KONG: SKULL ISLAND Adds STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Star Jason Mitchell
Legendary's Kong: Skull Island has added another star from Universal's runaway hit Straight Outta Compton as Jason Mitchell has reportedly landed a role in the upcoming monster epic. Come check it out!
Fresh off his breakout role as rapper Eazy-E in F. Gary Gray's critically acclaimed biopic Straight Outta Compton, actor Jason Mitchell has signed on for a role in Universal & Legendary's upcoming monster epic Kong: Skull Island, which hits theaters March 10, 2017 and is being helmed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings Of Summer) with a script from Derek Connolly (Jurassic World).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mitchell will portray an easy going pilot, who will likely be a part of the crew of explorers that find themselves on the mysterious Skull Island, which coincidentally is also the residence of the king of the apes Kong.
This move reunites Mitchell with his Compton co-star Corey Hawkins (Iron Man 3). He also joins a cast that already features Tom Hiddleston (Thor), Brie Larson (21 Jump Street), Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers), John C. Reilly (Guardians Of The Galaxy), and Tom Wilkinson (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol).
Kong: Skull Island is expected to kick off production late October in Hawaii.
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