Until now, there have been all kinds of rumors concerning Kong: Skull Island. Originally intended to be a follow-up for Peter Jackson's King Kong, Skull Island will turn up to be an origin story for King Kong. Thus, the studio intends to bring in a new and fresh take on the mythos "“ but to what end?

I ask that because this is the path chosen by almost everybody in Hollywood when it comes to big productions: if it is not a franchise (or a reboot, re-imagining, and so on), then it is not worth the while (exceptions can be found of course, most notably with some of Christopher Nolan's flicks). So what is this fresh take all about? What will Skull Island bring new on the table?

UPDATE: King Kong is scheduled to clash/team-up with Godzilla in 2020. Skull Island will maintained its release scheduled date (March 10, 2017), while Godzilla 2 will be released on June 8 2018 – the MONARCH organization will be featured in both of the movies and it is very likely that other classic monsters will make an appearance. 

Here is what Legendary CEO, Thomas Tull, said: “Today, I'm excited to reveal that film was only the beginning of an epic new entertainment universe. As a lifelong fan of these characters, I've always wanted to see the ultimate showdown, and today we're pleased to be announcing that and more.” (via Comic Book Movie).

What do you think? Will the franchise prove profitable enough after the release of Skull Island?

Moving the property around

First off, I need to mention who is involved in making Skull Island. In this way, if until now Legendary Pictures had a deal with Universal as far as anything about King Kong is concerned, things have changed. The studios seem to have broken their arrangement, because some of their movies haven't performed too well "“ namely Blackhat and Seventh Son. Thus, Legendary made another deal with Warner Bros, as far as Kong is concerned.

Skull Island's script ended up being twitched by Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) "“ but, again, to what end?

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