The Adventures of Grizzly Kong

The Adventures of Grizzly Kong is a 2013 four part miniseries by HBO that was created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the original King Kong film and featuring an ensemble cast. It received two Emmy's, one Creative for Outstanding Special Visual Effects and one Primetime for Outstanding Drama series.

Cast

 * Brian Steele as King Kong - A giant 30 ft bear resembling a Grizzly Bear, he lives on a tropical island located west of Sumatra. He is worshiped as a god by the island Natives who once in a while sacrifice virgins to him, in the third episode it is revealed that he is the last of his species. Also in the third episode he is captured and bought back to New York for show, however he breaks out and goes on a rampage though the city. He is killed whilst battling army jets on top of the Empire State Building.
 * Lily James as Anna Denham - A beautiful young woman who is an actress and the daughter of Carl Denham. She is put out of work when the theater she works at is closed, she then joined her father on the voyager for his new film. Whilst on the island she was kidnapped by the islands natives and offered as a sacrifice to Kong, although she's terrified of him at first she soon warms up to him and is devastated when he is killed.
 * Jai Courtney as Jack Drischoll - The first mate on board the Wanderer who is Ann's love interest and eventual fiancee. He meets Ann whilst she and Carl are filming on board the Wanderer, as they voyage dragged on they both eventually fall deeply in love with each other. After she was kidnapped he leads a search party in order to rescue her, eventually he is forced to rescue her on his own.
 * Mark Hamill as Carl Denham - A famous B movie director who is known for his use of exotic locations. He is also the father of Ann, he also cares deeply for her which is way he rarely features her in his films. When Ann is taken by Kong, Denham abandons his film and sets out to rescue her, later he is persuaded by Wilson to capture Kong and bring him back for show in New York.
 * Forest Whitaker as Captain Englehorn - The captain of the tramp steamer, the Wanderer. He is somewhat uneasy about Denham's location as its not on any known map, he is also learned in different languages as he was able to translate the natives of Skull Islands language.
 * Ben Mendelsohn as Bruce Wilson - A greedy film director who has co-directed with Carl on few occasions. Unlike Carl, Baxter is a greedy and rude man whose only concerns that his films are perfect. It is because of this that Carl is reluctant to work with him due to some bad incidents they had in the past, whilst on the island he attempts to film several times only to be stopped. Eventually he persuades Carl to capture Kong and bring him back to New York.
 * David Boreanz as Bruce Thompson - An actor who Denham hires for his film. He is an incredibly rude and selfish man who seeks only to further his career, whilst on the Wanderer his attitude quickly earns him the dislike of the crew, including Carl. Whilst on the island he often makes excuses to get out of doing things, however he is later forced to help rescue Ann. He is devoured by some giant spiders after being shook into a crevice by Kong.
 * TBA as Wally - Bruce's valet who accompanies him to Skull Island. He is shown to be a clumsy character who revives harsh treatment from Bruce. Despite it he is nonetheless a kind fellow, this is shown as he volunteers to help rescue Ann. He later dies in the swamp after sacrificing himself to save Jack from the Plesiosaurus.
 * Justin Berfield as Damian - A comedic member of the Wanderer crew. He likes to have a good laugh and tell jokes. After Ann is taken by Kong he joins the party to rescue her, whilst going through the jungle he tries to keep up everyone's spirits by telling jokes. He is eventually killed after being impaled by a stampeding Triceratops.
 * Guillaume Canet as Raphael - A French member of the Wanderer and the ships cook. He is one of the few to openly oppose going to Skull Island due to several stories he's heard of the island,
 * TBA as Second Mate Briggs -
 * Temuera Morrison as Native Chief - The leader of the Skull Islanders. He first appears when the group accidentally interrupted the sacrificial ceremony
 * TBA as Native in Gorilla Costume -
 * TBA as "Bride of Kong" -
 * TBA as Witch Doctor -
 * Vicky Haughton as Tribal Hag 1 -
 * TBA as Tribal Hag 2 -
 * TBA as Tribal Hag 3 -
 * Pip Mushin as Charles Weston - A acting agent who has helped Denham and Wilson on many of their films.
 * TBA as Unlucky Woman - A woman who Kong mistook for Ann. He snatched her from her hotel room whilst she was asleep, when he discovered that she wasn't her, he dropped her to her death.
 * TBA as Police Lieutenant -

Creatures of Big Monarch Garden Island