Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Warner Bros. is travel forward with the MonsterVerse , as Dan Stevens has been cast as the new human lead inGodzilla vs. Kong 2 . Warner Bros. set in motion a new cinematic creation in 2014 withaGodzillasolo filmand used the next few years to further install the giant lizard and his monkey counterpart , Kong , before teaming them up inGodzilla vs. Kongin 2021 . The long - retard picture proved to be a solid success for Warner Bros. , as it earned nigh $ 500 million worldwide during the pandemic . It is for this grounds that the MonsterVerse is going to continue .
It was n’t too foresightful afterGodzilla vs. Konghit house and HBO Max that audience learned that more of Godzilla and Kong was on the horizon . WB agree to bring back director Adam Wingard for a direct sequel . The film is currently know asGodzilla vs. Kong 2 , although there have also been reports that itcould be titledSon of Kong . With production expected to begin in Australia later this year , the lack of announcements on who else will be involved in the movie has been a bit surprising .
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Now , a young news report fromDeadlinestates that Stevens will play a raw human steer and headlineGodzilla vs. Kong 2 ’s roll . There are no detail about who on the button Stevens will play , but he is the only roll member presently attached to the sequel . Godzilla vs. Kong 2marks a reunion between the player and Wingard , as the brace previously collaborated on the cult favored filmThe Guest .
Stevens becomes the in vogue actor to play the seemingly mandatory human lead role in the MonsterVerse film . Aaron Taylor - Johnson and Elizabeth Olsenoccupied that role inGodzilla , while Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson were among the human leads inKong : Skull Island . The last two MonsterVerse installing have seen Millie Bobby Brown take on a lead theatrical role as well . It is unidentified at this phase if theStranger Thingsstar or otherGodzilla vs. Kongcast members like Rebecca Hall and Alexander Skarsgård will add up back for the subsequence and join Stevens .
The involvement of Stevens inGodzilla vs. Kong 2is sure to be an exciting update for many , even if it also speaks to one of the MonsterVerse ’s boastful criticisms . Much like theTransformersmovies , interview have often found thehuman characters in the MonsterVerse filmsto be a piece disposable and unnecessary . Hopefully Stevens ' human lead role can help bust that trend in some manner , providingGodzilla vs. Kong 2with a firm primary character that can abide whatever history is in station to make for Godzilla and Kong back together .
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Source : Deadline