Editing King Kong (1933 film) (section)

=== Sequel and franchise ===
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Delos W. Lovelace was hired by Cooper to compose a novel version of ''King Kong''. Lovelace appeared as the author alongside the credit "conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper".{{Sfn|Erb|2009|p=39}} Walter Ripperger wrote a two-part serial version for ''[[Dime Mystery Magazine|Mystery]]'', which was credited as "the last creation of Edgar Wallace".{{Sfn|Erb|2009|p=39}}

The film and characters inspired imitations and installments. The same year of ''King Kong''<nowiki/>'s release, ''[[Son of Kong]],'' a sequel, was fast-tracked and released.{{sfn|Harryhausen|Dalton|2008|p=84}} In the 1960s, RKO licensed the King Kong character to Japanese studio [[Toho]], which made two films, ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'',<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Eggert |first=Brian |date=2020-04-27 |title=King Kong |url=https://www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/king-kong/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Deep Focus Review |language=en-US}}</ref> the third film in Toho's long-running[[Godzilla (franchise)|'' Godzilla'' series]], and ''[[King Kong Escapes]].''<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Kim |date=2000-01-01 |title=EMPIRE ESSAY: ''King Kong'' |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/empire-essay-king-kong-review/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> Both were directed by [[Ishirō Honda]]. These films are mostly unrelated to the original and follow a very different style.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last1=Bruce |first1=Amanda |last2=Summers |first2=Megan |last3=McCormick |first3=Colin |date=2020-11-27 |title=Every King Kong Movie (In Chronological Order) |url=https://screenrant.com/every-king-kong-movie-ranked-order-release-date/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> In 1976 producer [[Dino De Laurentiis]] released a modern remake of ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]].''<ref name=":4" /> It follows the same basic plot, but the setting is moved to the present day and several other details are different.<ref name=":5" /> This remake was followed by a 1986 sequel ''[[King Kong Lives]].''<ref name=":3" /> In 1998, a loosely-adapted [[direct-to-video]] animated version, ''[[The Mighty Kong]],'' was distributed by [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mighty Kong {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_mighty_kong |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2005, [[Universal Pictures]] released another remake of ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]],'' co-written and directed by [[Peter Jackson]],<ref name=":3" /> which is set in the 1930s, as in the original film.<ref name=":5" /> [[Legendary Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.]] made ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017),<ref name=":3" /> which serves as part of a [[cinematic universe]], ''[[MonsterVerse]],''<ref name=":5" /> followed by the sequels ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) and ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024).<ref name=":5" />

The search for censored scenes inspired a play called "Censored Scenes from King Kong," performed in 1980. A reviewer in ''The Hollywood Reporter'' called it the "worst offering" in a bad season.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Censored Scenes from Hong Kong |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 13, 1980 |volume=260 |issue=44 |page=26}}</ref>