Kong: Skull Island Trailer: 8 Things You Might Have Missed

6. The Familiar Faces

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One of the most exciting things about Kong: Skull Island is the extremely varied ensemble cast. We've got Oscar-winner Brie Larson alongside a pair of renowned character actors in John Goodman and Samuel L. Jackson, topped off with fan-favourite Tom Hiddleston and the regularly hilarious John C. Reilly.

But there are some other talented folks in this trailer too - some you may recognize but not be able to place, while others may have completely gone unnoticed.

First up is Toby Kebbell, who can first be seen uttering the award-worthy line "is that a monkey?" and again later as he stares into that demonic-looking hole in the ground. You'll know Kebbell from the abysmal Fantastic Four reboot, the abysmal Ben-Hur remake, and the rather good Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, where he strapped on the mo-cap suit and delivered a performance as Koba.

Next, Skull Island is touting a pair of Straight Outta Compton alums; Corey Hawkins, who played Dr. Dre in the latter film, and Jason Mitchell, who played Eazy-E. Hawkins plays the scientist who mentions the "scientific instruments", while Mitchell appears to play a helicopter pilot and can be seen being dragged through the water toward the trailer's end.

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for almost nine years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. He has been writing and video editing for 10+ years, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers and uploading them to YouTube (they're admittedly a bit rusty by today's standards). If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order or to tell you about the making of 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks, Danny is the person to ask.