by an open area. At daybreak, the fog clears to reveal an huge Island in sight with a stone wall and a giant mountain in the vast distance with a rock formation shaped like a human skull. To Carl's excitement and also to Ann's, Jacks, Rayna's and everyone's shock and disbelief, they have found Skull Island.

Dropping anchor, Denham and Englehorn gathers a small scouting party with Ann, Jack, his film crew, Rayna, Preston, Hamilton, Christopher, Niles, Brad and other armed sailors whiles Hayes to take charge of the ship to oversees the repairs. Jack believes that it may not be a good idea to bring Ann to the island, but Carl dismisses him that he always keeps his cast and camera with him. Theo stays behind as well. They all rowed ashore with Englehorn, Carl, his film crew, Niles and Brad in the first boat while Ann, Jack, Rayna, Hamilton and Christopher on the second. On the beach where Carl begins production of filming a romance scene for Brad and Ann. Before they could get another take, Ann was distracted by something and they all hear a sound of faint drumming nearby and move on to investigate while Rayna orders three sailors stay behind with the lifeboats. They discover a large native village in front of a huge stone wall with a large wooden gate that cuts off it from the rest of the island just as the map described. They witnessed the island's natives gathering at the gate performing a some sort of ritual and see a young native woman distressed in garments and an elder walks up to bless her. When Carl tells Gordon to film the ritual out in the open, the tribe's chief spots them and angrily halts the ceremony and the natives turn their attention as the crew now gets out in the open. The chieftain and his retinue of warriors and witch doctors approaches the intruders and though Englehorn's native translation was rusty, but Hamilton is able to understand native speech and explain to the natives that they come in peace but the chief is having none of it when suddenly his son and daughter, Faraji and Amaya come from the crowd to act as mediators between both sides for they speak english much to the crew's surprise and explained to them that they are trespassing in their village, interrupted their sacred ceremony and their father demands them to leave immediately. Curious, Carl asks them of what the ritual is about and Faraji translates his fathers words that the young woman is a sacrificial offering for their god, Kong at the height of every full moon night once a year for it has been their way of life for thousands of years. Jack asks if there was another way but Amaya points out that cannot be avoided; if Kong doesn't receive an offering, they fear he would invoke his wrath upon their people. The impatient chief angrily silences his children that he's had enough and demanded the crew to leave once more as the warriors ready their spears as Niles and the sailors ready their rifles too when the elderly shaman joins in at he chief's side...

While the chief apologizes for the inconvenience, the shaman walks few steps closer at the crew and both Ann and Rayna see that he's blind. He shakenly points directly at Ann Darrow seemingly captivated by her beauty as the "golden haired one" seeing her in a golden aura from his point of view. To the crew and native's shock, the shaman has chosen Ann to be a gift for Kong with the Chieftain agreeing with his decision and offers the crew to trade Ann in exchange for six of their women. Denham and Jack declines, thus angering the chief, Faraji tried to reason with him with the fact that Ann is an outsider, but he ignores his son aside and rallies the tribe's warriors to take Ann by force as Jack comes to her defense until the Shaman prevents them from resorting unnecessary bloodshed and then whispers in the Chiefs ear. Professor and Englehorn assures the Chief that they'll return tomorrow to be more acquainted with a better solution. To their surprise the Chief seemingly accepts their terms and the crew then make their way back to the beach. The Chieftain tells his Faraji to take his sister and go home. He then assembles a small group of warriors to bring Ann back at nightfall after sunset.

Back on the ship at sunset, Jack comes by Ann who thanks him for stand up for her earlier. Just before he attempt to confesses his feelings to Ann and before he could do so, Lumpy comes by and tells him that he needs a hand with vegetables and Englehorn and Denham want a word with him later. Ann then gives Jack a kiss on the cheek and tells him that she'll be in her cabin later. Night falls with Ann humming to herself alone on deck when the determined natives tow to the ship in a outrigger canoe and sneak on board and quietly seize Ann, pulling her over the side and drugging her unconscious to be carried away to shore in their canoe. Hours later before midnight, Jack talks with Carl, Preston, Reyna, Hayes and Englehorn on the bridge of the situation with the Natives when suddenly they notice torches are lit throughout the village. Theo was on deck looking out to the village when he looks down and spots a boney bracelet on the rope pile then rushes to the bridge.

In the village, a dazed Ann regains consciousness and finds herself wearing sacrificial garments and barefooted is being prepared for the sacrifice by the islanders. Faraji and Amaya apologizes and tried to reason their father reconsider but he having none of it before the witch doctors come in and forcibly drag Ann through the village all the way to the top of the wall while they reprise the song all continuously chant "Kong! Kong! Kong!" and the Shaman awaits her to be blessed. At the same time, Theo enters the bridge urgently and shows the bracelet to Englehorn, Jack, Rayna, Hayes and Denham, who all recognized it belonged to the natives. They only suspect the worst, that Ann has been taken. Calling all hands on deck, the sailors load the lifeboats with weapons - rifles and machine guns and Rayna gets her sword-like machetes while Theo wants to come to. Carl and his production crew also load their film equipment onto another boat. The five lifeboats row through the crashing waves with effort while heading for the island.

On top of the wall, the natives tie Ann's arms to a wooden framework as streams of molten fire pour down from the wall. The Shaman comes up to bless her before whispers to her ear in english that he had foretold this day would come and that Ann is special for she will bring peace to Kong and the island and out there, paradise thrives. He also promises that she'll be okay, much to her confusion. The natives beat the drums even louder to attract their god and the framework starts to tilt Ann and two witch doctors gently across the chasm where the two tie her arms to a sacrificial alter with two stone pillars on the other side and the two men return on the framework. The drums and chanting immediately stop with the Chieftain, Faraji, Amaya, the Shaman and the natives lineup at the top of the wall watching in silence. Ann struggles to free herself at the alter when she hears noises coming from the jungle; branches snapping, leaves rustling and vaguely sees something enormous through the trees in the distance but oily smoke obscures her vision for she can do nothing as hears heavy footsteps approaching. The smoke clears as the island god Kong, revealed to be a giant 30-foot gorilla emerges from the jungle and Ann trembles helplessly in fear as the massive ape stood before her. He rises up on his hind legs then lets out a mighty roar echoing the grotto while beating his chest, which caused Ann to scream in terror and the natives cheering at their gods acceptance. Kong then gets back down and examines Ann by gently stroking her face and blonde hair with his fingers. The crew arrive at the village with Jack, Hayes, Rayna, Englehorn and Denham in the lead as this occurs. The sailors start firing multiple flares in the sky to scare off the natives as they search throughout the village but can't find Ann. Kong also sees the flares then grabs and pulls Ann free from the alter before lets out ferocious roar for the crew to hear. This caused Ann to scream in terror that echoes everywhere for the crew to hear. Jack realizes she's behind the wall and starts racing up the steps followed by Rayna while Carl and Niles go to the gates and through an opening, they get a look at Kong holding Ann who then faints unconscious in the beast's grasp and he carries her away back to the jungle but pauses. Kong turns his head and menacingly glares back at the two men followed by a growl before disappearing with Ann into the night. Jack and Rayna made it to the top of the wall only to see Shaman staring at the alter and asks of Ann. Amaya regretfully tells them they're too late then shows them the that Ann is gone.

