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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – watch the trailer below.Taking place after the events of 2021’s Godzilla vs Kong, The New Empire will see the two titular titans teaming up to take out a common enemy. Little is known of their new foe, though the newly released trailer offers up a new look at a Kong-like creature seeking to claim Kong’s throne.In the trailer below, Kong’s new home of Hollow Earth is under threat from a seemingly older and meaner creature, leading to the return of Godzilla to help out his new ally in King Kong.Besides the colossal team-up between King Kong and Godzilla, the pair also show off new appearances, as Kong dons a mechanical arm while Godzilla now sports a pink glow across its spine.

The Godzilla x Kong movie is on the way and the trailer just premiered!

Sophia Scorziello editor The MonsterVerse returns for its fifth installment with the new trailer of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” The film comes after Legendary Pictures’ 2021 feature “Godzilla vs. Kong” helmed by Adam Wingard, who returns to direct this upcoming monster movie. Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Kaylee Hottle reprise their 2021 roles as Dr.

While Marvel, DC, and “Star Wars” take up most of the headlines in franchise filmmaking, one of the more consistently successful franchises in modern blockbuster filmmaking is Legendary’s Monsterverse, which comprises all things Godzilla and King Kong in North America (Toho still releases “Godzilla” moves in Japan). Coming straight off the heels of Apple TV+’s successful “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters,” TV limited series (which is more of a prequel anyhow), next up in the film universe via Warner Bros.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Major Japanese studio Toho Co. has announced “Godzilla Minus One” as the title of the latest instalment in its “Godzilla” film franchise. The film will premiere in Japanese theaters on Nov. 4. A U.S. release is set a few weeks later, on Dec. 1. The company revealed an understated poster and a short but punchy teaser trailer. It suggests that an already-devastated postwar Japan faces a new threat in the form of Godzilla, an enormous, mutated kaiju. Directed by sci-fi and fantasy specialist Yamazaki Takashi, the picture is the first Japanese-produced “Godzilla” movie since 2016’s “Shin Godzilla.” The previous picture topped the Japanese box office, earning JPY25 billion ($181 million at current exchange rates).

While the “Godzilla” franchise seems to be going pretty well in America, with Adam Wingard’s upcoming “Godzilla vs. Kong” sequel set to arrive in 2024, over in Japan, the original Toho-guided franchise has been quiet since 2016’s “Shin Godzilla.” And before that, there wasn’t a new live-action Japanese-produced film in the franchise since 2004.

Next ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Movie Gets Title The title of the sequel to the 2021 monster battle, “Godzilla Vs. Kong,” was released Wednesday, and it’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” The film’s producer Legendary tweeted “The #Monsterverse continues” with a brief teaser showing the fearsome reptile facing off against the massive primate. The #Monsterverse continues. Only in theaters March 15, 2024 #GodzillaxKong pic.twitter.com/i2YrX75D2K Rebecca Hall and Bryan Tyree Henry, who appeared in “Godzilla vs. Kong,” return for the sequel, with Dan Stevens joining the cast. Adam Wingard returns to direct. “Godzilla vs. Kong” grossed $470 million worldwide, a healthy sum when many moviegoers were still hesitant to return to theaters in the midst of the pandemic. It was released simultaneously on HBO Max, causing controversy when Legendary was not on board with the early streaming release.

It may feel like a lifetime ago, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but “Godzilla Vs. Kong” was one of 2021’s highest-grossing films.

“Godzilla vs. Kong” series, that initially started with the 2021 feature of the same name directed by Adam Wingard (“The Guest”). We don’t get much in 35-seconds but we do get a shot of King Kong himself on his throne, surrounded by the bones of, no doubt, a legion of enemies.

EXCLUSIVE: New Line has set Secret Headquarters filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman to direct Undo, from Will Simmons’ 2022 Black List screenplay. The action thriller is currently in development.

EXCLUSIVE: After months of rumors and a three month exclusive negotiating period, Anonymous Content is now near a deal to acquire the prolific production company Automatik. There’s a twist here: Deadline reported that Anonymous was in talks for Grandview/Automatik. But The Dish hears that Grandview won’t be part of the transaction and will remain a freestanding rep company.

EXCLUSIVE: Skybound Entertainment, the company founded by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is staffing up.

Marking another major merger in the representation world, sources tell Deadline that Anonymous Content is in exclusive negotiations to acquire management And production firm Grandview/Automatik. The two companies have had discussions about a potential merger going all the way back to the spring with nothing serious ever coming of it but over the past couple weeks talks have ramped up and sources close to the situation say they are now exclusive.

Following the success of last year’s “Godzilla vs. Kong”— earning $470 million during the heat of the pandemic— Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise seems to be at full health.

