“King Kong” Live-Action Series Being Developed at Disney+

Disney+ is looking at taking on one of cinema’s most beloved creations and exploring its origins. The streaming platform is currently in the beginning stages of developing a live-action King Kong series based on the 1933 film created by director/producer Merian C. Cooper, as well as the later novelizations by artist Joe DeVito.

This means this is not the Kong you’ve become accustomed to in Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse series,

Godzilla vs. Kong Officially Happening, Despite Their Huge Size Difference

It’s official: the most iconic monsters in film history will be doing battle in 2020. Legendary Pictures announced that following Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla 2 (2018), the two biggest, baddest beasts of them all will be fighting each other in 2020 in Godzilla vs. Kong. It took some fancy studio footwork to make it happen—Legendary will be partnering with Warner Bros. to release Kong: Skull Island and the monster mash-up,