The crew regroups at the gate where they discuss of what they should do. Englehorn agrees with Jack's idea to amount a search party to find and bring back Ann. Led by Jack, Hayes and Rayna, the group consists of Frank, Shepard, Rigby, Niles, Snyder, Burke, LaRoche and 28 other sailors. Englehorn, Lumpy, Choy, Briggs, Kafi, Flynt, Duke and the rest of the crew will remain at the village and the ship. Carl and his film crew volunteer to join as they bring their production equipment along with the camera, tripod and all the film stock along with an unwilling Brad Maxwell. Hamilton and Christopher also volunteer to join along with their science equipment. Faraji comes out of hiding to warn them about the dangers beyond the walls. Theo wanted to come along to but Rayna wouldn't allow it, telling him it's too dangerous as Englehorn agree with her. While the group finishes stocking up weapons, ammunition, food and rope, Englehorn promises Jack that they'll keep guard on the wall until he and the others return and he will provide more supplies from the seaplane. Upon opening the gates and lowering the draw bridge, the party have begun their journey to the jungles of Skull Island with Shaman still on top of the wall looking down.

As they march their way through the dense jungle, they call out Ann with Rayna marks several along the way trees along to help find their way back. They soon hear noises in the brush then were attacked by a passing Ceratosaurus only to be shot down by Niles, killing the dinosaur. Despite Jack's eagerness to press on, Hayes decides for them to rest within a nearby ruin for the night that they'll have better chances to look for Ann in the morning and Rayna assures him that Ann will be okay before getting ready for sleep. At the crack of dawn, O'Neil and Shepard open up the supply crate for breakfast, they discovered that Theo has stowed away inside, alerting the crew. Theo insists of helping them find Ann and with the Crew can no longer turn back, they had no choice but to let Theo tag along. Shortly after, Theo, Jack and Rayna stumbles upon a massive footprint left by Kong then was joined by everyone in disbelief, believed to be very beast that has taken Ann. Astonished, Hamilton tells Christopher to get plaster to caste the footprint, for it shares similarities to a east-lowland gorilla. They follow the footprints along broken trees that leads to a cliffside view, the crews is shocked and discovers a vast array of Dinosaurs living on the Island from tree grazing Brachiosaurs to passing Gallimimus and soaring Pterodactyls. They soon encountered an grazing Iguanodon and after the left, the Iguanodon speaks "Strange humans. Mmm-hmm".

Meanwhile, Ann wakes up underneath a tree only to find herself in Kong's palm while he still sleeps. Ann then takes the advantage to escape by slowly sneaks away to the brush and runs off. As Ann runs through the jungle, enters a Maiasaura nesting ground nearly stepping on an egg then to a cranky Ankylosaurus and an open field with Termite mounds where he meets a Termito'Saurus who was only interested in termites. Ann walks to a huge rock to rest after overwhelmed by the dinosaurs when hears voices from the other side of a huge rock and when she looks to see if was the crew, she meets Rodney and Dunbar, a Stenonychosaurus and a Pachyrhinosaurus. The two began to scream with her, each startled by the other. until the calmed Dunbar assured Ann that they're not gonna hurt her. at first but befriends them although they have never seen a human that looks like her before for they haven't seen them around this side of the island. Ann ask if they could take her there but Rodney states that they never been near the wall before, as well as everyone else for they never bothered the villages and the other way around. They also introduce her to the Termito'Saurus whose name is Earl.

Dunbar shaking for he sees a raptor scout in the distance up on the fallen branches and Rodney tells Ann to hide in the log nearby. A Raptor pack shows up and surrounds Rodney and Dumbar then their alpha, Razer. As they talk, one of the raptors Klaww sneaks around the the duo but stops when he catches Ann's scent and finds her in the log. Alerting the pack, Ann makes haste with the Raptors give chase. Ann was then rescued by the arrival of Kong who fends off the pack then turns to Ann only to get mad for running off. Once he does, Ann struggles before finally settling down that Kong had saved her life and discovers the towering ape's true nature that he's no monster that she thought and two move on with Rodney and Dunbar now tagging along.

Following Kong's tracks, the group made their way in to the Valley where they came a cross a herd comprised of Brontosaurs, Parasaurolophus, Corythosaurus and Edmontosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. Carl had Gordon briefly filmed the dinosaurs with Brad in the shot, but the herds were spooked by a pack of three Allosaurs and stampede towards the party. The crew manage to avoid getting trampled but three men were killed. The situation gets worse when the raptor pack joined the chase just in time and Klaww catching a crew member and another Raptor catches Jared off-screen then mauls him off screen. Raptors and Allosaurs are seen having a standoff over a dead Edmontosaur when suddenly a roar was heard, alerting the Party while making their escape. Dharak the Tyrannosaurus rex emerges from the woods and overpowers both packs and takes the carcass with him while Carl films it from a far. Before he could, Dharak notices the party from afar and turns to Razer then get information from one of the Raptors of Kong's whereabouts.

Some time later noon, Ann being carried by Kong as they are trek through the jungle for an hour accompanied by Rodney riding on Dunbar talking with Ann. Dunbar then sees a large fruit tree and decides for them stop for lunch which Kong sets Ann down and offers her fruit. Ann then ask them of what is life on the island like then Rodney explains despite the hazardous terrain, danger around every corner and lurking carnivores, life on the Island is pretty simple for all the food, serenity it has to offer, with the exception with the swamps. Ann asks why but Dumbar insist that she heeds their warning for what lurks there. Ann takes their word but she is still timid around Kong even after saving her life from the raptors. Rodney and Dumbar are very familiar with Kong very much and even though he's intimidating in brooding sort of way, he isn't so bad once she gets to know him on the inside. Kong offers Ann fruit from the tree to see it would make her feel comfortable but a small Alexornis named Lexi comes down to see what was going on. A Pteranodon lands in after spotting Rodney and Dunbar whose name is Zephyr then meet. When Rodney and Dumbar ask where Ann came from, they were shocked to learn that she came from the outside world, not from the village. Ann explains to them about the Great Depression During a song, the music attracts other juvenile and adult dinosaurs who were intrigued by the sight of Ann. Ann's noticed Kong was amused and calmed by her dancing and beautiful voice then discovers the towering ape's true nature that he means no harm to her now.

Overexcited from the song, Dunbar slips and slides down the slope and hits branches and foliage on the way then lands hard in a clearing. As we opens his eyes, he lies in front of a Pachyrhinosaurus herd he's too familiar with as the leader Bulldust walks forward to see what was going on. Displeased, Bulldust had once told Dunbar to leave the herd and never return but Dunbar nervously claimed that he was just passing through. Ann and Rodney catchup as the herd is in awe by Ann's appearance but ended by the presence of Kong, much to Bulldust chagrin. He then berates Dumbar for his cowardice and turns to Kong that he brings nothing but trouble to everywhere he goes. A baby Pachyrhinosaurus wanders to the bushes while following a Longisquama and noticed something moving. As she goes deeper, she's sees the Longisquama lands on something: the nose of a bloodthirsty T-rex. She runs out of the jungle in terror which catches the attention of the herd, Ann, Kong, Rodney and Dumbar. As it runs, the T-Rex bursts out of the jungle, revealing to be Dharak. Bulldust urgently tells the herd to run for safety as Dharak is only there for Kong as he charges at him through the herd. Kong and Dharak start to fight as Ann and Rodney watch one while Dunbar stands shocked, frozen with fear as he remembers horrible flashback from his childhood. Ann and Rodney trie to snap him out of it and Dharak pins Kong then notices Ann then walks over. Before he attemps to eat her, Kong tackles Dharak much to Ann's surprised that Kong is now protecting her

Elsewhere the crew regroups at a clearing hillside underneath some tree to keep dry from the rain, tending to the injured while Hayes orders Rayna and LaRoche to do a head count though Frank points out that six of them are dead. Carl was distressed over Jared's death and with the assurance from Preston and Gordan that it wasn't his fault, Carl decided to dedicate this film in Jared's memory. Because of the stampede, they lost Kong's trail until Hayes reminds them that need to catchup with him if the hope to rescue Ann and yet they have idea where Kong is taking her.

