Disney's King Kong, or 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 an animated adaption 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 next to Fantasia.
Directed by Mike Gabriel, and co-directed by Byron Howard, This film stars an ensemble cast that features the voice talents of TBA, Hayden Panettiere, Zac Efron, Seth MacFarlane, Steve Valentine, Corey Burton, Eiza González, Rupert Turnbull, Jim Cummings, Peter Mensah, Ricardo Chavira, Alan Tudyk, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Craig Robinson, TBA.
It follows Ann Darrow, a vaudeville stage actress, who gets recruited by ambitious film director Carl Denham to embark a filmmaking expedition to the mythical Skull Island along with hired crew, film staff and young reporter Jack Driscoll. Upon arrival, Ann gets abducted by the Islanders and offered her as a human sacrifice to their beast god, the legendary giant gorilla Kong. Driscoll Carl and majority of the grew amount a recue mission to 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 when 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. When Jack and Rayna rescued Ann, Kong chases them back to the wall and 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 while evil game game hunter Niles Serrone plots to kill Kong himself
Plot[]
Characters and voice cast[]
Main[]
- ??? as King Kong: The titular protagonist.
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. - Hayden Panettiere as Ann Darrow: The main human protagonist
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. - Zac Efron as Jack Driscoll: The deuteragonist and love interest of Ann.
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- 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)
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 find Skull Island he got from a skipper in Singapore three years prior and intends to film his next picture there then show its existence to the world. Hoping to make a comeback, He and his devoted assistant, Preston had hired 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. - Corey Burton as Captain Englehorn: Supporting character
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. Englehorn 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. - Rupert Turnbull as Theo: One of the tritagonists
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. - Zoe Saldaña as Rayna Caruso: Major supporting character and one of the five tritagonists.
A Latin-American member of the Venture 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 back length raven hair tied in a ponytail with a widow's peak and amber 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 big sister and mother figure to Theo. It is shown that she has a strong disbelief in rumors around monster stories. - David Cross as Preston: Supporting character
Preston is Carl's confident and devoted assistant. - Utkarsh Ambudkar and Craig Robinson as Rodney & Dunbar respectively: Major characters, tritagonists, comic relief duo.
A wisecracking Stenonychosaurus and his best compassionate yet timid Pachyrhinosaurus who Ann's first friends on her first morning on the Island after she was tried to escape Kong.
Rodney is a mid-sized slender fast-talking Stenonychosaurus and best friend of Rumbar 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.
Dumbar is large naïve and timid yet compassionate Pachyrhinosaurus who is Rodney's best friend. He has dusty tan skin with brown stripe-like pattern on his back and frill and has lighter tone on his underbelly. Dumbar once belonged to a heard which he grew up in until an incident occurred. Because of his cowardice and past fear experience, Dumbar was immediately kicked out of the herd by Bulldust to spend rest of his days alone. Shortly after, he meets Rodney - Joe Manganiello as Dharak: The anti-hero
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.
Antagonists[]
- Steve Valentine as Niles Serrone: The main antagonist.
An experienced and professional 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, he knew this would lead to the rumors of Skull Island coming true. Through 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 taking any live or anyone who gets in his way. He is also shown to be deceitfully manipulative as he was able to convince Carl Denham into capturing Kong alive. - TBA and TBA as Burke and Snyder, two of the three secondary antagonists a hunter
Snyder a skinny while Burke is tall and muscular - TBA as Synda: A major antagonist.
She is vicious bloodthirsty Spinosaurus that was disturbed by the crew while they were making their way through her territory in the swamps. She is the second most feared predator in the island - Joseph Izzo as Razer: A tertiary antagonist.
Razer is an alpha Velociraptor who leads a deadly gang of raptors - The Raptors: Supporting neutral antagonists
- TBA as Zucho
- Alicyn Packard as Vanity, the sole female member of the pack
- TBA as Thudd
- TBA as
Additional Cast[]
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.
- Alan Tudyk as Frank O'Neil, the deckhand who has a 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[]
- Ricardo Chavira as Brad Maxwell.
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. - 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:
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. - 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.
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.
- TBA as Earl, a solemn, apathic and pessimistic Termito'Saurus who is a friend to Rodney and Dumbar. Despite his gloomy natiure, he has liking of termites.
- TBA as Zephyr, a Pteranodon
- TBA as ???, a Pteranodon
- TBA as Bulldust, a bull Pachyrhinosaurus who leads a Pachyrhinosaurus herd.
