‘Kong: Skull Island’ Recruits John Goodman; More Plot Details Revealed
There’s a lot we still don’t know aboutKong: Skull Island, but the one thing that’s becoming increasingly obvious is that it’ll have a really,reallygreat cast. DirectorJordan Vogt-Roberts' latest get isJohn Goodman, who joinsTom Hiddleston,Brie Larson,Samuel L. Jackson,John C. Reilly,Toby Kebbell, andStraight Outta ComptonbreakoutsCorey HawkinsandJason Mitchell. (Told you it was a fantastic lineup.)
Get details on the John GoodmanKong Skull Islandcasting, as well as new info about the plot, after the jump.
According toDeadline, who broke news of the John GoodmanKong Skull Islandcasting, Goodman will play a government official named Randa who leads an expedition. Set in the 1970s,Kong: Skull Islandcenters on a man (Hiddleston) who brings a rescue team to a mysterious, creature-laden island in search of his brother, who got stranded there while trying to retrieve a mythical cure-all serum.
Kong: Skull Islandis envisioned as the first ina three-film seriesthat will bring together King Kong and Godzilla. (Alternately, you may also think of it as a four-film series that started with 2014’sGodzilla.) The plan is to follow it withGodzilla 2and then a Godzilla / King Kong crossover that has the titans butting heads or teaming up. Or maybe both, like in a buddy cop comedy.
Vogt-Roberts is directingKong: Skull Islandfrom a script byJohn Gatins(Real Steel) andMax Borenstein(Godzilla).John Jashni,Thomas Tull, andMary Parentwill produce. Shooting begins this fall. Universal had the film set for release on June 17, 2025, but it’s unclear if that date has changed now that it’sset up at Warner Bros.
Goodman was last seen in Rupert Wyatt’sThe Gambler, which also starred Larson. He hasTrumboandLove the Cooperscoming out in November, and recently wrapped the thrillerValencia.
