We’ve gotten used, in recent years, to the softer, more charming side of J.K. Simmons. Still, Whiplash, which arrives here early next year, promises to shatter that once more. So all we can say upon news of his casting in **Kong: Skull Island **is we fear for Tom Hiddleston. And the ape.
There’s no word on exactly what he’ll be doing in the film, which just got that slightly altered name and a release date shift to 2017. Jordan Vogt-Roberts is directing the adventure film, working from the script that has seen input from Godzilla’s Max Borenstein and Flight/Need For Speed’s John Gatins.
Hiddleston will be one of a party that's heading to explore the mysterious Skull Island, home to the world’s most famous giant primate, with adventures lurking on its mist-shrouded shores. Expect the movie sometime in March 2017.
As for Simmons, he’s set to have a good year. Whiplash, which is already on release in the US (and due here on January 16), is drawing awards talk and he’s picked up a couple of trophies already. He’ll also be seen in **Terminator: Genisys **(July 3) and is set to work on Gavin O’Connor’s **The Accountant **alongside Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick.