"King Kong: The Series" on Disney+: News and Discussion Thread

[DogBoneController]

So, uh, this is happening.

‘King Kong’ Live-Action Series In Works At Disney+ From Stephany Folsom, James Wan’s Atomic Monster & Disney Branded TV

An iconic monster is headed to Disney+.

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Stephany Folsom (Paper Girls) is head writer, while James Wan is executive producer. It will apparently be an origin story about Kong and delve into the mythology of Skull Island.

I must say, if Universal or Legendary were planning a similar show about Kong (both claim rights to the character even though he's technically PD), the lawsuits will be insane.

(Should point out: this will not be connected to the MonsterVerse or the Jackson canon, or any other King Kong continuity; this will be its own thing.)

 

[RainbowCupcake]

Wow, I was not expecting this. Especially on Disney+ of all places.

I mean, it could be cool, I guess. I've never watched any of the King Kong movies, but fans might find some substance here.

 

[DogBoneController]

Wow, I was not expecting this. Especially on Disney+ of all places.

I mean, it could be cool, I guess. I've never watched any of the King Kong movies, but fans might find some substance here.

Interesting note: the series is being drawn heavily from both the new King Kong novels by Joe DeVito and Merian Cooper's original stories (the DeVito novels were done under the Cooper estate's supervision). Guessing the idea is that the series will resemble Cooper's original vision.

 

[harry580]

so its not going to be connected to legendary pictures King Kong series and instead based on the new king kong novels by Joe devote & median coopers

 

[DogBoneController]

Should note that Disney previously remade Mighty Joe Young back in '98, so it's not like they aren't familiar with Cooper's work.

 

[Frontier]

This reminds me of the Kong cartoon I used to watch on Disney XD...

 

[DogBoneController]

Wan's involvement is kinda interesting. If I recall he's never done anything for Disney up until now. Guessing things between him and WB under Zaslav are deteriorating (especially as rumors of Zaslav disliking Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom are circulating).

 

[Fone Bone]

The fact that it's live-action means this thread should probably be on The Entertainment Board.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

The fact that it's live-action means this thread should probably be on The Entertainment Board.

Thanks for catching that. I just moved it.