Kong's monstrous opponents reveal themselves in new trailer for Skull Island... as does comic relief John C Reilly
The first trailer was dark, brooding and downright scary.
The second trailer for Kong: Skull Island was... something else.
The brand new clip, released on Wednesday night, opened to Creedence Clearwater Revival's Bad Moon Rising, which set a very different tone.
The King: Fans goth their first clear look at the Kong in the new trailer for Skull Island released on Wednesday
'These are photos of an island in the South Pacific... the place where myth and science meet,' a voiceover tells a room full of military, including a skeptical-looking Samuel L Jackson.
Straight Outta Compton's Corey Hawkins - playing a nerdy scientist type - then explains the the crowd they will 'use explosives to shake the earth and map the island.'
'You're dropping bombs?' an impossibly handsome and rather buff Tom Hiddleston chimes in.
Non-believer: 'These are photos of an island in the South Pacific... the place where myth and science meet,' a voiceover tells a room full of military, including a skeptical-looking Samuel L Jackson
Loking good: impossibly handsome and rather buff Tom Hiddleston chimes into the conversation
Bomb it: Straight Outta Compton's Corey Hawkins - playing a nerdy scientist type - then explains the the crowd they will 'use explosives to shake the earth and map the island.'
'Scientific instruments,' Hawkins grins back.
As the military helicopters approach the island, one of the pilots asks: 'Is that a monkey?'
Creedence get as far as 'I see trouble on the way' - which comes in the form of a flying palm tree, destroying the chopper and sending it plummeting to earth.
Stupid question: As the military helicopters approach the island, one of the pilots asks: 'Is that a monkey?'
Ouch: Creedence get as far as 'I see trouble on the way' - which comes in the form of a flying palm tree, destroying the chopper and sending it plummeting to earth
Get off of my cloud: Then all hell breaks loose and audiences get their first full look at Kong, as he furiously swats the helicopters out of the sky
Then all hell breaks loose and audiences get their first full look at Kong, as he furiously swats the helicopters out of the sky.
'You knew that thing was out there?' a disgusted Sam Jackson is then heard rhetorically asking John Goodman while leveling a gun at him.
'I'm sorry for your men colonel,' he replies, 'but if you want to make this sacrifice worthwhile, get us home with proof — Monsters exist.'
Love interest: Tom and Brie Larson have a few stare at each other moments in the trailer
On to you: 'You knew that thing was out there?' a disgusted Sam Jackson is then heard rhetorically asking John Goodman while leveling a gun at him.
Sorry not sorry: 'I'm sorry for your men colonel,' he replies, 'but if you want to make this sacrifice worthwhile, get us home with proof — Monsters exist.'
As the tension rebuilds to a standoff between the Hiddlestone's invaders and some spear armed natives, it is just as quickly dispersed by a bearded John C Reilly.
'Wow wow wow!' he shouts jogging between them. 'Your friend there can put that down!'
Reilly - who appears to have crashed on the island a long time prior, explains the island's hierarchy.
Comic releief: As the tension rebuilds to a standoff between the Hiddlestone's invaders and some spear armed natives, it is just as quickly dispersed by a bearded John C Reilly
We're all friends: 'Wow wow wow!' he shouts jogging between them. 'Your friend there can put that down!'
Break it down: Reilly - who appears to have crashed on the island a long time prior, explains the island's hierarchy to the crew
'That's Kong. He's king around here,' he tells the crew, which includes photographer Brie Larson.
'Kong's a pretty good king, keeps to himself mostly. But you don't go into someone's house and start dropping bombs unless you're picking a fight.
'Kong is god on the island, but the devils live below us.'
Boss: 'That's Kong. He's king around here. Kong's a pretty good king, keeps to himself mostly. But you don't go into someone's house and start dropping bombs unless you're picking a fight
Eww! Some of the other gigantic creatures that make up the island's ecosystem make appearance, including an enormous spider
Big game: Tom and co also run into a gigantic water buffalo
'And what are they called?' Hiddleston perplexingly asks, setting up the gag.
'I call em Skull-Crawlers,' Reilly replies. 'Why?' Tom asks.
'... I never said that name out loud before, it sounds stupid now that I say it. Just you call em whatever you want.'
The Skull Crawlers - hideous reptilian-looking creatures - then make them selves known, as do some of the other gigantic creatures that make up the island's ecosystem, including enormous spiders and water buffalo.
Bad guys: 'Kong is god on the island, but the devils live below us,' Reilly reveals
Relative? Kong apparently wasn't always the only great ape on the island
Nasty: The so-called Skull Crawlers reveal themselves to be hideous reptilian-looking creatures
'This is a good group of boys... we're gonna die together out here!' Reilly concludes laughing. 'You shouldn't have come here!'
Kong: Skull Island swings into theatres on March 10.
The film takes place in the same universe as 2014's Godzilla, with the two movie monsters set to share a billing in a 2020 crossover.
Production company Legendary still has to overcome the logistical problem of the size difference between them, with Godzilla approximately seven times bigger
Next year: Kong: Skull Island swings into theatres on March 10
Fight of the century: The film takes place in the same universe as 2014's Godzilla, with the two movie monsters set to share a billing in a 2020 crossover
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