They’re just being faithful to the story of the 1933 original. Kong lives on Skull Island along with tribesmen and dinos- one of which he fights in the classic original.
I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that that isn’t Poppy Montgomery in those stills.
When I saw the trailer on Channel 4 in the UK, I was more surprised at how much Jackson’s changed after losing so much weight :eek: