A new King Kong series is in development for Disney+, with Paper Girls creator Stephany Folsom attached as the writer.
Deadline reports that the new series will explore Kong's origin story using material from filmmaker Merian Cooper's original books. James Wan's Atomic Monster Productions is among the groups involved in the show's creation.
First released in 1933, King Kong has appeared in many games and movies over the years, though never in a live-action television series. More recent projects include Kong: Skull Island and, weirdly, a cameo in Call of Duty.
King Kong's rights are famously tangled, with the Cooper estate still owning the rights to the original book; the original movie rights being owned under the RKO Pictures label, and Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal having their own stakes as well. The new Disney+ series is being made with the cooperation of the Cooper estate.
King Kong is very early in development for Disney+ so don't expect to see it any time soon. While you wait, check out what's new on Disney+ for August.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.
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Deadline reports that the new series will explore Kong's origin story using material from filmmaker Merian Cooper's original books. James Wan's Atomic Monster Productions is among the groups involved in the show's creation.
First released in 1933, King Kong has appeared in many games and movies over the years, though never in a live-action television series. More recent projects include Kong: Skull Island and, weirdly, a cameo in Call of Duty.
King Kong's rights are famously tangled, with the Cooper estate still owning the rights to the original book; the original movie rights being owned under the RKO Pictures label, and Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal having their own stakes as well. The new Disney+ series is being made with the cooperation of the Cooper estate.
King Kong is very early in development for Disney+ so don't expect to see it any time soon. While you wait, check out what's new on Disney+ for August.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.
Continue reading...