Board Thread:Movie Discussions/@comment-3542924-20151014222507/@comment-25285745-20151022044649

Legendary can give Kong abilities allowing him to fight Godzilla. This movie is a complete reboot, so Legendary can establish anything they want to make Kong better fit this universe. This incarnation of Kong likely evolved alongside gigantic creatures similar to Godzilla and the M.U.T.O. that are much more powerful than his species, and so has needed to develop specific abilities and tactics to survive. For example, it could be established that Kong has greater proportional physical strength than Godzilla, he could rely more on elusiveness and strategy, etc. Things like that were utilized for Kong and Godzilla's first fight. He could have also developed a tolerance or resistance to high levels of radiation. Toho's Kong was stated to be immune to radiation in King Kong Escapes, even though that Kong lacked other spectacular abilities. Kong will definitely be more than just a normal giant animal, but he doesn't need to be completely overhauled and overpowered either. Kong and Godzilla do not need to be on equal footing for the film to work, they just need to be able to realistically meet and fight. Kong will inevitably be the underdog, and there's nothing wrong with that. Besides, it is very likely Kong and Godzilla will be teaming up by the end, so who is more powerful than the other wouldn't matter.

Every major movie is essentially a cash-grab. They're made for profit, and nothing will ever change that. There's nothing wrong with Legendary bringing two iconic movie monsters back together in order to spark interest in both franchises and draw in solid revenue. The wrong way of going about such a thing would be ignoring artistic integrity and the creators' vision for a film and just attempting to only make money. I know Legendray won't do that. They will find a way to keep Gareth Edwards and company's vision intact while still bringing Kong into this universe. I have faith in them, and I'm not deterred just because I know they are doing this partially because it promises a nice profit.