I’m working on my own King Kong remake and I wanted to know how this sub feels about it. (Remake Idea)

I was actually wondering if I should post it here but since this is the official subreddit for Kong, I thought I would start here.

The differences:

This is a MLM (men loving men) retelling of the classic story set in the 70s, the characters names are different but still have the same roles as characters from the original, Skull Island is much larger than the original and we see much more if it’s wildlife, lost scenes from the original, including The Spider Pit Sequence are included, the stampede scene from the 2005 remake is included and I overall wanted to make a fresh new take on the classic story we all know and love.

Plot

The year is 1976. In New York Harbor, filmmaker Donald Nelms,

famous for making romance and thriller films with mostly unknown actors, his bosses tell him that his romance films aren’t cutting it anymore and audiences want to see something more exciting and interesting, Nelms meets up Captain Isak Henriksen, a Norwegian ship captain and close friend of Nelms, Nelms charts Henriksen’s ship, the Wanderer, for his new project, the ships crew consist of Henriksen himself, the ship’s first mate Benjamin Hodges, second mate Clarence Giles, cook Joe “Lumpy” Donahue, A brave and rugged sailor, he warns Nelms about rumors he has heard about Skull Island and Kong and many other sailors, However, he is unable to secure any actors as many of the biggest actors have turned him down due to his personality, he manages to find 4 main actors: 1: Sir Vernon Parisian, a big game hunter of British-French nobility, he is the main hero and hunter, 2: Maureen McLaughlin, a actress with a large ego who thinks she’s better than she actually is, she looks pretty though, she is the beauty and Vernon’s love interest 3: Randolph Berger, a handsome young man with slick black hair and charming eyes, he is Vernon’s sidekick and 4: Mohammad Saadiq, a Pakistani man who has a beloved pet Kiwi named Huey and a pet snake named Dewey, he is the animal trainer for the film, Searching in the streets of New York City, he finds Alfred Odom, a 19 year old man with a feminine sounding voice with a kind heart and flamboyant personality, Alfred has handsome blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes, he is also very handsome, Alfred comes from a family of performers and singers, Alfred works at a local theatre as a actor, Nelms promises him the adventure of a lifetime. The crew boards the Wanderer and sets off, during which Benjamin, a closeted gay man falls in love with Alfred.

Nelms reveals to the crew that their destination is in fact Skull Island, an uncharted territory. He alludes to a monstrous creature named Kong, rumored to dwell on the island. The crew arrives and anchor offshore. They encounter a native village, separated from the rest of the island by an ancient stone wall. They witness a group of natives preparing to sacrifice a young woman termed the "bride of Kong". (Note: the natives sacrifice basical any members of their tribe, men, women, children, elderly and disabled to appease Kong and in turn he spares them from his wrath and protection from the dinosaurs and other creatures on Kong’s side of the island) The intruders are spotted and the native chief stops the ceremony. When he sees Alfred, he offers to trade six of his tribal women for the "golden man". They rebuff him and return to the Wanderer.

That night, the natives kidnap Alfred from the ship and take him through the wall gate and to an altar, where he is offered to King Kong, an enormous gorilla-like creature. Kong is immediately interested and infatuated with Alfred, Kong has never seen a human like Alfred before, Alfred’s bright blonde hair and blue eyes spark something in Kong, Kong carries Alfred into the wilderness as Nelms, Hodges, Berger, Parisian, Lumpy and several sailors enter the jungle in hopes of rescuing Alfred. After walking through the jungle, they spot and are attacked by a Stegosaurus, which they manage to defeat but the Stego kills two sailors, the sailors enter a valley and are caught up in a stampede of Parasaurolophus, Triceratops and Styracosaurus who are being chased by a family of Allosaurus, with several sailors being crushed, mauled and killed, meanwhile Kong and Alfred start to build a bond wand Kong defends Alfred from a Gigantophis, After facing a territorial Brontosaurus in the swamp and being chased by a aggressive Arsinoitherium, the sailors cross a log bridge over a chasm and meet Kong himself who shakes the log and the sailors besides Nelms, Hodges and Lumpy fall into the chasm and are attacked and eaten alive by a Giant spider, Giant crab creature, Small crab, Giant trapdoor spider, Two-Legged Lizard, Giant lizard, a living rock creature and a Octopus-insect that live in a chasm, leaving Nelms, Hodges and Lumpy as the only survivors.

A Tyrannosaurus rex attacks Alfred and Kong, but he kills it in the battle. Meanwhile, Hodges continues to follow them on his own, while Nelms and Lumpy return to the village for more men and are nearly spotted by two father Phorusrhacos and their young son who are eating the corpse of a young Agathaumas, meanwhile, Alfred and Kong have a moment together with Alfred trying to entertain Kong with his dancing and acting skills. Upon arriving in Kong's lair and having a heartwarming moment together, Alfred is menaced by a snake-like Tanystropheus, which Kong also kills. While Kong is distracted killing a Pteranodon that tried to fly away with Alfred, Hodges reaches Alfred and they climb down a vine dangling from a cliff ledge. When Kong notices and starts pulling them back up, the two fall unharmed. They run through the jungle and back to the village, where Nelms, Captain Henriksen, and the surviving crewmen are waiting. Kong, following, breaks open the gate and relentlessly rampages through the village. Onshore, Nelms, now determined to bring Kong back alive, knocks him unconscious with a gas bomb.

Shackled in chains, Kong is taken to New York City and presented to a Broadway theatre audience as "Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World". Alfred, Hodges and Maureen are brought on stage to join him, with the story told to the audience that Kong fell in love with Maureen and Hodges saved her and Alfred also helped save her, which is not the true story, surrounded by a group of press photographers. Kong, believing that the ensuing flash photography is an attack and they are hurting Alfred, breaks loose. The audience flees in horror, Kong grabs Nelms and throws him against the walls, injuring and paralysing him from the waist down but not killing him, Alfred is whisked away to a hotel room on a high floor, but Kong, scaling the building, soon finds him. His hand smashes through the hotel room window, knocking Hodges unconscious, and abducts Alfred again, although Alfred is more willing this time around because the two actually have a relationship, Kong rampages through the city. He wrecks a crowded elevated train and throws cars at police officers, Alfred and Kong get a heartwarming moment in Central Park on a frozen lake, Kong then climbs the Empire State Building. At its top, he is attacked by four helicopters. Kong destroys 3, but finally succumbs to their gunfire and the last remaining helicopter puts the nail in the coffin. He gazes at Alfred, with tears in his eyes, Alfred is also heartbroken and wishes for Kong to live, the two have a moment together one last time before Kong falls to his death. Alfred and Benjamin are reunited. Henriksen arrives and pushes through a crowd surrounding Kong's corpse in the street. When a policeman remarks that the helicopters got him, Henriksen tells him, "Oh No, it wasn't the helicopters. It was Handsome killed the Beast".

Character counterparts in the original

Donald Nelms - Carl Denham

Benjamin Hodges - Jack Driscoll

Alfred Odom - Ann Darrow

Captain Henriksen - Captain Englehorn

Second Mate Giles - Original character

Lumpy - Obviously based on the 2005 film version.

Vernon Parisian - Based on Ned Hallet (from Creation)

Maureen McLaughlin - Original character

Randolph Berger - Bruce Baxter from the 2005 film

Mohammed Saadiq - Mostly original character (some elements are based off Charlie from the original)

There is also a Weston character there too

So, what do you guys think?, I’m still pretty nervous about this and how some people will react but I guess that’s a part of the process, would you add any new characters, creatures etc, feel free to let me know in the comments.