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*Preston Packard's name is a reference to the defunct Packard Motor Car Company, a carryover from a version of the ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' script that began in Detroit.<ref name="Coming Soon">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/823299-kong-skull-islands-jordan-vogt-roberts#/slide/1 CS Interview: Kong: Skull Island’s Jordan Vogt-Roberts]</ref> | *Preston Packard's name is a reference to the defunct Packard Motor Car Company, a carryover from a version of the ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' script that began in Detroit.<ref name="Coming Soon">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/823299-kong-skull-islands-jordan-vogt-roberts#/slide/1 CS Interview: Kong: Skull Island’s Jordan Vogt-Roberts]</ref> | ||
*J.K. Simmons was originally cast | *J.K. Simmons was originally cast as Packard, but dropped out of the movie due to a scheduling conflict.<ref name="Philly">[http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/geek/Samuel-L-Jackson-Kong-Skull-Island-Vietnam-Sidney-Poitier-Gregory-Peck.html Samuel L. Jackson: Starstruck by King Kong, Sidney Poitier and Gregory Peck]</ref> Samuel L. Jackson accepted the part as soon as he heard it was for a King Kong movie, without reading the script. | ||
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— Lt. Col. Preston Packard (Kong: Skull Island) |
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard is a character in the 2017 Legendary Pictures film, Kong: Skull Island.
Character Description
The battle-hardened leader of the Sky Devils helicopter squadron, which is set to be decommissioned in the dark final days of the Vietnam War, Packard is struggling to turn his back on a war he cannot win. When his team is offered an assignment to lead the airborne survey of Skull Island, he seizes the opportunity for one last mission before rotating home with men who have become closer to him than family.[1]
History
Kong: Skull Island
To be added.
Gallery
Lanard figure
Trivia
- Preston Packard's name is a reference to the defunct Packard Motor Car Company, a carryover from a version of the Kong: Skull Island script that began in Detroit.[2]
- J.K. Simmons was originally cast as Packard, but dropped out of the movie due to a scheduling conflict.[3] Samuel L. Jackson accepted the part as soon as he heard it was for a King Kong movie, without reading the script.
References
This is a list of references for Preston Packard. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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