Kaylee Hottle - Child star born deaf, the only "pink shadow" that softened Kong's heart

As soon as the blockbuster was released, the audience began to pay special attention to the child actor playing the role of Jia - the little girl who was dubbed the soul of Godzilla vs. Kong.

Godzilla vs. Kong is dominating the global box office and constantly "breaking" records in many countries. In Vietnam, this fantasy action masterpiece also set a record on the first day of release, earning nearly 60 billion after only 3 days.

Not only possessing a series of thrilling battles between two legendary beasts, the work also gathers many famous stars such as Alexander Skarsgrd, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Shun Oguri... The most impressive in the hearts of the audience is the little girl Jia played by Kaylee Hottle.

As soon as the blockbuster was released, the audience began to pay special attention to the child actor playing the role of Jia - the little girl who was dubbed the soul of Godzilla vs. Kong. This child actress does not appear much, but the role she plays has an important role in the film's flow. Jia is the last inhabitant of Skull Island, the only one who can communicate and connect with Kong using sign language. Thanks to the character Jia, the lord of the new giant gorillas, helps people enter the Earth.

No one could have imagined that the actor chosen to play the mute girl Jia in the film was Kaylee Hottle - a girl born deaf and had a family of four with hearing loss. Although she could not hear the surrounding sounds, Kaylee always tried to pursue her passion for acting. The story of the child actress made the audience admire, even the director of Godzilla vs. Kong also has to give special favor and expectations to this potential child.

Family of 4 generations with hearing loss, always pursuing the dream of becoming an actor

Kaylee Hottle was born in 2012 in Georgia, USA and has an American father and Korean mother. She grew up in a family of 4 generations with congenital deafness, two sisters Kaylee are deaf. Since childhood, she has participated in many support and propaganda activities for the deaf community in the US. At the age of 5, the child actor starred in commercials for Glide, Mother's Day and appeared in the documentary 10 Deaf Children: One Powerful Message.

Kaylee is very active in activities to raise awareness and interest in the community for those who unfortunately have lost their hearing. With the support of her family, the girl became more and more determined to be able to participate in larger-scale films.

Debut with a globally famous blockbuster with natural acting skills

Although she was young, Kaylee excelled in passing hundreds of thousands of candidates to enter the selection round, and was "chosen to send gold" by director Adam Wingard to play the role of Jia - the last resident on Skull Island and also a can only communicate with Kong in sign language. Even without any dialogue, Kaylee was still able to make an invisible connection with the fictional monster Kong. Natural acting and talking eyes help the child actress to score absolutely in the hearts of the audience.

Screenrant wrote: "The girl's clothes are similar to those of the Iwi tribe, so it seems that Kong met her on Skull Island. They easily connected because they were both orphans. In 'Kong' : Skull Island', Kong's parents were killed long ago by the Skullcrawlers and Kong is the last remaining giant monkey.Kong probably saved Jia's life or happened to meet her while she was wandering alone. in the wilderness. They became friends by sharing their losses and finding solace in each other."

Actor Alexander Skarsgrd (playing scientist Nathan Lind) has admired and loved his child co-star: "It was Kaylee's first film. It was surprising that she was very comfortable in front of the tube. She respects and understands the director's ideas very quickly. When the director has finished explaining, the girl will say 'I understand' and do it very accurately." The actor shared that the film crew were all amazed at Kaylee's acting ability.

As Kong's connector to the Earth, she must express many complex emotions through facial expressions. Many times the child star even had to act in front of the camera without a co-star because Kong is a fictional character. However, Kaylee still did very well and showed outstanding ability at the age of 9. "Kaylee is very professional. Her face always has a lot of complicated and delicate emotions that attract viewers," Alexander praised the 9-year-old girl in her first film.

One of the challenges Kaylee faced while filming "Godzilla vs. Kong" was translating the script from spoken language into sign language. Just a small misunderstanding about the translation of the lines between the girl and the director can cause delays in filming.

In her free time, Kaylee will guide the cast using sign language. She said: "They've never met a deaf person. I had to explain how to make signs and use facial expressions. That part was the hardest, but they all did it very well."

Even actor Alexander Skarsgrd took a sign language course to be able to communicate fluently with this 9-year-old girl.

In Godzilla's war against Kong, the actor plays a scientist Nathan Lind who leads a team of Monarch scientists who closely follow Kong throughout the journey. Possessing stable, diverse acting and especially the spirit of not being afraid to challenge with different types of roles, Skarsgard is always in the top of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. With a handsome face and captivating eyes, Skarsgard has been voted "the sexiest man in Sweden" five times.

In Godzilla's war on Kong, Skarsgard will play Nathan, a former Monarch employee, who he describes as "a lot of fun to play, because he's not the tough guy or the reckless ex-soldier that he is. The audience looks forward to dangerous situations. He's smart, keenly aware of the risks, but also full of motivation."

Currently, the information about the baby is only sporadic, not revealed too much, but has made the public very interested. Through just one role, Kaylee Hottle has become the second most expensive child actress in the world, expected to join Godzilla vs. Kong continues to reach out with super achievements.

Back to the movie that can be said Godzilla vs. Kong uses so many effects that this is worthy of a "surreal" animated film. The segment of monsters fighting, destroying skyscrapers is also repeated a lot, making the audience excited endlessly in the second half of the film.

Too bad for Godzilla, the most powerful monster king in Legendary's MonsterVerse cinematic universe. In Godzilla war Kong, Godzilla has a small amount of time and has no personality, story or any contact with people.

Kong is really the main character when he is vividly personified with very human living habits, eye contact and sign language with a little girl. In particular, Kong has a dream of finding his roots and knowing the difference between good and evil.

The filmmaker also skillfully let Godzilla and Kong fight in 3 fierce scenes. Once stirred up the whole ocean, the second and third times rocked the city of Hong Kong. Each time, there is a clear distinction between winners and losers. The filmmaker accidentally turned Godzilla into a villain, while Kong was a front. Not difficult to understand, Kong received the love and support of the audience.

Kong is like the main character in Hollywood's fantasy movies for a long time, having a journey to find his roots, find his ego and be strengthened by an ancestral traditional weapon, driven by fate. push to be a hero.

Kong's twinkling and sad eyes when skeptical of people, gentle gaze when communicating with little Jia all make the character very human. Meanwhile, it is Godzilla's superior strength and violent expression that makes the character strange and less close.

If the Kong team brings together familiar faces in Hollywood hits like Alexander Skarsgard and Rebecca Hall, the Godzilla team brings a new breath of life with "Stranger things" stars Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Tyree Henry. Especially the appearance of "Japanese handsome" Shun Oguri.

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