Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow’s frequent writing partner and “Jurassic World” co-writer, has been brought on to work on “Kung : Skull Island” for Legendary and Universal.
According to THR, Connolly has come in at the 11th hour – the film is well into casting and begins filming in October – to work on the script.
The movie, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Corey Hawkins. Samuel L.Jackson has been in talks.
Max Borenstein (”Godzilla”), John Gatins (”Flight”) and Dan Gilroy (”Nightcrawler”) have also worked on the script for the movie, due 2017.