
Englehorn organizes a rescue party, led by his first mate Hayes and Jack, and accompanied by Carl, Herb, Baxter and Preston.

Though initially terrified of her captor, Ann wins the beast over with her juggling and dancing skills and begins to grasp the beast's intelligence and capacity for emotion. Carl manages to catch a glimpse of the beast and becomes determined to capture him on film. Jack notices Ann's disappearance, and the crew returns to the island, but are too late as Kong flees with Ann into the jungle. The natives offer Ann as a sacrifice to King Kong, a 25-foot-tall (7.6 m) ape. Englehorn intervenes to rescue the film crew, but as they make efforts to leave the waters, a native sneaks onto the ship and abducts Ann. Carl and his film crew, including cameraman Herb, assistant Preston, and boom operator Mike, explore the island and are attacked by natives who kill Mike and another crewman. The message instructs Englehorn to divert to Rangoon, but the ship becomes lost in fog and runs aground on Skull Island. The Venture receives a radio message informing Englehorn there is a warrant for Carl's arrest due to his defiance of the studio's orders to cease production. On the voyage, Ann and Jack fall in love.

Captain Englehorn has second thoughts about the voyage, prompted by his crew's speculation of trouble ahead. In truth, Carl intends to sail to and film the mysterious Skull Island. Filming takes place on the SS Venture, under Captain Englehorn, and under Carl's pretense it will be sailing to Singapore. Ann learns her favorite playwright, Jack Driscoll, is the screenwriter. In 1933, during the Great Depression, New York City actress Ann Darrow is hired by financially troubled filmmaker Carl Denham to star in a film with actor Bruce Baxter.

While it performed somewhat lower than expected, King Kong made domestic and worldwide grosses that eventually added up to $562 million, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film in Universal Pictures history at the time and the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2005. It was released on Decemin Germany and the United States, and made an opening of $50.1 million. The project's budget climbed from an initial $150 million to a then-record-breaking $207 million. Filming for King Kong took place in New Zealand from September 2004 to March 2005. There, they encounter prehistoric creatures living on the island as well as a legendary giant gorilla known as Kong, whom they capture and take to New York City.

Set in 1933, it follows the story of an ambitious filmmaker who coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island. The film stars Andy Serkis, Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody. It is the 8th entry in the King Kong franchise and the second remake of the 1933 film of the same title following the 1976 film. King Kong is a 2005 epic adventure monster film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson.
