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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Director Teases The Skar King
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard has teased the new villain for the film, Skar King, and how is different from anything we've seen so far.
Article Summary
- Director Adam Wingard teases new villain Skar King, a titan-level threat.
- Skar King embodies humanity's worst traits, posing unique challenges.
- Kaiju fans rejoice with fresh Monsterverse content and streaming shows.
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire's success critical to franchise future.
The MonsterVerse has been on a weird journey from the beginning. The first film, Godzilla, did pretty well at the box office and critically; the same went for Kong: Skull Island. However, Godzilla: King of the Monsters had to deal with issues of the 2019 box office, and combined with the fact that it wasn't very good, it underperformed. Godzilla vs. Kong was one the first big releases of the hybrid releases from Warner Bros. and was also heavily pirated. This new film looks like it will have a lot of fun with the various mythologies of these films, and director Adam Wingard teased the villain Skar King about Total Film and how he is different from other villains we've seen in these series.
"What's interesting about this new film is that we go in a direction that I don't think this series has ever seen before, which is that the Skar King is, in a way, the closest that the human threat has ever been juxtaposed onto a titan itself" teases Wingard. "The Skar King almost represents an upscaled version of the worst parts of humanity, just as Kong represents some of the best parts of humanity. I would say the Skar King is the greatest threat that we've seen in these movies. It's really going to take a full team together to bring it down because it's too big for just one titan!"
It has never been a better time to be a kaiju fan between Godzilla Minus One lighting a bunch of brains on fire by being so awesome and Monarch on streaming as well. You're all well fed, and that is even before Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire comes out later this year. However, the box office on the MonsterVerse has been a bit inconsistent, and the future of this franchise could be on the shoulders of this new entry–no pressure for anyone involved.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire: Summary, Cast List, Release Date
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures' cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall (Godzilla vs. Kong, The Night House), Brian Tyree Henry (Godzilla vs. Kong, Bullet Train), Dan Stevens (Gaslit, Legion, Beauty and the Beast), Kaylee Hottle (Godzilla vs. Kong), Alex Ferns (The Batman, Wrath of Man, Chernobyl) and Fala Chen (Irma Vep, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (Godzilla vs. Kong the Pirates of the Caribbean series) and Simon Barrett (You're Next) and Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character "Godzilla" owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present a Legendary Pictures Production, A Film By Adam Wingard, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. It is slated for release nationwide only in theaters and IMAX on April 12, 2024, and beginning 10 April 2024 internationally, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures except in Japan, where the film will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd and in mainland China, where it will be distributed by Legendary East.
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