who played the natives in king kong 2005
King Kong (2005 film) Watts, Black, and Brody were the first choices for their respective roles with no other actors considered.[6] In preparation for her role, Watts met with the original Ann Darrow, Fay Wray.[7] Jackson wanted Wray to make a cameo appearance and say the final line of dialogue, but she died during pre-production at 96 years old.[8] Black was cast as Carl Denham based on his performance in the 2000 film High Fidelity, which had impressed Jackson.[9] For inspiration, Black studied P. T. Barnum[10] and Orson Welles. "I didn't study [Welles] move for move. It was just to capture the spirit. Very reckless guy. I had tapes of him drunk off his ass."[11] The native extras on Skull Island were portrayed by a mix of Asian, African, Maori and Polynesian actors sprayed with dark makeup to achieve a consistent pigmentation.[11]