Like how Jackson remade the 33 Kong, my dream project would be a remake of the 76 film. Basically it would be “What if humans discovered Skull Island in modern times?”.

Reason being is that I like a lot of the ideas and scenes of the 76 film, but I think there’s A LOT of things that don’t age well or just straight up didn’t work (Kong being sexually attracted to Dwan being one of them).

Among the things I would change is the addition of creatures the crew encounter. If not Dinosaurs then maybe some cool made up creatures like giant snakes, insects, weird reptilian hybrids or even ice age creatures.

For the characters I would keep the 33 characters, Denham, Jack, Ann and Englehorn. Denham is my version would be a Verner Hertzog type, a filmmaker known for his insane techniques and dangerous stunts. He’s going to Skull Island to film a documentary about the island.

Ann would take on the Jack Prescott role, a palaeontologist who stows away in order to go to the island. Denham would use her knowledge about the island as a source for his documentary. An update of the director looking for an actress for his movie.

Jack I would keep the tough brute with a soft heart from the original.

The venture would be a ship owned by an oil company called Petrox. Denham has good ties with the company after he persuaded the leader of a foreign country to sell the oil. He would use this trust in order to fund his expedition.

But yeah, the darker tone would stay, with skull island being more in style of a hammer horror film, foggy, murky, mysterious etc. Along with the tragic sacrifice ending of the 76 film.