Vogt-Roberts: “This is my own personal ‘Heart of Darkness’! ‘Apocalypse Now’ is a huge reference point.
I think ‘Heart of Darkness’ has inspired so many stories like that.” I think there’s something intrinsically exciting and cinematic about putting a group of disparate characters in the same place on a boat and sending them down a river.
That was such a great inspiration as a spine. Hiddleston: “The idea of Conrad and Marlow really came from Jordan. You decided to call two of your characters Conrad and Marlow… Tom Hiddleston and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts were on hand to explain: Back in December 2015, I flew over to witness its transformation into Skull Island, a place where King Kong meets Apocalypse Now. Kualoa Ranch is a 4000-acre private nature reserve in Hawaii, most recognisable as Jurassic Park.
