The most recent casting news about Legendary and Universal’s adventure film Kong: Skull Island has been of the bad variety, with Michael Keaton and J.K. Simmons dropping out due to a schedule change conflicting with other acting jobs. But there is some hope on the horizon – not just a giant ape – with Brie Larson in talks to play a lead role.
If she does make a deal, she’ll star with Tom Hiddleston in the movie, which will find an expedition headed to the mysterious Skull Island, and encounters with the creatures that lurk there. It has a script by Pacific Rim’s Max Borenstein and Real Steel’s John Gatins and has secured The Kings Of Summer’s Jordan Vogt-Roberts to direct. According to Deadline, the studio is seriously trying to win Russell Crowe’s agreement to fill one of the vacated cast spots, but nothing official has happened with that yet.
This would be an interesting move for Brie, who isn’t usually found in such high concept fair, preferring to stick with more intimate dramas and comedies. She does mix it up from time to time, though, and will be back on our screens in Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, which arrives here on August 14. She’ll also be seen in Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, with the crime thriller having recently finished shooting and still awaiting a release date.