Kaylee Hottle Interview Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Breakout star Kaylee Hottle, whose debut role as Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong earned her spot in the sequel, discusses her character's evolving journey in the MonsterVerse franchise. Starting at just 10 years old, Hottle plays Dr. Ilene Andrews' (Hall) adopted daughter from the Iwi tribe of Skull Island. Jia shares a connection with Kong, and in Godzilla x Kong is privvy to a mysterious signal that alerts the titans of something amiss. Check out the full conversation with us in the video above!
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[@PeaceDweller]

Jia has now become such an integral/important part of the Monsterverse that I can no longer imagine any more movies without her.

[@spacewxranger]

About like Miki Saegusa in the Heisei days.

[@Enriquez520]

⁠@@spacewxrangerjia and Miki are my favorite human characters. I wish the actress was casted in the next MV film

[@idvdump]

Honestly her storyline as Jia is pretty nice and she's a good actress!

[@niakantina7857]

Kaylee is beautiful and her acting is also interesting but unfortunately she is mute and can't speak normally

[@shaikali-ht2rb]

​@@niakantina7857 that is hot af

[@Elchamuc020]

I'm not if call her good actress but she's perfect for this role hope they keep her throughout the monsterverse

[@Enriquez520]

@@shaikali-ht2rbshe barely 16 or 17

[@shaikali-ht2rb]

@@Enriquez520 I'm merely pointing out the fact. Can't deny it

[@rikycroc77]

She is the heart of the movie♥

[@josecastillo1338]

That’s true

[@niakantina7857]

The downside is that she is mute

[@al28854]

Who hurt you ??@@niakantina7857

[@JOHNYCHAMPION]

@@niakantina7857 not really in the movie it shows she is a telepath which explains why she cant speak in the movie which is perfect role ya know?

[@niakantina7857]

@@JOHNYCHAMPION kayle has been deaf since birth read his bio on wikipedia shes really mute not just in movie

[@josecastillo1338]

She is truly the heart of the movie

[@connar-zm3gx]

Hell nah kong is star

[@coltongold]

@@connar-zm3gxthey both are

[@niakantina7857]

She looks beautiful but mute thats kaylee

[@dogebrother3155]

Oh I am slow I didn't realize she was deaf in real life until now💀💀💀

[@tdkalangi]

deaf or mute?

[@7ckentonoli605]

Same I thought she wasn't deaf in real life too💀

[@ManifestGamingMG]

your not alone bro

[@GojiPlayz]

Yea

[@funnykitten2927]

​@@tdkalangishe's both deaf and mute So if you wonder, how did she understand what he said, theres someone else near her who conveyed the message through these expressions.

[@figuenew]

She is so beautiful and she being part of this movie is awesome.

[@micahks]

I just saw this movie and even though I can hear, I took 2 years of ASL, 8 weeks of ASL/Eng Linguistics and 8 weeks of ASL/Eng translation and spent about 2 semesters at our deaf school. I love this!

[@micahks]

Some of these comments show how ignorant some people are. If you cannot say something nice or build someone up, dont say anything at all. I am sure she has no problem being deaf, and ASL is a beautiful and expressive language. Who said speaking is better than ASL? I hope more deaf people are included in movies and tv shows.

[@IbyzillaA]

She deserves an Oscar for making a good movie while being deaf

[@niakantina7857]

Its hard for kaylee to speak when she uses tools to talk this girls

[@John-go8dy]

Jia for president actually!!!!!!

[@CrimsonRoblox]

God pls give her a voice 😢

[@d.g.1594]

Jia is my most favorite character in the movie

[@ichigen511]

This is amazing. Good job Collider you have a spotty history but this is a great interview and was a joy to watch/read. Thank you Collider!

[@al28854]

I remember when Collider had actual people(colleagues) in the same room/sound stage and talking to each other and invite guess over and more talking at their own company home office. Fast forward to post pandemic present day and we mostly see them talking to the other person on the webcam and in their own bedroom for the sake of favorable acoustic effects. The fact that he's conducting the interview in his own room with sound echoing of the walls just make me wish he'd done it in the bedroom so the linings (blankets and soft furniture and pillows) absorbing the audio vibrations.

[@niakantina7857]

Kayle is indeed one of the best actresses in this movie she is beautiful but unfortunately she is mute 😂

[@jungzorndyke5517]

She was amazing in the movie, his character now has a weight in the story, I hope she came back for all monsterverse movies

[@ThornTheaterReviews]

She's the best actor in this movie

[@niakantina7857]

Kayle looks charming but unfortunately she mute

[@rubeng370]

She has been amazing 👏 is the soul ❤ of these movies 🎬 congratulations 🎊 👏 Plus the movie was fun

[@misterRDF]

Gorgeous young lady. Great actor.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Agreed

[@niakantina7857]

Thats right but he seems to have difficulty speaking silently

[@gamer.r-t]

Muy linda me enamore de ellaa

[@albertdart6216]

Nice Movie!

[@niakantina7857]

Thank you for the compliment friend

[@Jamie_Winsh]

Aside from the monsters Jia is the star and heart of these two Godzilla kong films. She is easily one of the best, most interesting monsterverse human characters

[@KellieCastle8671]

❤❤

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Here''s my pitch for a lighthearted sci-fi romcom. Ms. Hottle stars as a teen computer whiz who is programming an AI that will serve as a translator for multiple languages (including ASL), but the AI falls in love with her and she had to figure out what to do about it. Nothing too serious; just wacky fun.

[@Wright805]

That sounds awesome!

[@Scarcheeze]

Cool

[@Shaifulizan1981Nordin]

🥰😊😺😻

[@GxkxJW]

I didn't realize that shes that pretty.

[@rgmgmapperyt7808]

Si, pero tiene 12 años w xdddd

[@niakantina7857]

Kayle she looks beautiful but unfortunately she is mute😁

[@alfisyahakbar4039]

How can? Shes born in 2007 ​@@rgmgmapperyt7808

[@John-go8dy]

How come? Oh do you she has like suddenly been sprouting into a pretty young lady both on and off screen? Agreed 200 percent!

[@GxkxJW]

@@John-go8dy because I don't see her off screen and in Gxk she looks not nearly as old and pretty as she is now.

[@charlesjacobtuyor-evangeli4939]

I have a crush on her LoL HAHAHAH And also i didn't know that she was really a deaf i though she was just acting but good actress! I really love her 😊

[@RohitAlien]

I am also ❤

[@erniebanares1401]

Beautiful actor

[@chalapathinaidu7934]

Godzilla love u so much and Godzilla u r king & god of all monsters.

[@danielaortegacarvalho6156]

You are a good actress

[@REDdawn6]

If she's deaf she can't hear the movie and can only watch, that sucks, I feel bad for kaylee. But still a very great actress.

[@Dheerajyellamaraju]

They can feel the vibrations

[@John-go8dy]

No,it doesn't suck either...but thanks for hurling that out there...

[@Jessebonnie]

Yeah but can't she get hearing aids?

[@John-go8dy]

@@Jessebonnie please don't says that sucks" no it doesn't and that's not only not nice,that's the way the story works...and if you don't see that, you need to be more zen."Kaylee hottle" is blessed beyond words,and she's happy.that is what matters, bottom line .the only thing that slightly sucks is your comment and your perception,now go seek higher enlightenment please, thank you...

[@Jessebonnie]

@@John-go8dy Jeez my apologies if i was being rude, i didn't mean to upset anyone

[@Ch0nker]

Kaylee is my best friends sister!!

[@60sebee8]

Really

[@CensorTube84]

Hollywood could turn her into a star.

[@chasehedges6775]

💯

[@DiezylStokes]

She said she she was ten in gvk so the means she’s 13

[@lilywong9672]

No because there were delays with the release of GVK so she's about 16 now.

[@Bievahh]

​@@lilywong9672she was born in 2012 so not 16 lol

[@raushaunrigsby1181]

@@Bievahh She is 16, she was born in 2007 or 2008.

[@skibidisheeshLOL]

@@Bievahhthe birthday says 2007 smart ass

[@Bievahh]

@@skibidisheeshLOL imdb has her at 2012, wiki at 07-08. Guess we don't know until it's official

[@edit_bee]

So she is mute but not deaf ? Who said she is deaf

[@mcsbawel]

Yes o no Marino

[@user-br6fj3kr3x]

ジアちゃん、、🥰🎉✨✨✨

[@albertdart6216]

Skar King is weak villain!

[@blackspiderman4766]

🧢

[@niakantina7857]

King skar only relies on shimu if there is no shimu maybe skar will easily lose to kong and zilla

[@IbyzillaA]

Agreed

[@radityaa5076]

Ada yg tau alasan knp dia tidak bersuara ?

[@NallaSaikumar-rh2dc]

I'm deaf girl movie first' proud clapping

[@user-ey8eu3iq5p]

Burning Godzilla vs king ghidorah

[@ojmccaf63]

She’s really deaf!??

[@PunkPaine]

No. She just hate talking to people. She rather use her sign language. But what she really doing is flipping people off and people think she is just using hand signs.

[@anthonyjacobs7561]

Ya shes deaf or mute

[@niakantina7857]

The girls couldn't talk she was mute

[@Dheerajyellamaraju]

​@@PunkPaine?? Were u being sarcastic??

[@FutureAndDreams]

​@@PunkPaineIt means? can you explain again?

[@Mato_pato]

I didn’t think she was actually deaf

[@gobikrishna763]

Is tht specheless girl but why😢

[@edit_bee]

Wdym why ?

[@FutureAndDreams]

So what if you are deaf? I like his weakness

[@FutureAndDreams]

​@@edit_bee.

[@FutureAndDreams]

dia begitu cantik salah satu hal yang membuat dia begitu special adalah dia tuli dan bisu dan aku menyukai hal itu! 💌💘😍

[@boylan835]

What's wrong with her voice??!!

[@IckyCrimeFighter]

She is deaf

[@niakantina7857]

Kaylee is really mute

[@John-go8dy]

There's nothing wrong with her voice,consider that a zen riddle...and don't ask such a question.figure it out yourself!!!!!!

[@Echoes0fWar]

Wait… she’s actually deaf? Damn that’s interesting

[@isharagayansamarakoon5752]

Deaf 😊

[@FutureAndDreams]

So what if you are deaf? I like his weakness deaf

[@FutureAndDreams]

Deaf 😍