In the 2017 film "", Kong is scaled to be tall, making it the second largest and largest American incarnation in the series until the 2021 film "Godzilla vs. Kong", in which he became the largest incarnation in the series, standing at . Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts stated in regard to Kong's immense stature: He also stated that the original 1933 look was the inspiration for the design, saying: Co-producer Mary Parent also stated that Kong is still young and not fully grown as she explains, "Kong is an adolescent when we meet him in the film; he's still growing into his role as alpha".