Toby Kebbell Sets Sail For ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Fresh off a trip to Planet Zero,Toby Kebbellis preparing to set sail forKong: Skull Island. TheFantastic Fourbaddie joins a high-profile cast that also includesTom HiddlestonandBrie Larson.Jordan Vogt-Roberts(Kings of Summer) is directing. Learn all about theKong Skull IslandToby Kebbell casting after the jump.
THRreports Kebbell is currently in negotiations for the Universal monster movie. Details on his character (and all the other characters) are being kept under warps. The story concerns a team of explorers who journey into the “the mysterious, creature-laden isle that is also the home of the king of the apes.“Samuel L. Jackson,John C. Reilly, andStraight Outta ComptonbreakoutCorey Hawkinsalso star.Jurassic Worldco-writerDerek Connollywasjust brought onfor a new draft of the screenplay, which has also been worked on byMax Borenstein(Godzilla),John Gatins(Flight), andDan Gilroy(Nightcrawler). Legendary’sThomas TullandJon Jashniare producing withMary Parent.Fantastic Fourwas an high-profile disaster for everyone involved, so it’s a relief to see it hasn’t derailed any of its young stars' careers. Miles Teller picked up a plum new gigjust yesterday, and Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan have much more promising releases lined up this fall (The MartianandCreed, respectively).
Kebbell has previous experience with CG apes, having played Koba inDawn of the Planet of the Apes. He also has an existing relationship with Legendary as one of the stars of Duncan Jones’Warcraft, due out next summer. Recently, he wrapped Timur Bekmambetov’sBen-Hurand J.A. Bayona’sA Monster Calls. His other notable credits includeWrath of the Titans,Prince of Persia, andRocknRolla
Shooting onKong: Skull Islandbegins late October in Hawaii. The film is scheduled to openMarch 10, 2017.
