The King of Skull Island

Lon Chan and 8 others

My entry for the Kong: Skull Island poster contest. I wanted to convey the enveloping danger and wild beauty of Skull Island, while doing a bit of an on-the-nose play on the title itself by arranging objects within the composition to form a vague shape of a skull I referenced off a Gorilla skeleton and matched up to the new Kong’s facial proportions. I also wanted to set the King front and center to emphasize the focus of the movie, him facing away from the invaders/audience, unaware yet vigilant, uncaring yet prepared to rain down his wrath should his watch over his kingdom be questioned. I am super pumped for the movie, from the way it looks and sounds to how visceral it feels in the trailers and how incredible the cast is! I never expected to live to see such a vibrant and pleasingly outlandish take on King Kong to be brought to fruition.