Corey Hawkins (24: Legacy), Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), and Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) help round out the cast.
Kong: Skull Island also features John Goodman as Bill Randa, a member of Monarch who spearheads the expedition; Tom Hiddleston as Conrad, a tracker and former member of the British Special Air Service tapped for the team; Brie Larson as Weaver, a war photographer with hopes of uncovering the true purpose of their mission; and Samuel L. Jackson as Lieutenant Colonel Packard, described as “Ahab and the whale” in terms of his mission to avenge the soldiers killed by Kong.