Around the same time, Ann, Kong Rodney and Dunbar rest by underneath large rain tree and a few ruins at a hillside with Rodney and Dumbar as the rain stop. Ann comments of her first day out in the jungle of making new friends (and enemies) Rodney explains to Ann that Dunbar used to be part of that herd until there was an incident involving a bloodthirsty Acrocanthosaurus attacking the herd which he failed to protect four years ago and because his cowardice, Bulldust kicked him out of the herd. After explaining his own backstory to Ann, Rodney and Dumbar shortly founded each other and had became inseparable since. As Ann comforts Dumbar, Rodney also tells her of Kong's unpleasant history with Dharak. she ask the two of where Kong lives. Rodney points out to the mountains in the vast distance where the tallest peak, Skull Mountain lies a long lost temple where Kong resides. The scene switches to Prof Hamilton is looking through his telescope he spots a ruin in the mountains far distance as Carl takes it then speculate that is Kong's lair and Jack ask how would he know that. Carl simply stated that's where'd he live if was king of the island and then trademarks the name "King Kong." Hayes then states that's where they need to go to find Ann but Niles did point out it's few hundred miles away from where they are. Upon seeing a river close by, Hayes orders then tells everyone to make camp for the night with Laroche and Shepard keeping watch over the perimeter while the rest of the crewmen were to gather logs to build rafts for they need to get up very early. Then scene switches back to Ann asking Rodney and Dumbar if there are more apes like Kong up there, maybe his family. They remain silent but answers back simply "maybe." Ann then turns her attention to Kong for she is much more comfortable with him now.

The clouds begin to clear and reveals an Aurora Borealis lighting up the night sky. Everyone then watch the lighten sky with Ann and Jack thinking about each other as the scenes scrolls showing other dinosaurs admiring the Aurora, including Dharak. Kong sits somberly watching the Aurora then notices An leaning right next while she sleep to him as he gives a warm smile. Meanwhile back at the wall, despite being fifteen years since the Great War, Captain Englehorn preps the seaplane to drop supplies for the search party with Lumpy joining him as his co-pilot and the two take off.

The following early morning, Kong moves on with Ann resting on his should but leaves Rodney and Dumbar behind who are still asleep. A the same time, the crew finds one of the a parachuted crates sent by Englehorn. They then finish and board the rafts and travel up stream and while to enjoy the scenery of any dinosaurs, they realize that they were being pursued by a pair of two T-Rexes with Carl filming them. The situation worsens as the crew heads for the raging rapids leading to a fork straight ahead. The female T-rexes jumps to them, causing Theo to be separated from the crew much to Rayna's Jack's and Hayes' shock as he takes the right stream while the continue to the left. The T-rexes immediately stop their pursuit as the rafts make their way toward the swamp with the male nodding the "she" will be their problem now.

Meanwhile Ann spends a lot of time with Kong spend from tending to her minor injuries to having fun with her frolicking through a grassy plain. During the song, Ann helping out and befriending a few dinosaurs along the way such as stopping a thieving Oviraptor from steeling an egg from a mother Lambeosaurus, getting a baby triceratops out of the mud and returning a pterodactyl chick back to her nest. The song ends with Kong giving Ann a beautiful flower native to the island but notices that she's a little dirty and finds a place to clean her.

The crew paddle their way through the misty swamp and notices that there aren't any dinosaurs around with Carl, Gordon, Preston and Brad looking every direction. Rayna worries for Theo but Jack asures her that they'll find him too and hopefully Ann. As Shepard tries to drink his flask to come his nerves, Hayes takes it and throws it far where it hits a strange looking fin-like rock. However it was revealed to be a dinosaur sleeping while submerged with its nose sticking out but it awakens by smelling the liquor. The crew continue through the swamp when the rafts are swarmed by packs of Proterogyrinus and Jack, Rayna, Hayes, Carl and the others did their best to fend them off but they all retreat when the sense the presence of a predator nearby. They are confused for the movement the two rafts where hit by something huge beneath the water, which reveals to be a giant prehistoric eel and it attacks the two rafts, breaking them apart. This causes the raft's passengers to plummet in to the water. Jack, Rayna, Hayes, Niles and the other tried shooting it with rifles and machine guns to scare it away buy to devours eight other crew members in the struggle, with Rigby amongst them. Brad struggles in the water pleading for help as it reveals that he can't swim. Jack jumps in and swims to him with Rayna's help but the eel makes another turn to the rafts. Carl tried to defend them but the eel ends up destroying the remaining rafts and it turns it attention Jack, Brad and Rayna and just when it's about to devour then, a large female Spinosaurus appears from the murky water and attacks both the eel and few crew members. The remaining survivors crew began to swim for the closet shore and runs to the jungle for safety while the Spinosaur is occupied dealing with the eel then clawed and drags it back to the muddy shore to deliver the kill blow. While eating it, the dinosaur soon turn it's attention to find the party for they have violated her territory.

The crew stops to rest for five minutes except for Brad who puts his foot down and he decides to give up return to the wall and go home not before Jack berates not only for being nothing like the charming hero he played on screen, but a both a fraud and a coward as well. Brad reminds Jack and the others that he's just an actor and that he never wanted to be apart of this and almost killed back by the giant eel and states the fact that they lost 8 crew members along the way including their friend Rigby. Although Jack agrees with the part, He won't give up until they find Ann. Brad then advises Jack to not torture himself with false hope that Ann is dead and that he along with Rayna, Hayes, Denham and the others are all in over their heads. Rayna sarcastically asks it he's done complaining, for it's been getting on her nerves since they left. Brad angers her that Theo is dead as well for this place is no place for children, causing her to slap him and Jack punching him. The two get into a brawl but the fight was quickly broken up by Hayes and the others. As Brad leaves, Hayes asks if anyone else like to return as 9 other crew members leave. Niles decides to lead them all back with Snyder and Burke for he knows a short cut but promises that he'll catch up. Professor then tells Christopher to go back as well.

Elsewhere, Kong takes Ann to a waterfall and holds her under it to be washed, cleaning the mud off of her. He slipped his footing on a rock and drops her in to stream where goes over another waterfall but survives much to Kong is relief. While Kong finds a way down, Ann swims for a bit and she a felt something under and divers that it was a young Brontosaur named Coby swimming by the falls and asks Ann why is she on his back. She learns that he's not alone for he and his family which consists of her mother, father and grandparents are bathing by the falls and greet Ann. Kong soon arrives in to check on Ann who was then greet by the Brontosaurs. Ann was worried that they would hate Kong like everyone else but the mother tells her that's silly and learns that not every dinosaur hates Kong, just complicated. As is reminded by his own family, he quickly turns his attention else where. Ann ask what was wrong, the fathers states that Kong senses something not too far from here for then nods Ann to stay with the Brontosaur family until he returns. The young brontosaur wanted Ann to come along with to join his friends and his parents approve for they will have a private discussion with the other dinosaurs.

Niles leads Brad away from the surviving crew members to have a little chat then shoots his right leg then kicks him down to to Raptor 's den. Shocked in horror, Brad asks why and pleads for help but Niles simply puts that he is nothing but deadweight then leaves him to die as his screams were echoed as the raptors pounced on him. Niles leaves to rejoin the others in quick haste but was unaware Christopher witnesses it through the bushes.

