A monstrous Kong: Skull Island movie trailer is on the way and it's quite exciting according to lead Skull Island actor, Tom Hiddleston who recently sat down with Rogerbert.com to discuss his latest ventures. During the interview, without revealing any spoilers, Tom gives us a little more insight to the film's plot as well as its relation to previous King Kong installments. Below is an excerpt from the interview where Tom discusses King Kong:
Rogerbert.com: About “Skull Island,” there isn’t much information out there about it save for that it is an origin story. Did you get to work with any animals?
Tom Hiddleston: "There are no animals on Earth that size."
RB: True, but then his mother must have been really big.
TH: "We might just address that issue in the film. We are trying to keep it secret. The first trailer is quite exciting."
RB: Did you ever see the original “King Kong” from 1933?
TH: I must have, but I can’t remember when I first came across King Kong. He is an icon that has been handed down. It is part of the lexicon. We are becoming part of that legend. There was a day when the whole cast was hiking through a valley in Oahu, Hawaii, and Samuel L. Jackson turns around and says to me [puts on his best Samuel L. Jackson voice], “We are in a King Kong movie!”
RB: Does this story pick up from the other versions of the story? What sort of character are you exactly?
TH: "The movie itself is a whole new invention. Without spoiling too much, I am a guy with a particular skill set. I have natural experience in the jungle. It is a very physical role for me. I enjoyed that. It involves being healthy and weightlifting. I like to make a physical distinction with each part. I do that with everything. I practiced guitar for Hank Williams until my fingers bled. With “Kong,” it is staying fit. I got to go to Australia, Vietnam and Hawaii. The thrill I get, that no one else sees, is when I can go through a swamp in Vietnam on Friday and then sit in a West Hollywood hotel on Monday talking to the Hollywood Foreign Press."
Things are slowly heating up on the Kong: Skull Island front. As new details break, be sure to keep your eyes on Scified!
Source: Rogerbert.com (via Gormaru Island)
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