“Kong: Skull Island,” an upcoming Hollywood movie on the giant ape King Kong, will be filmed in Vietnam.

The production crew arrived in Hanoi on January 7 in preparation for filming their outdoor scenes, Tran Nhat Hoang from the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced.

No official shooting date has been revealed so far.

Last September, director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts and his team visited several popular tourist destinations in Ninh Binh, Quang Binh, Ha Giang and Lao Cai Provinces to look for potential filming locations.

Filming is expected to take place over a period of one month in Vietnam.

Skull Island is the name of a fictional island which houses the eponymous King Kong and several other species of creature, mostly prehistoric, according to Wikipedia.

“Kong: Skull Island,” a production of Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, will immerse audiences in the mysterious island where the dangerous creature lives.

The movie stars Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, John C. Reily, Samuel L. Jackson, and Toby Kebbell.

It is set for release in March 2017.

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