Kong: Skull Island officially not a sequel, but beginning of kaiju trilogy

Posted 10 years ago

The production of KONG: SKULL ISLAND is as shrouded in mist as the island itself, but publicist Gregg Brilliant has offered a small amount of clarity, however obvious it might be: SKULL ISLAND is "definitely" not a sequel to Peter Jackson's...

Will Brittain flies to Kong: Skull Island

Posted 11 years ago

I can't say I'm familiar with Will Brittain, an up-and-coming actor who had roles in the student affair drama A TEACHER and the Viola Davis/Jennifer Lopez revenge thriller LILA & EVE, but he's about to reach a much wider audience...

John Ortiz and Shea Whigham journey to Kong: Skull Island

Posted 11 years ago

Legendary Pictures recently moved their King Kong project KONG: SKULL ISLAND from Universal to Warner Bros., and the transition seems to have been seamless because the casting process is still running smoothly.  Before the studio move, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson,...

John Goodman, Thomas Mann join Kong: Skull Island

Posted 11 years ago

Kong, this is not ‘Nam, there are rules. The cast of KONG: SKULL ISLAND has grown – considerably – with the addition of John Goodman, who today has officially climbed aboard the Jordan Vogt-Roberts adventure film. Goodman joins Tom Hiddleston,...

Straight Outta Compton’s Jason Mitchell may join Kong: Skull Island

Posted 11 years ago

While Legendary Pictures and Universal enjoy the success of their NWA biopic STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, which has earned more than $100 million at the box office since its August 14th release, it’s looking like one of their upcoming tentpole projects...

Another Straight Outta Compton star joins the cast of Kong: Skull Island

Posted 11 years ago

As STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON continues to blow up the box-office, its young cast is having no problems setting up new projects. Corey Hawkins (Dr. Dre) has already found himself a role in KONG: SKULL ISLAND and THR reports that he'll...

Straight Outta Compton has a cast photo and release date

Posted 12 years ago

There has now been some official casting choices for the three main characters in the upcoming N.W.A biopic, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON. As we reported earlier this month, Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. will play Cube, Jason Mitchell will play...