King Kong is a film.
King Kong . The most recent film , Kong : Skull Island ( 2017 ) , set in 1973 , is part of Legendary Entertainment 's MonsterVerse , which began with Legendary 's reboot of Godzilla in 2014 . King Kong is a 2005 epic monster adventure film co-written , produced , and directed by Peter Jackson . A remake of the 1933 film of the same name , the film stars Naomi Watts , Jack Black , Adrien Brody , and , through motion capture , Andy Serkis as the title character . The film garnered positive reviews from critics and appeared on several top ten lists for 2005 .