The group arrive at a chasm and see a tunnel on the other side but no way across. Further down, Jack spots a hug fallen tree bridging the deep ravine and start to cross it. Professor Hamilton stays behind until the others make sure it is safe until Kong comes out of the tunnel and interrupts the party's crossing. Amazed by Kong's appearance, Hamilton advise them to try not to provoke him with Jack, Rayna, Hayes, and the men remained still on the log while Carl films Kong calmly. Suddenly, a gunshot was fired that missed Kong, which enrages him and he vigorously twists the log left to right as few of the crew were shaken off the log into the chasm below while the rest are holding on for dear life. Kong then lifts his end of the log and throws it into the chasm below, with Jack, Rayna, Hayes, LaRoche, Frank, Denham, Chester and Shepard riding it down before hitting jagged rocks. Preston and Gordon fly off the log to grab daggling vines and the others survive the attack along with few crew members left and Hamilton fainted. Kong then retreats to the tunnel when another shot stops him and as he turns to his right, it was Niles, who was revealed to fired the first round earlier. After having and eye-to-eye with Kong, Niles maliciously warns him that they'll meet again very soon with a killer look on his face but Kong dismisses him with a grunt and then leaves.

Ann spends time with a Coby and his friends when they all heard a cry for help nearby. Ann goes to see who it was and finds out it was Theo who is on top of a dead tree after being chased by two Allosaurs. The two carnivores tried to knock the tree down but Ann manages to save Theo with Coby and his friends help by distracting the Allosaurs and trip them down a muddy slope. Theo climbs down the tree and embraces Ann, who asks him of why he came here and why he's by himself. Theo explains that he, Hayes, Rayna, Jack, and the crew are out search for her, much to her surprise that they are all out looking for her, including Jack. Before he say more, he bumps into something behind him and as he looks up it was Kong towering and looking down on him. Frightened, Theo tried to run but Kong easily catches with ease and the picks up Theo to examine him by sniffing. Ann calms Theo that it's all right and Kong isn't going to hurt him and he tells him that Theo is a friend. After senseing that he's no threat, Kong genylt puts Theo back down before putting the boy down.

A the bottom of the chasm, the surviving party find themselves at the bottom of the ravine but separated from each other in between a deep trench: with Jack being with LaRoche, Shepard, Frank and three sailors on the right and Carl, Rayna, Hayes, Chester and four sailors on the other and the lit flares around the the dark chasm. Carl frantically looks for his camera, but it was destroyed in the fall along with the rest of the film stock which leaves him devastated. Chester tries to comfort him when he was then snatched and killed by something in the darkness. To everyone's surprise, the pit was infested with giant prehistoric Insects much to Frank's horror. The insects kill off the surviving sailors at quick ease along leaving only Jack, Hayes, Rayna, Carl, Shepard, Frank and LaRoche left to fend them off. Carl snaps and starts killing several insect in a fit of rage along with Frank finally overcomes his fears. They were surround on both sides when Niles, Snyder, Burke and several sailors from the wall came to rescue them, Carl's rage disappears and takes a seat in distraught. Hayes knows it's upstream and north-east to lead them to Kong's lair but Carl calls it quits that there's no reason for him continuing on for he has lost everything - his camera, his film, including Jared and Chester. He decides to head back downstream with the survivors and back to the Wanderer with the others. Hayes orders LaRoche, Frank and Shepard to return to the village with Carl that he cannot take the chance of losing anymore good sailors and friends. Niles and Preston drop ropes to pull them up. Jack, Rayna and Hayes were left to continue their search and find light further down the trench. Still separated, Jack is forced to split up to find Ann and Theo alone then to meet up with Hayes and Rayna soon.

Kong climbs up many ruins with Ann and Theo riding on his right shoulder while she tells Theo about her day with Kong. They come up to a stone arc with a wooden gate blocked by a stone pillar before he puts down the two. Ann sees a shadow through the holes of the gate indicating there might be something behind it. Kong managers to push the pillar out of the with all his might all of a sudden, Dharak bursts through the gate, much to Ann and Theo's shock as Kong didn't see it coming. With Kong dazed, Dharak tail whips him off the cliff and falls into the river below then sees him carried down the stream. Dharak roars in his victory until he quickly turns his head and spots Ann and Theo who then run off and Dharak chases after them. They go through a small entrance in a ruined wall but Dharak goes through it.

Jack now alone exits a cave and wanders through the jungle when he hears rumble followed by Ann and Theo's voices and runs ro get them. Ann and Theo run down a hill away from Dharak still chasing them into a rocky gorge then head towards a Gallimimus flock to lose the T-Rex but no avail as Dharak scares them all off. Jack goes into an opening and sees Ann with Theo being chased with the Gallimimus calls them to them know here here which they did. Dharak tramples through the Gallimimus then corners Ann and Theo who are trapped in a ruin but Jack throws a rock at him to get his attention while the two try to escape through a wooden gate. Jacks rushes up to ledge while Ann and Theo climb up the mesa but Dharak breaks down the gate. Theo was the first to go up first then Jack reaches out Ann up as Dharak gets closure. Mere inches Dharak tried to catch Ann's legs in his jaws Jack grabs her hand and pulls her up to safety out of Dharak's reach then he furiously roars at the three on the ledge vowing to hunt them down and returns the way he came from. Ann embraces Jack that she's so happy to see him again and he hugs her back that he missed and that she's safe. Which became awkward with Theo staring.

The three then go through a cave system where they hear voices up ahead and three meet up with Hayes and Rayna. Reunited Rayna was relieve to see Theo safe then turns to Ann not only to welcome her back but also asks her of the "Tarzan/Jane" get up she's wearing in which Ann answers that the natives dressed her for the sacrifice. When Jack notices the flower in Ann's hair and ask of where she got it, she tells them that Kong gave it to her much to Jack, Rayna and Hayes surprise who took it as a joke at first. Theo looks around curiously ask Hayes and Rayna of where's the rest of the crew but they didn't answer until but will explain along the way. As they go through the cave, Jack, Hayes and Rayna laments Ann and Theo of the fate of the others including Rigby, Jared and Chester, Brad and Carl giving up and that they're the only ones left. Hayes tells them that Kong attacked them at the log bridge though Jack did point out there was a gun shot that provoked him earlier and Ann defends Kong with Theo vouching with her. Hayes says it no longer matters anymore for they need to find a stretch of water and Englehorn if they want to get back to the ship.

The quintet find themselves in a misty part of the jungle and appeared to be lost at the moment. They soon hear voices in mist with Hayes ready's his rifle but Ann lowers it for they are familiar to her and to the surprise, the come across Rodney and Dunbar who are happy to see her had been look fer her and Kong all morning. Jack, Hayes, Rayna and Theo are confused, but Ann assures them that they are her friends. After quick introductions, Rodney then goes out on limb and believes that the four are also from the outside world like Ann. Dunbar looks around and curious asks Ann where Kong is, she informs him they they were separated after Dharak knocked him off a cliff and fell into the river but Rodney is worried for Kong will be fine and that he's tougher than he looks for he had survived worse then falling down to a river. But they all heavy foot steps approaching then the same Spinosaur coming their way, who name is revealed to be Synda. Rodney and Dunbar tells them to hide and stay down while they talk with her. When they ask Synda of what she is doing far from her swamp, she explains that he hunting for humans that went through her territory that morning with Rodney and Dunbar pretend to act surprised of this news. She then ask them if they see any humans around but they told her no for they claimed to have no idea there were humans around these parts but Synda knows better and intimidates them. Out of fear, the lie to the Spinosaur that humans have gone to the Grove, as only a hunch. Synda moves before warning the two that if they are lying to her, she threatens to kill them too. Rodney franticaly tells that they're not they're just minding there own business

After Synda left, Ann, Jack, Rayna, Theo and Hayes come out but Rodney and Dunbar look back at them with horror and Rodney finally tells Ann that Synda is the reason why the swamps are off limits to everyone. He and Dunbar explain Synda's nature for being the second feared predator next to Dharak and has killed any who attempt to pass through her turf. Even if they manage to get out alive, Synda will not rest until she hunts them down. They were stunned by the sight of the seaplane above through the tree with Hayes and Rayna relieve to see Englehorn looking for them. Dunbar whispers to Rodney of what a plane is who answers back that it must be a human thing then ask for clarification. Rayna explains to them that Englehorn pilots the plan and is looking for t a stretch of water to land on. Rodney and Dunbar suggest that there's a Lake on a plateo but they never actually been there before so they'll go the Watering hole to ask for directions from a friend of theirs. Hesitant, Hayes agrees with Ann of letting Rodney and Dunbar leading the way. Theo rest with Rayna asking if he okay but he tells her that his feet hurt from the chase. Dunbar notices comes over and tells Theo that he can ride on his pack as they go on.

