Preston Packard

Preston Packard Species Human Nationality American Occupation U.S. Army lieutenant colonel; leader of the Sky Devils helicopter squadron Related to Unknown First appearance Kong: Skull Island Played by Samuel L. Jackson

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“	We're soldiers, we do the dirty work so that families back home don't suffer! They shouldn't even know that a thing like this exists!	„
	— 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.

History

Kong: Skull Island

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  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.
• J.K. Simmons was originally cast as Packard, but dropped out of the movie due to a scheduling conflict. 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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