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New King Kong movie will be filmed in Vietnam

Ha Noi, Vietnam


(Source: Universal´s 2005 King Kong)
(Source: Universal´s 2005 King Kong)
USPA NEWS - “Kong: Skull Island,“ an upcoming King Kong movie on the giant ape King Kong, will be filmed in Vietnam. Filming is expected to take place over a period of one month in Vietnam. No official shooting date has been revealed so far.
“Kong: Skull Island,“ an upcoming King Kong movie on the giant ape King Kong, will be filmed in Vietnam.

Skull Island is the name of a fictional island which houses the eponymous King Kong and several other species of creature, mostly prehistoric, according to Wikipedia.

“Kong: Skull Island,“ a production of Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, will immerse audiences in the mysterious island where the dangerous creature lives. The film's estimated budget is US$150,000,000.

Directed by Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island is currently scheduled for release March 10, 2017. Production was supposed to start in the fall“”but it got pushed back.

The production crew arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam on January 7 in preparation for filming their outdoor scenes.

No official shooting date has been revealed so far.

In September 2015, director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts and his team visited some popular destinations in Ninh Binh, Quang Binh, Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces to look for filming locations.

Filming is expected to take place over a period of one month in Vietnam.
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