FANTASTIC FOUR Star Toby Kebbell Joins KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Following his villainous turn as Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, star Toby Kebbell is currently in talks for a role in Universal's upcoming monster epic Kong: Skull Island. Come check it out!
After taking on the Fantastic Four and Caeser, it sounds like Toby Kebbell is gearing up to take on something much, much bigger... KING KONG!
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Kebbell is currently in talks to join the cast of Universal & Legendary's upcoming monster origin story Kong: Skull Island, which hits theaters March 10, 2017 and is being helmed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings Of Summer).
He joins a cast that already features Tom Hiddleston (Thor), Brie Larson (21 Jump Street), Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton), Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers), John C. Reilly (Guardians Of The Galaxy), and Tom Wilkinson (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol).
In addition to his villainous roles in Fantastic Four and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, which were both produced by 20th Century Fox, Kebbell is also widely known for his roles in the British anthology series Black Mirror and in Walt Disney's Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time. His upcoming roles include a lead role in Duncan Jones' Warcraft, a part in Juan Antonio Bayona's horror fantasy film A Monster Calls, and another villainous turn in Timur Bekmambetov's Ben-Hur.
Kong: Skull Island is expected to kick off production late October in Hawaii.
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