John Goodman talks about his character’s motivation for wanting to find the mysterious Skull Island in Kong: Skull Island. He also reveals why he thinks movie audiences remain loyal to King Kong throughout the many remakes and iterations of the character. He discusses traveling to the amazing set locations, such as Hawaii, Australia and Vietnam to shoot the film and shares how he and the ensemble cast bonded while filming so far away from home.

Kong: Skull Island opens in theaters and IMAX March 10, 2017.