Naomi Watts is the prime candidate to play King Kong's female friend in Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic movie, New Zealand media is reporting.
"It's looking OK" for Watts to sign a contract to play Ann Darrow, Fay Wray's role in the original, Jackson said.
Jackson met Watts in October to show her designs for the remake. said. "She got really excited and it was great. Naomi's the only person that we've really approached," the director said.
Shooting is planned to start in August.
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