I’m watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, I’m only 4 episodes in so please no spoilers, but it’s got me thinking: why haven’t they done anything else with Tom Hiddleston’s and Brie Larson’s characters from Kong: Skull Island? Like, that movie ends with them being interrogated by Monarch (if I’m remembering correctly), and honestly, while I very much am enjoying M: LoM and the story and the characters, I can’t help but think that maybe this show could have also been a story about/with Tom and Brie’s characters, even if they were recast due to scheduling issues or what have you. It’s just so strange to me that with this big universe they’re creating now, that they haven’t used those characters after having clearly thought of something for them at the end of Skull Island.
I headcanon that it was this moment that made kong start caring more about humans. Because i feel like kong used feel that protecting the iwis was just something he just had to do, then weaver was the first thing he's met who actually showed him gentleness and kindess
I personally really liked the character of Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island🦍 in fact I might actually prefer her to the likes of Ann Darrow/Dwan - she’s not some vapid damsel in distress running around barefoot, she has a legit reason for being on Skull Island and she and Kong don’t "fall in wuv" they bond over protecting the inhabitants of Skull Island - I wish more action movies had a heroine like her! She’s much more like Dr. Ellie Satler or Ellen Ripley than Ann Darrow. Anyway I was thinking about what would happen if her character were to make a return to the series and if so who would play her because obviously if it’s in the present day then they would need somebody older (although they could still use Brie for flashbacks)? Here are some ideas I had:
Sigourney Weaver - The character of Mason actually got her last name from the Alien icon so how could I not pick her!?
Jessica Lange - perhaps as a throwback to the 1976 version of the story we could once again have Ms. Lange as the object of the big guys affection?
Susan Sarandon - just because she’s a kickass actress, is around the right age, kinda looks like Brie and could believably play a former anti war photographer who’s probably dealing with some sort of PTSD. I would certainly watch that movie!!
Helen Mirren - for similar reasons to Ms. Sarandon. Plus with her razor sharp wit and dry humour she could keep things real without it getting too sappy. Once again I would watch that movie!
Adrienne Barbeau - This woman absolutely ruled the 1980s sci-fi scene and kicked ass while doing so! She mostly does TV roles now but I bet she would fit right into the Monsterverse!
Anyways that’s just my opinion. What do you guys think?
Brie Larson’s right hand here is giving me thoughts 🔞 She really has beautiful hands/fingers (This is in a non-creepy way… I used to play the piano and I always envy people with long slim yet strong fingers)
En la década de 1970, un grupo de soldados y exploradores, acompañados por una fotoperiodista, llega a una isla del Pacífico habitada por un simio gigantesco y otros monstruos. Marlow, un peculiar habitante del lugar, guía a los aventureros a través de las misteriosas junglas y marismas de la isla.