Colin Hanks, Kyle Chandler in Jackson's 'King Kong'
Date: Sept. 1, 2004
Source: themovieinsider.com

Colin Hanks (Orange County) and Kyle Chandler ("Early Edition") have been tapped to join Peter Jackson's King Kong remake, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

They join Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody in the Universal Pictures reimagination of the classic story. Hanks is on board to play a production assistant to filmmaker Carl Denham (Black) with Chandler in negotiations to play a 1930s B-movie actor opposite Watts' character, Ann Darrow.

Andy Serkis (Gollum in Jackson's Lord of the Rings films) is providing the reference for the character of Kong, who will be a completely computer-generated character, as well as playing the role of Lumpy the cook.

Jackson said he was excited to work with Hanks and Chandler.

"The fun part of my job is getting to work with talented actors like Colin -- because they bring so much more to a role than what is written on the page," he said. "Kyle is playing a B-movie actor who appears in the film Denham is shooting on Skull Island. It's a film within a film, and I'm sure he'll make the most of the dramatic opportunities."