‘Kong: Skull Island’ Will Be A ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Reunion
Universalmay not currently haveaStraight Outta Comptonsequel in the works, but they’ve just made plans for aStraight Outta Comptonreunion.Jason Mitchell, who played Eazy-E, has just boardedKong: Skull IslandalongsideCorey Hawkins, who played Dr. Dre. More details on theKong Skull IslandJason Mitchell casting after the jump.
THRreports Mitchell is in talks to play an “easygoing pilot” in the Legendary / Universal monster movie.Tom Hiddlestonhas been set to lead for several months, and Hawkins,Brie Larson,John C. Reilly,Samuel L. Jackson,Tom Wilkinson, andToby Kebbellhave all entered negotiations in recent weeks.Jordan Vogt-Roberts(Kings of Summer) directsKong: Skull Islandfrom a screenplay byMax Borenstein,John Gatins, andDan Gilroy.Jurassic World’sDerek Connollywas recently brought on board to polish the script. Plot details are being kept vague, but the story follows “a team of explorers venturing into the mysterious, creature-laden isle that is also the home of the king of the apes.“Straight Outta Comptonhas been one of this summer’s big success stories, raking in $114 million in less than two weeks and earning glowing critical praise to boot. It’s looking like a launching pad for its young cast of mostly unknowns, including Mitchell —Kong: Skull Islandis his first deal sinceStraight Outta Comptonopened.
Prior toStraight Outta Compton, Mitchell had had supporting roles inBroken CityandContraband. He’s also got two more releases lined up for the not-too-distant future: He recently wrappedVincent-n-Roxxywith Emile Hirsch and Zoe Kravitz, and is now filmingKeanufromKey & Peelemasterminds Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
Kong: Skull Islandshoots this fall in Hawaii for release onMarch 10, 2017. Legendary’sThomas TullandJon Jashniproduce withMary Parent, andAlex GarciaandEric McLeodserve as executive producers.
