Hollywood blockbuster to be filmed in Son Doong in February 2016

 – Hollywood blockbuster Skull Island, the upcoming King Kong prequel by director and screenwriter, Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts will be shot in Son Doong Cave in the central coastal province of Quang Binh.

The film crew in Quang Binh's Phong Nha-Ke Bang -- Photo: SGGP

Copies of the detailed shooting script along with its synopsis have been submitted for the approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

The film crew of more than 300 members will travel to Vietnam for the filming in next February.

Several local businesses offering location logistics, media production services and among will participate in the project.

The film crew has early made a supervision of the location survey plan since August 26 in a lot of provinces and cities in the country.

According to Hollywood Reporter magazine, Skull Island will be shot in Vietnam, Australia and Hawaii. The movie will star actors Bire Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. Reily, Samuel L. Jackson and Toby Kebbell. The film is expected to be released in 2017.    

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Inside Hang Son Doong, the world's largest caves in Vietnam

At more than 200m high, 150m wide and 5km long, the Hang Son Doong cave in Vietnam is so big it has its own river, jungle and climate. Australian photographer John Spies, 59, spent a week photographing the natural wonder of the cave system. "With ceilings towering over 200 metres high in places, the cave is a humbling and belittling experience," said John, who has lived in Thailand since 1977 and runs the Cave Lodge guesthouse.
"It is amazing to be 3-4km inside the cave and have daylight illuminate the cave formations. The dimensions of the cave are incredible and to camp for five nights in the biggest cave in the world is not something most of get to do in our lifetime," said John. 
"The entrance is quite small and mist from the cave, caused by the cooler air inside meeting the hot air outside, rises into the surrounding forest. Visitors must descend 80m down a steep wall with the use of harnesses and ropes. The huge temperature difference also creates moving clouds of mist, especially near the two karst windows, which gives the cave its magically surreal atmosphere."

 

Picture: John Spies/Barcroft Media

Va-Nuoc Nut Caves - the new wonders in Quang Binh

Renowned for excellent pictures of the world’s largest cave of Son Doong, in Vietnam’s Quang Binh Province, American photographer Ryan Deboodt has also taken many impressive pictures of other miraculous caves in Vietnam, including Va and Nuoc Nut.