Merian C. Cooper

Nov 2, 2024 | editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Merian C. Cooper |Ernest B. Schoedsack |Peter Jackson |Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Aaaaaand in this corner: The Eighth Wonder of the World! Since 1933, King Kong has shown just how big the movies can really get, starting with the iconic original and its legendary image of our misunderstood gorilla atop the Empire State Building swatting away pew-pewing biplanes. Like his monster brethren over at the Universal lot, Kong spawned a sequel: Son of Kong, released a mere nine months later. The big ape has also gotten the reboot treatment multiple times.