Kong: Skull Island Is Set In This Awesome Time Period — cinemablend.com

This exciting bit of news was dropped by none other than J.K. Simmons, who signed on to be in the film exactly one month ago. The actor spoke to MTV today following his nomination for Best Supporting Actor at this year's Academy Awards, and it was while discussing his reasoning for signing on to the project that he revealed Kong: Skull Island's special setting. He told the network, As excited as J.K. Simmons is for the project now, however, that wasn't actually always the case. He told the interviewer that he at first questioned why he would want to be a part of a new King Kong movie - but also that his attitude changed completely once he met with the people working on it (namely director Jordan Vogt-Roberts, screenwriter John Gatins, and co-star Tom Hiddleston. Simmons explained that it was ultimately Vogt-Roberts' passion for Kong: Skull Island that allowed him to say yes, as well as his respect for the filmmaker's intelligence and ideas.

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