Serving as a reboot of the King Kong franchise and the second installment of Legendary's Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe, the film is written by John Gatins (Real Steel), Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler) and Max Borenstein (Godzilla) and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer). Kong: Skull Island is set for a March 10, 2017 release.