The group made their way tp the water hole which is neutral ground where both herbivore and carnivore gather for a drink. There see see a lone Diplodocus, a laid back Carnotaurus, a Nodosaurus and a, They soon meet a Nestor, a Deinocheirus who was enjoy a nice relaxing warm bath in a spring when he sees Rodney and Dunbar. ?. They go up to hill side where stood lone dead oak tree with four Pteranodons perching on it. ??. Thy walk pass a termite mound field and ecounter Earl again.

Meanwhile, still heading back to the wall, Nile notices Carl walking behind still sulking from his losses and stops to have a talk while the other go on ahead. Preston hides in the bushes as he listens in on the conversation. Niles ask Carl of what's troubling him are in which Denham explains that if Niles failed to noticed he lost everything and as he goes on on how ruined he is. They are unaware that Razer and his raptors had been stalking them from the brush but also eavesdrop when Niles shots is rifle up to the air Denham off he's going stand by hearing his bellyaching and excuses all day cause he is better than this. Nile recounts to Denham of when they first met, he described Carl as a determined type of person who doesn't give up to get what he wants. He then points out that losing the film was a tragic of Denham's end nut it doesn't mean they can go back "empty handed". When Carl curiously ask of what he meant, Niles then manipulates him into bring Kong back alive, in which Carl's, Preston's and the Raptors surprise. Niles recounts of their encounter of Kong from the wall that night explained to the filmmaker that having Kong would be worth more than any motion picture he ever made which could make him go down in history by proving those who doubted him wrong and gain the respect and recognition he longed and desired. Carl was hesitant at first, but it persuaded to go along with the plan but they doo need bait for the trap. Niles responds that Ann Darrow IS the bait 'cause once Jack or whosever left manage to rescue her, Kong will be hot on their heels and stop at nothing to take back the woman he's fond off. Carl reluctantly agrees but ask of the rest of the crew, Englehorn and the gas bombs, Niles tells him to leave it to him and if the islanders trie to interfere, there'll be consequences. They meet Preston up ahead who claimed to be exhausted to move and decides for them to catch up and as he and Carl move on, Nile maliciously states that he has played the filmmaker into his hands with a sinister grin on his face.

Kong is seen washed up by the river unconscious but was spotted by a passing Ankylosaurus and female Styracosaurus. The Ankylosaur hits Kong strongly with his tail club to revive him, pumping the water out of him. Kong thanks them until he quickly remembers of Ann's endangerment and runs off to find her. While Dharak stubbornly continues his hunt for her when her scent leads him to ancient ruins nearby.

The group arrive to the great lake as they see Parasaurolophus with her juvenile and a Stegosaur family there to have a drink. They soon see Englehorn and Lumpy come in and lands the seaplane on the water by the edge of shore, much to their happiness. Know it's goodbye, Rodney promises Ann when they find Kong, they'll let him but Dunbar and Theo see a huge fin sticking out in the water then the others notice to, believing to be a large fish. Rodney and Rayna horrifically realized that not a fish and Jack and Ann yell for Englehorn to take off. Englehorn was puzzled from the group's distanced yelling when something huge is swimming towards the plane and Lumpy sees warns him to to his left. The creature attempts to bite the plane but Englehorn manages to take off in time. The dinosaur was in fact Synda who arose from the water and looms over the group while the other nearby dinosaurs flee in terror. She simply explains that she knew a short cut to the lake then recognizes Hayes, Jack and Rayna from their previous encounter. She turns to Rodney and Dunbar shaking with fear for they had lied to her and even though they had, Dunbar state that the weren't going to sell out their friends. Hayes acts by raising his rifle and shoots Synda only to graze the Spinosaur's cheek to only harming and provoking her. Enrage, Synda promises Hayes that he'll pay for that then roars furiously cause the group to run up to a a temple with a large crooked wooden gate as Dunbar his a few rocks hoping to stall Synda but failed.

They all manage to get to safety and find themselves in a clustered area surrounded by ruins but hear Synda breaking down the gate by thrashing and clawing it knowing it's ancient and weaken state. Jack and Rodney look around but see no other way out and that they're trapped. Hayes laments that the door isn't going to take much more and they got nothing to stopping Synda. Ann looks around seeing Hayes' Jack and Rayna's desperation, Rodney and Dunbar holdin' onto each other while shaking with fear and Theo holding her hand to ask if they're going to die but Ann gets a determined look on her face knowing that she knows the answer to their situation. She tells them that there is another way, there's someone out there who can help and she knows how to call him. When Rayna asks who, Ann proposes idea of summon Kong by lighting a fire in the urns on the structure, he'll know. Hayes strongly opposes that idea of calling that monster but Ann turns back at Hayes with a stern look and shots back that Kong is not a monster, noting he could of killed her but instead he protected her. Hayes still has no faith or trust in Kong at all then Rayna ask if Hayes has a better alternative but doesn't respond. Theo urges him to listen to Ann for he believes in Kong too and Rodney and Dunbar also vouch for Kong 'cause they have known him longer than they do and Dunbar berates Hayes of sounding being like every other dinosaur for mistreating and misjudgment Kong for all these year.

Ann starts to climb the mesa until Synda breaks through the gate to get them. They all seek shelter in a viaduct while and Rodney and Dunbar shiver in a cornered ledge. Ann makes a mad dash back the mesa to call Kong, much to Hayes' dismay. Jack tries to distract Synda by throwing boney spears at her with Hayes using his Thompson gun. Ann makes to the top and starts to make a fire when she and everyone including Synda hear something big coming, Ann thought it was Kong but it was Dharak breaking through a stone barrier then lets out a ferocious roar, much to Rodney and Dunbar's terror. Dharak snarls at Synda ask her of what she's doing out of her swamp which she responds by telling him to stay out of it that this is her kill. Dharak is okay with her going after the other but Ann is different while turning her sights to her as she makes a fire. With Dharak and Synda fighting Hayes yells at Ann to get back down but she lights the urn and shouts for Kong, who responds with a roar alerting Dharak and Synda's attention for he is coming. Kong arrives beating his chest with roars much to Theo's, Rodney and Dunbar's relief and joy while at the two carnivore who roar back at him in unison then called a truse to deal with Kong but Dharak still intends on killing him first which Synda reluctantly agrees. Seeing that Ann's alright, Kong reaches up and gently grabs Ann but Hayes spoils the reunion by shooting him, demand to let her go. While charging Synda raiser her left arm for Theo yelling at Hayes to lookout but was tool ate as Synda slashes her claws into his abdomen and fling Hayes against a wall (much to Rayna and Theo's horror) as She and Dharak plow into Kong with Jack sees in shock. Rodney and Dunbar's ledge breaks away and start to ride the platform.

