Obviously, it involves a giant ape wrecking things and causing a general ruckus. Aside from that,however, there hasn’t been too much substantialt o report in the way of specifics, but now things are starting to come into clearer focus.
A report from Deadline about how Skull Island has added yet another fantastic cast member, John
Goodman this time, who makes everything he touches better, also includes some new plot
details. The story follows a man who travels to a mystical island that just so happens to be the home of the King of the Apes.
This man, played by Tom Hiddleston , reportedly
embarks on this journey after his brother becomes
stranded there while on a quest to find a mythical serum that is supposedly the cure for all diseases and illnesses. That would, admittedly, be rather handy to have. John Goodman reportedly plays a
character named Randa, a government official who leads this expedition, or perhaps another party, it’s not entirely clear. What is clear, however, is that these explorers will have to
contend with all manner of strange and
dangerous creatures that live on the island, and that should be an exciting time.
These are rather vague details, and we already figured that the story involved a group of people
going to the island of the title, but this does shed a bit of light on the character motivations, on the
hows and whys of the situation. And while Hiddleston’s reasons seem pure, I’m willing to
bet that Randa’s motives are a little less altruistic
in nature and that he wants to get his hands on
that serum and make a tidy profit. At one point,
Hiddleston did say that his character is " heroic."
The report also says the story will “honor the
King Kong lore but in a different time period.”
Traditionally, King Kong movies have been set
early in the 20th century, like the 1930s. What
we’ve heard of Skull Island , however, transports
the action in the 1970s and at least partially in
Detroit. There’s been talk of the franchise
eventually crossing paths with the rebooted
Godzilla series down the road, but with this
timeline—the new King of the Monsters is set in
the present day— we’re curious how that might
happen, but we’re willing to give it a shot.
Though there were a couple of big name
departures—both Michael Keaton and J.K.
Simmons left the film due to scheduling conflicts
—they have managed to construct a fantastic
cast. In addition to Tom Hiddleston and John
Goodman, the film will also feature Brie Larson,
Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, Jason
Mitchell, Corey Hawkins , Toby Kebell, and Tom
Wilkinson. That’s not half bad.
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts ( Kings of
Summer ) and working from a script by John
Gatins and Max Borenstein ( Godzilla , so there’s
some giant monster pedigree here), Kong: Skull
Island will begin filming this fall, with an eye on a
March 10, 2017 release date.
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