If filming begins in August then there is no way it will release in July 2025. That is less than a year turnaround for a vfx heavy movie.
I see another delay. Maybe November or December 2025 if Avatar 3 gets delayed to December 2026.
That still would be a record for Kong franchise. I am expecting it to become the biggest Kong opener and 2nd-3rd biggest Godzilla opener. It will be biggest opener worldwide for the monsterverse franchise. It will also break some records in Asia and Latin America. All in all biggest grosser ever worldwide for both Kong and Godzilla.
I am bullish, but whatever.
As long as these movies are fun and keep making money all is well. The day this formula tanks at the box-office, they can reboot with a gap of 5 years.
They should move this to November 2025, as the one two punch of Jurassic world sequel and Superman will kill this movie's chances at the worldwide boxoffice.