The three beast star tumble off the cliff and slide down the slopes with Dharak and Synda attacking Kong whose protecting Ann. Rodney and Dunbar ride their platform to get Ann who. They all settle down in an vast circulare ruins shaped like an arena filled with several dinosaur bones and skeletons. Other wayward dinosaurs were alerted by the disturbance and see Kong about to fight both Dharak and Synda much to their surprise. Four gossiping Dimorphodons leaves to spread the word of what's about to happen. At first it was just Kong dealing with Dharak and Synda but the situation got worse when a Giganotosaurus appears from behind and starts to circle around Kong with Dharak and Synda, becoming a three against one. The arena becomes instantly pack with dinosaurs; herbivores on one side and predator alike along with familiar faces around tp spectate the fight.

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An enormous prehistoric Gorilla known as a Megaprimatus Kong that resides on Skull Island who is feared and worshipped as a god by the native. For many centuries Kong had ruled Skull Island in a life of solitary isolation, despite his profound dominance, he had been treated as if he is an outcast amongst the dinosaur population when he was an infant. At first, he is shown to be very frightening, imposing, and monstrous, until throughout the journey with Ann, Kong becomes softer and gently sympathetic with her by saving her life from the raptors, offering tropical fruit, giving her a relaxing bath at the waterfalls and a flower native to the island. Standing over 30 feet tall, He resembles a male silverback western gorilla burly physique with black matted fur that covers the majority of his body except his face, chest, abs, hands and feet, and has grey skin and reddish-brown eyes. His forearms are enormous. Kong either walks on bipedally or occasionally knuckle walks. An unemployed stage performer who was struggling for work when she recently loses her job when her theatre was bankrupt and has been broken and alone after being rejected by various job positions. Carl meets her in front of his car when she tries take an apple at a fruit stand and then accepts his offer to his leading lady in his film he is directing. While on the voyage she meets and falls in love with Jack Driscoll and forms a special bond of friendship with Kong. At first she was terrified of the towering Ape but after spending much time with him, she soon learns that Kong is not a the monster as she made him out to be as saving her from the predators on the island. Ann Darrow is a beautiful and attractive young woman in her mid 20s with a slender yet athletic body, warmly fair skin, a heart long mid-back wavy golden blonde hair w/h a center parting, amethyst eyes, toned broad shoulders, medium breasts, long legs, and wears pink lipstick. Her face is heart shaped She wore a bluish grey long-sleeve cardigan sweater, dark blue high waist pleated working skirt, and grey suede shoes. She also wears a beige trench coat. When she was being offered as a sacrifice, she wore revealing sacrificial garments in her bare feet which were brown strapless bandeau bikini top, brown pleated short skirt that exposes her midriff. She also wore gold jewelry such as arm bands and anklets bands. She is shown a kind, gentle, but shy calming and adventurous woman who initially as terrified by Kong but on their journey through Skull Island, she learns that Kong is not the monster he's made out to be respects his dominance as a king, as well as sympathize his loneliness. A reluctant journalist and reporter who falls in love with Ann. He has been investigate Carl Denham and his new mystery film for the front page of the NY newspaper. However, he becomes part of the voyage unknowingly while getting an interview with Carl, before he could get off the ship. Trading the Voyage, Jack meets Ann and slowly falls in love with her. Jack has hazel blue eyes and dark brown hair A famous, yet arrogant film director who is a famous maker of moving pictures that was on the verge of bankruptcy treated with derision by every studio in New York, despite having delivered to them some stunning natural wildlife footage. Denham obtains a map to the fabled Skull Island from a skipper in Singapore three years prior and intends to film his next picture there then show its existence to the world. He consults the executive producers to fund his filming expedition. He and his devoted assistant, Preston had hired their production crew and casts movie star Brad Maxwell as his male lead then take to the streets in search for a new actress to be in his leading lady, eventually crossing paths with Ann Darrow. After buying a good meal for her at a local diner, Carl had offered Ann to be his lead female star in his next picture to escape the depressed lifestyle and on the adventure of a lifetime. The skipper of the tramp steamer ship, the S.S. Wanderer. He's a very laidback and seasoned world-weary sea captain whose ship has been in his family for many generations. An old acquaintance of Carl Denham, Englehorn and his trusty crew often ferried Denham on his globe-trotting moviemaking expeditions. Engelhorn owns a seaplane that is propped on the Wanderer's deck to show the crew of his deeds for he was once an experienced pilot during WWI before he retired to the sea life as a skipper. After 15 years, he still knows how to fly a plane. A 10yr-old Cabin boy and the youngest of the Wanderer crew. Once a street urchin, Theo lost his parents in a subway train crash three years ago as the beginning of the Depression. He stowed away aboard the Wanderer looking for food where he was found by Englehorn and taken in under his wing to both his cabin boy and protege. Like any cabin boy, Theo helps around the ship from helping Lumpy gather ingredients to assisting Hayes with the ropes, aiding Rayna and Choy. Theo meets Ann when she boards the Venture and befriends her while he helps carries her luggage. Theo is very helpful, clever, brave and friendly with manners, He has brown eyes, shaved thin black hair. A Latin-American member of the Wander crew and Second mate. She is a strong-minded swashbuckling and sassy woman who befriends Ann when she came aboard for the Voyage. During at sea, Rayna develops a close friendship with Ann and Jack. Rayna is a beautiful and attractive Latina woman with olive tan skin, long straight back-length raven hair with a widow's peak and light brown eyes. She is described to be a strong "bad-ass swashbuckler" known her fearlessness, sassy, cunning, quick-witted, helpful, resourceful, and loyal with a sarcastic sense of humor. Rayne acts both a big sister and a mother figure to Theo. It is shown that she has a strong disbelief in rumors around monster stories. Preston is Carl's confident and devoted assistant. A wisecracking and fast-talking yet loyal Stenonychosaurus who befriends Ann Darrow on her first morning on the Island with his friend Dunbar after she was tried to escape Kong. Rodney is a mid-sized slender fast-talking Stenonychosaurus and best friend of Dunbar the Pachyrhinosaurus. He has pale yellow sclera w/h black pupils, pale teal skin, a turquoise patch the covers his upper side from his eyes to tail. A compassionate yet timid Pachyrhinosaurus who is Rodney's best friend and also befriends Ann on her first morning on the Island. Dunbar is a naïve and timid yet big hearted Pachyrhinosaurus Dunbar is a large Pachyrhinosaurus with dusty tan skin with brown stripe-like pattern on his back and frill and has lighter tone on his underbelly. Dunbar once belonged to a herd which he grew up to protect but was unable to do his duty and almost got a several Pachyrhinosaurus attacked by a carnivore dur to a traumatic past experience. Because of his cowardice, Dunbar was immediately kicked out of the herd by Bulldust to spend rest of his days alone. Shortly after, he meets Rodney A large rogue Tyrannosaurus-Rex who has a life-long rivalry with Kong. This T-rex is much older and bigger than the rest of his kind. It's been battling Kong for dominance over the island for many years. Dharak has yellow eyes, dark forest green skin and a pale. his underbelly is pale green. He has five dark reddish-brown stripe-like splotches on his back and few on the base of his tail
 * ??? as King Kong: The titular protagonist.
 * Hayden Panettiere as Ann Darrow: The main human protagonist
 * Zac Efron as Jack Driscoll: The deuteragonist and love interest of Ann.
 * Shawn Mendas as his singing voice.
 * Seth McFarlane as Carl Denham: The false antagonist turned one of the tritagonists (alongside Reyna, Theo and Rodney & Dumbar)
 * Corey Burton as Captain Englehorn: Supporting character
 * Rupert Turnbull as Theo: One of the tritagonists
 * Zoe Saldaña as Rayna Caruso: Major supporting character and one of the five tritagonists.
 * David Cross as Preston: Supporting character.
 * Utkarsh Ambudkar as Rodney respectively: Major character, comic relief.
 * Craig Robinson as Dunbar: Major character, comic
 * Joe Manganiello as Dharak: The anti-hero

