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‘Skull Island:’ Tom Hiddleston Stars In King Kong Origin Tale
Legendary Pictures shocked the Comic-Con crowd with a teaser for the King Kong origin film Skull Island. They’ve set Jordan Vogt-Roberts to helm, and Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, to star in the Max Borenstein-******ed pic. Previous works have touched on the island, but staying on and exploring this mysterious and dangerous place offers Legendary the opportunity to take audiences deeper inside this rich world, which was the most electrifying parts of Peter Jackson’s King Kongdone for Universal several years ago. Universal Pictures will release on November 4, 2024.
Vogt-Roberts directed and executive produced the Sundance darling The Kings Of Summer and the FX pilot and subsequent episodes of You’re The Worst. He’sdirecting ****l Gear Solid for Sony. Hiddleston wows the Comic-Con crowd every time he comes, so this is fanboy catnip right here. UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment and attorneys Alan Wertheimer and Andy Galker rep the helmer, and Hiddleston’s repped by WME, Hamilton Hodell and Authentic Management.
Legendary has Warcraft, the Michael Mann-directed Blackhat, the Guillermo del Toro-directed Crimson Peak all coming, and they are working on sequels to Pacific Rim and Godzilla as Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni continue the ambitious run that exercises their inner fanboy fantasies.
Tom Hiddleston Starring In King Kong Origin Film ‘Skull Island’ | Deadline
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‘Whiplash’s J.K. Simmons To star In ‘Kong: Skull Island’
EXCLUSIVE: J.K. Simmons, the journeyman actor who’s hot as a pistol after his turn in the Damien Chazelle-directed Whiplash, has been set to join Tom Hiddleston in Kong: Skull Island, the Legendary Pictures tent pole that Universal Pictures has set for March 10, 2024 release. Jordan Vogt-Roberts is directing a ****** by John Gatins and Max Borenstein that focuses on the wild island home of the iconic ape King Kong.
Gersh-repped Simmons seems an easy guy to root for. He has turned in great performances of every stripe for years, so good as the patient father of a pregnant teen daughter in Juno, and so deliciously evil as cellmate from hell Vern Schillinger in HBO’s Oz. Playing the taskmaster trying to coax greatness out of a young drummer (Miles Teller) in Whiplash, he has got Oscar heat and has been on the radar since the film premiered in Sundance last January. Skull Island‘s produced by Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, with Alex Garcia exec producing.
‘Whiplash’s J.K. Simmons To Star In ‘Kong: Skull Island’ | Deadline
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Michael Keaton In Talks To Join ‘Kong: Skull Island’ For Legendary
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off rave reviews for his turn in Birdman, Michael Keaton is finalizing a deal to join the cast of Legendary Pictures’ Kong: Skull Island. He will join the previously announced Tom Hiddleston (Thor) and JK Simmons (Whiplash).
Jordan Vogt-Roberts directs from a ****** written by John Gatins and Max Borenstein, Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni will produce with Alex Garcia, and Eric McLeod is executive producing. Universal Pictures will release the King Kong-inspired film in 3D and IMAX 3D on March 10, 2024.
Kong: Skull Island promises to fully immerse audiences in the mysterious and dangerous home of the iconic ape as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Michael Keaton In Talks To Join ‘Kong: Skull Island’ For Legendary Pictures | Deadline