- TBA as Andy, a young Brontosaur
- TBA as a young Parasaurolophus
- TBA as a young Triceratops
- TBA as a mother Maiasaura
- TBA as Nestor, a Deinocheirus
- TBA as Ms. Muchberry, a kind-hearted elderly Corythosaurus who is a teacher to young dinosaurs
- TBA and TBA as a paired Baryonyx who enjoy catch fish in a rushing stream.
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 Blakewood, a film producer and figurehead of the group
- Stephan Lang as Stephan Maggio, a film producer
- Stephen Root as Robert Kenswell, a film producer
Settings and locations[]
New York City[]
Set in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression
Skull Island[]
A large uncharted yet long-forgotten island 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.
- The Village
- The Stone Wall
- 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
List of Creatures featured in the film[]
Mammals[]
- Kong
Dinosaurs[]
Over 30 species were shown 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
- 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[]
- Rhinesuchus
Fish[]
- Giant Prehistoric Eel
Insects[]
- Giant Scorpions
- Bug pit
Differences between the Disney and both the original version and 2005 remake[]
- 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 NYC 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
Production[]
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. For the human characters.
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 artist Bernie Wrightston
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 - ???
| No. | Title | Performer | Character performance | Length | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joy in Depression | Seth McFarlane, chorus | New Yorkers, Carl Denham, Jack Driscoll | 3:01 | The people of 1930s NY sing about how miserable everything is during the Great Depression. With the only thing that gives them amount of joy are the movies, one featuring famous star and heartthrob Brad Maxon as women swoon hear his name . |
| 2. | Hayden | Ann Darrow, New Yorkers | |||
| 3. | ??? | Carl Denham, Preston, Ann Darrow | 2:43 | ||
| 4. | "?" | Ann, Jack, Carl, Rayna, Englehorn, Theo, Venture Crew | |||
| 5. | "???" | Rayna, Englehorn, Hayes,
Lumpy, Carl |
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| 6. | The Native Song | Skull Islanders | |||
| 7. | ? | Jack Driscoll and Ann Darrow | 2:16 | ||
| 8. | The Native Song
(Reprised) |
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| 9. | ??? | Jack, Rayna, Hayess, Carl, Venture crew | 2:55 | ||
| 10. | ??? | Utkarsh Ambudkar, Craig Robinson | Rodney, Dumbar, Ann, and baby dinosaurs | Rodney and Dumbar teach Ann that no matter how bad things get out in the jungle, there's always a time for fun and having a good time. The three were joined by other baby Dinosaurs attracted to the song. The comedy duo. | |
| 11. | ??? | Ann and Kong | Ann spend much time with Kong, and their initially uneasy relationship blossomed into friendship with Ann being much more comfortable around him.
A montages show them having fun, helping a few dinosaurs along the way, In the end, Kong gives Ann a beautiful yet very rare flower native to the island. | ||
| ??? | Niles, Carl and the Raptors | Niles manipulates Carl Denham into agreeing with his plan to capture Kong to make history for Denham's success. Having Kong would give Denham the respect and recognition he desired for years and prove those like the producers who doubted him wrong. | |||
| The Lullaby | Ann Darrow | ||||
| The Eighth Wonder Of The World | Carl Denham, backup dancers, chorus | ||||
Home Media[]
Scene Selection[]
- Opening Title/"???"
- Theatre Shut Down/"Queen of Vaudeville"
- Carl's Deadline
- A Star is Found/"???"
- The S.S. Wanderer
- Sailing at Sea
- Classic Scene
- The Map and Legend of Kong
- Skull Island
- Native Ceremony/""
- Ann is chosen
- Ann's Kidnapping
- The Sacrifice"" () reprised
- Search Party Journey
- Ceratosaur Attack
- Mornind Disxovery
- A New World
- Rodne
- Raptors Chase
- Valley Stampede
- Afternoon Fruit/""
- "King Kong"
- Rapids Chase
- Ann and Kong Bonding
- The Swamp
- Splitting Up
- Waterfall Bathing
- The Log Bridge
- Theo in Trouble
- The Bug Pit
- T-rex Pursuit
- Reunion
- To the Lake
- Niles Persuasion
- Summoning Kong
- Verseu
- Hayes' Last Breath
- Kong's Lair
- Jack and Rayna
- Titanoboa Attack
- Back to the Village
- Kong's Captured
- Eighth Wonder of the World
- Carl's Plan of Redemption
- Kong at the Zoo
- The Empire State Building
- Dogfight Rescue
- Ann's Speech
- The Fall of Niles
- Returning to Skull Island
- "Twas Beauty Saved the Beast"
- End Credits
- Extended scenes**
Deleted Scenes[]
Alternate Opening[]
Gallery[]
Concept[]
Ann Darrow
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 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.
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