Antagonists
An experienced and professional yet infamous big-game hunter in live animal capture hails from Australia. He always travels the world with his teammates, Burke and Snyder. When Carl hired him for protection and to aid in his tracking skills, he knew this would lead to the rumors of Skull Island coming true. Through the near-climax of the film, it revealed that Niles is in fact a poacher who hunts rare animals for profit and planned to kill Kong thus making him a legend. Niles is an extremely ruthless, vicious and a sociopathic man who will go at any lengths to achieve his goal, even if it means by killing anyone who gets in his way. He learned Kong's existence from his grandfather who sail with a hunting to South America in the 1800s when their ship was off course and washed ashore on Skull Island and later encountered with Kong. He was the only survivor to escape the island while the other met horrible deaths. While everyone assume he was crazy, Nile believed his story and promised on his deathbed that he would hunt down and kill the giant ape to preserve his legacy. He is also shown to be deceitfully manipulative as he was able to convince Carl Denham to become of the plan of capturing Kong alive. Snyder a skinny while Burke is tall and muscular She is vicious bloodthirsty Spinosaurus that was the second most feared predator in the island next to Dharak for she dwells within the swamp and marshland area of the island. Those who tried to pass through it, ends up getting killed by her. Even though those manage to escape, she'll hunts down those who violates her territory. She was disturbed by the crew while they were making their way through her territory in the swamps. After killing anEel she begins her hunt on the search party with murderous intent Razer is an alpha Velociraptor who leads a deadly gang of raptors. Though he can be a bit cool-headed but saddistic and l
 * Steve Valentine as Niles Serrone: The main antagonist.
 * TBA and TBA as Burke and Snyder, two secondary antagonists a hunter.
 * TBA as Synda: A major antagonist.
 * The Raptors: The tertiary neutral antagonists
 * Steven Blum as Razer:.
 * Alicyn Packard as Velvet, the omega and sole female member of the pack.
 * Joseph Izzo as Klaww, the most aggressive and most intelligent of the pack/
 * TBA as Slasher, The most unhinged and insane of the raptors
 * TBA as Thudd, the muscle and least intelligent

Crew of the Wanderer

 * Peter Mensah as Wayland Hayes: The no-nonsense first-mate aboard the Wanderer. Hayes is unimpressed by Denham's dreams of glory.
 * Jim Cummings as Lumpy, the Wanderer's lovable cook. He speaks in a thick cockney accent
 * TBA as Kafi Saluja, an Indian crew member who is also a steward chef aboard the Wanderer and a good friend of Lumpy.
 * James Sie as Choy, an Asian sailor who is item store of the Wanderer and Lumpy's best friend.
 * Jeff Bennett as Flynt, a cantankerous Rigger and Lookout.
 * Jonathan Roumie as LaRoche, a French Rigger.
 * Gideon Emery as Briggs, the ships third mate and helmsman.
 * Alan Tudyk as Frank O'Neil, the deckhand who has great dislike for bugs
 * Tudyk also voices Martin C. Bailey, a producer
 * TBA s Rigby, a sailor who is friends with LaRoche
 * TBA as Shepard.
 * Paul Briggs as Duke Helstrum, the non-talkative but big softy anchorman. He towers his fellow crew members
 * Other unnamed crew members.

Passengers
A famous and successful, yet narcissistic romance/action movie star who was hired to be the lead male star in Denham's film. Ann had a small crush on him however, she learns that he isn't charming as he appeared to be in his film, but rather arrogant and egotistical. A well-renowned biology professor in zoology and paleontology who was paid by Carl Denham to familiarize the indigenous fauna and wildlife of Skull Island.
 * Ricardo Chavira as Brad Maxwell
 * TBA as Gordon McEwan, Carl's loyal Scottish cameraman.
 * TBA as Jared Chapman, the sound editor and recordist of Carl's crew. He was killed by the pack of raptors after the Dinosaur stampede
 * TBA as Chester Lockwood, the screenwriter.
 * Jonathan Hyde as J.B. Hamilton (voiced by Jonathan Hyde):
 * Christopher "Chris" Caldwell, a college student and assistant to Professor Hamilton

Skull Islanders
The natives who inhabit Skull Island that live in a village outside the 100ft stone wall and near the coastal beach through the rocky caverns. Once every full moon, they perform a ritual where a woman is chosen as a human sacrifice to their god, Kong.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as The Chieftain, the tribal leader of the Skull Island natives.
 * TBA as Faraji. son of the chief who acts as a mediator for both sides.
 * John Kani as The Shaman, the tribe's blind yet wise elder who chooses promising women for their sacred sacrificial ritual and offer them to Kong. When the small Wanderer crew intrudes on the ceremony.

The Dinosaurs of Skull Island

 * TBA as Damyra, a giant elderly Pteranodon who is the caretaker figure of Kong. She has been watching over Kong after the death of his parents many years ago.
 * Zino Robinson as Earl, a solemn, apathic and pessimistic Termito'Saurus who is a friend to Rodney and Dumbar. Despite his gloomy nature, he has liking of termites.
 * The Pterosaurs: A group of Pteranodons
 * TBA as Zephyr, a Pteranodon
 * TBA as Finn, a Pteranodon
 * TBA as Floyd, a stall and slim Pteranodon whose voice impersonates Paul Winchell.
 * TBA as Felipe, a Pteranodon
 * TBA as Bulldust, a bull Pachyrhinosaurus who leads a Pachyrhinosaurus herd.
 * TBA as Andy, a young Brontosaur
 * TBA as Mimi, a young Parasaurolophus
 * TBA as Trisha, a young Triceratops
 * TBA as Stegz, a young Stegosaurus
 * TBA as a mother Maiasaura
 * TBA as Nestor, a Deinocheirus who's a friend to Rodney and Dunbar.
 * TBA as Ms. Meiberry, a kind-hearted elderly Corythosaurus who is a teacher to young dinosaurs
 * TBA and TBA as Barry and Nicky a paired Baryonyx who make a living catch fish in a rushing stream.
 * Additional voices include John DiMaggio, Jeff Bennett, Robbie Daymond, Fred Tatasciore, Kath Soucie, Dee Bradley Baker, etc.

Minor characters

 * TBA as Howard Short, Ann's mentor who got her into stage acting
 * TBA as Loretta, A vaudevillian actress and co-work to Ann
 * Jonathan Pryce as Cyril Weaving, an elderly film producer whose the head of the Studio Board
 * Stephan Lang as Stephan Maggio, a film producer
 * TBA as Dan Marston, a sleezy film producer

Skull Island
A vastly large uncharted yet long-forgotten island (642km) which is isolated somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean blanketed in a thick veil of fog that conceals itself from the rest of the world and affected with magnetite rocks on the coast that causes electromagnetic interference with radio and navigation. The island's coastal shores are covered with jagged rocks and ruins alike and a sandy beach at the shoreline.

The first sight of Skull Island was a rocky/sandy peninsula. which had the native village and behind it was a massive 100-foot stone wall that cuts it off on the lower south-east from the rest of the island. The wall was built by a long-forgotten civilization over thousands of years ago and behind is a broken end of a stone bridge and across the chasm is an alter with two wooded columns on the other side. The Wall is only the threshold of Skull Island cause beyond it lies thick jungles, barren plains, grasslands, waterfalls and mountainous areas.

It has distinctive a gigantic skull-shaped rock formation on one of the mountains. The northern side of the island is where Kong's lair resides on the tallest mountain that is the ruins of a mountain temple.

This version of Skull Island has the elements off the 2005 and 1933 incarnations.


 * Shoreline
 * The Village
 * The Stone Wall - A gigantic stone structure which cuts off the coastal village from the rest of the island. The wall was contructed by the suposed ancestors of the Natives
 * Threshold
 * The Valley
 * Unknown Orchird
 * the Clearings
 * The Swamps
 * Bug Pit
 * Kong's Lair: Located on the northern side of the island on the tallest mountain is where Kong currently resides, connected to the ground by long ruined eroded staircase
 * Kong's Lair: Located on the northern side of the island on the tallest mountain is where Kong currently resides, connected to the ground by long ruined eroded staircase

Mammals

 * Kong

Dinosaurs
Over 31 species were shown in the film to inhabit Skull Island while two were not featured by mentioned
 * Tyrannosaurus Rex
 * Raptors
 * Triceratops
 * Stegosaurus
 * Parasaurolophus
 * Brontosaurus
 * Gallimimus
 * Stenonychosaurus
 * Pachyrhinosaurus
 * Brachiosaurus
 * Spinosaurus
 * Allosaurus
 * Ceratosaurus
 * Maiasaura
 * Ankylosaurus
 * Edmontosaurus
 * Lambeosaurus
 * Corythosaurus
 * Pachycephalosaurus
 * Diplodocus
 * Oviraptor
 * Iguanodon
 * Carnotaurus
 * Therizinosaurus
 * Nodosaurus
 * Deinocheirus
 * Styracosaurus
 * Baryonyx
 * Plateosaurus
 * Compsognathus
 * Giganotosaurus

Mentioned only

 * Acrocanthosaurus (mentioned only)

Pterosaurs

 * Pterodactyl
 * Pteranodon
 * Dimorphodon
 * Rhamphorhynchus
 * Anurognathus
 * Quetzalcoatlus

Synapsids

 * Dimetrodon

Reptiles

 * Titanoboa
 * Feather Devil, a seven-inch lizard indigenous to skull island

Amphibians

 * Proterogyrinus

Fish

 * Giant Prehistoric Eel

Insects

 * Wicked Weaver
 * Giant insects of the Bug Pit

Differences between the Disney film and both the 1933/2005 films

 * The Disney adaption has a wide verity of new colorful characters human and dinosaur alike.
 * Skull Island is not unstable and is much bigger
 * Jack Driscoll is reintroduced as a young journalist.
 * Like the 1976 film, Ann is dresses in tribal garments for the sacrificial ceremony.
 * The Dinosaurs have anthropomorphism and are capable of human speech.
 * The crew of the SS Wanderer had over 80 sailors with Englehorn, Hayes, Rayna, Theo, Lumpy, Choy, Briggs, Flynt, Shepard, LaRoche, Duke as the primary members.
 * The journey through skull island takes place two days while in the original is one day.
 * There is a plot twist: Unlike the original 1933 film, Kong does not die. This had been scripted for the sake of a more family friendly ending.
 * Similar to Peter Jackson's remake, Kong fights 3 predatory dinosaurs: A Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Spinosaurus and a Giganotosaurus

Development
TBA

Animation
As a 2D film, the visual styles have similar aspects to that of Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Princess and the Frog, and Frozen. However, is based on the aspects of late artist, Bernie Wrightson.

The human character designs are inspired from Tarzan, Aladdin, and Pocahontas.

The Dinosaur's style is based on the Land Before Time though visual styles were based upon comic book artists Frank Cho, Ricardo Delgado and commercial artist Matt Frank with the animated likeness of the Dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park franchise.

Deep Canvas
The jungles of Skull Island are inspired by comic book Bernie Wrightston. Like the disney film Tarzan,

Music
Performed by: Various Voices Characters: New York Citizens, Jack Driscoll and Carl Denham Description: A song sung by NY citizen, Carl and Jack about how miserable things are during the Great Depression with the only thing that gives them amount of joy are the movies. Character: Ann Darrow



Scene Selection

 * 1) Main Title/"???"
 * 2) Vaudeville Performance
 * 3) Theatre Shut Down/"Queen of Vaudeville"
 * 4) Carl's Deadline
 * 5) A Star is Found/"???"
 * 6) The S.S. Wanderer
 * 7) Sailing at Sea
 * 8) Classic Scene
 * 9) The Map and The Legend of Kong.
 * 10) Skull Island
 * 11) Native Ceremony/""
 * 12) Ann is chosen
 * 13) The Sacrifice""  reprised
 * 14) Search Party Journey
 * 15) Morning Discovery
 * 16) Rodney & Dunbar
 * 17) Raptors Chase
 * 18) Valley Stampede
 * 19) Afternoon Fruit/""
 * 20) Rivals
 * 21) "King Kong"
 * 22) Rapids Chase
 * 23) Ann and Kong Bond/""
 * 24) The Swamp
 * 25) The Falls
 * 26) The Log Bridge
 * 27) Theo is Trouble
 * 28) The Bug Pit
 * 29) T-rex Pursuit
 * 30) Reunion
 * 31) To the Lake
 * 32) Niles Persuasion
 * 33) Summoning Kong
 * 34) Kong versus.
 * 35) Hayes' Last Breath
 * 36) Kong's Lair
 * 37) Jack and Rayna
 * 38) Titanoboa Attack
 * 39) Back to the Village
 * 40) Kong's Captured
 * 41) Eighth Wonder of the World
 * 42) Carl's Plan of Redemption
 * 43) Kong at the Zoo
 * 44) The Empire State Building
 * 45) Dogfight Rescue
 * 46) Ann's Speech
 * 47) The Fall of Niles
 * 48) Returning to Skull Island
 * 49) "Twas Beauty Saved the Beast"
 * 50) End Credits


 * Extended scenes**

Trivia

 * Kong's design is heavily modeled after Kerchak from Disney's Tarzan 1998.
 * Unlike the original the dinosaurs of Skull Island will be capable of speech
 * Niles is a combination of Clayton from Tarzan, Gaston from Beauty and the Beast and Percival C McLeash.
 * This film will be set in the 21st century rather than the year 1933 and shares the elements of the original and 2005 films.
 * The theme of this film is fearing things that are misunderstood
 * The Wanderer is a hybrid expedition vessel of a old fashioned Tramp Steamer and the Boschfontein that is 255ft in length and 38 feet in height. It has four lifeboats, 4 storage holds with cargo hatches, 2 masts w/h crow nests front and behind. There's also a 1930's style seaplane
 * Skull Island is not geologically unstable in this film.
 * The character designs are based on ???.
 * Rodney & Dumbar are inspired by many famous Disney character duos such as Timon and Pumbaa, Tip and Dash, Terk and Tantor.
 * The Skull Island rescue party consists of the Jack and those of the venture crew who volunteered. They alter become separated and split into two groups
 * Jack's Group: Briggs, Rayne, Carl Denham, Hayes, Jasper, Shapard, O'Neil
 * Nile's group: Brad
 * Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie and Spike make cameo appearance as five young dinosaurs who Ann encounters during her journey with Kong. Although they are apart of the Land Before Time franchise owned by Universal Studios.