Stranger Things’ creators the Duffer bothers are making a new live action adaptation of Death Note for Netflix.Netflix previously released a live-action Death Note movie in 2017, directed by Adam Wingard and starring Nat Wolff.Now, Netflix have announced that the Duffer brothers will make a new live adaptation of the Manga story.While details of the project are sparse as yet, it will be a live-action television adaptation of the manga and anime classic.An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022The brothers recently announced a new production company called Upside Down Pictures, which will create more film and television projects for Netflix.Some of those unveiled include a new original series from the creators of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman in partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount TV.There are also plans for a new stage adaptation set in the Stranger Things universe and a live-action Stranger Things spin-off based on an original idea by the brothers.An original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance).— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022A series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s The Talisman to be created by Curtis Gwinn.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022A new stage play set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things, produced by prolific and multi award-winning producers Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), and Netflix.

Hot on the heels of the record-breaking conclusion of the fourth season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” creators Matt and Ross Duffer have formed a new shingle called Upside Down Pictures and have recommitted to their current streaming home. The ambitious inaugural slate for Upside Down Pictures includes a live-action spin-off of the flagship series created and developed by the Duffers; an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s “The Talisman,” which they will produce alongside their hero Steven Spielberg; a British stage play set within the world of “Stranger Things;” and a new adaptation of Japanese manga/anime “Death Note” (previously adapted by Netflix into the underrated 2017 Adam Wingard live-action movie).

We gotta wait a little while longer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two as Warner Bros has moved the Legendary film from Oct. 20, 2023 to Nov. 17, 2023.

“Dune: Part Two” is being shifted from Oct. 20, 2023 to Nov. 17, 2023.

After the success of “Godzilla vs. Kong,” released during the pandemic, the Monsterverse continues to chug along.

Director Adam Wingard (“The Guest“) is a busy fella with projects like a “ThunderCats” movie and “Face/Off” sequel on the horizon, among others. His next big outing will be Legendary‘s follow-up to the hit Monsterverse film “Godzilla vs.

they had been discussing, in earnest, a follow-up to their first Dan Stevens collaboration.Clearly, “Godzilla vs. Kong” had the edge (or maybe the script was just in the best place) as production begins this summer in Australia.

EXCLUSIVE: Marking the first major role to be cast in the upcoming sequel, Dan Stevens is set to star as the lead of the next feature film installment of the Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise, a follow up to 2020’s Godzilla vs. Kong. Adam Wingard, who directed the first film, is returning to direct the film with production is slated to begin this summer in Australia.

Director Adam Wingard (“Godzilla vs Kong“) and writer Simon Barrett’s “The Guest” starring Dan Stevens is easily one of the better modern attempts to recreate the tone of a 1980s action sci-fi hybrid film. “The Guest” certainly has DNA from filmmakers like John Carpenter, James Cameron, Paul Verhoeven, and Chuck Russell (“The Blob,” “Dream Warriors“) all mixed in to create something that harkens back to an era when major studios backed high concept R-rated genre projects.

Con Air actor shared his desire to take on the role – based on the books Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1875) – during a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ on Saturday (April 9).“I would like to play Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo because of the character’s love of the ocean I share that with him,” Cage told fans.Elsewhere during the forum chat, Cage discussed his Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent co-star Pedro Pascal, labelling him “a genuinely nice man” and gushed about how much he loved working with him.“First and foremost, Pedro Pascal is a genuinely nice man. You couldn’t ask for a nicer more pleasant person to work with,” Cage began.

Godzilla vs. Kong has been confirmed to start filming later this year in Australia.The original 2021 monster film, which became a big box office hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, forms part of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise, and starred Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry.The follow-up has now been announced to commence production in late 2022 in Queensland, Australia, according to ScreenDaily, following in the footsteps of Godzilla vs. Kong and predecessor film Kong: Skull Island in 2016.A director for the sequel is yet to be confirmed, though the previous film’s director Adam Wingard has expressed an interest.Speaking on the filming news, producer Eric McLeod said: “The highly skilled crews, first-rate facilities, and unique locations make filming in Australia a great experience.”Upon Godzilla vs.

A currently untitled sequel to 2021 blockbuster Godzilla Vs Kong has been set to shoot in Queensland, Australia, according to government agency Screen Queensland. State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today that cameras will roll later this year in locations across the Gold Coast and the southeast on the Legendary picture which will be the fifth in its Monsterverse franchise.

Fresh off the success of “Godzilla vs. Kong” (the rather unlikely jolt of life the theatrical release business needed earlier this year), it appears that Adam Wingard isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

first volume of the Mature rated comic book series, which was written by Andy Diggle with art by Alessandro Vitti, imagines a soldier who can hijack the body of anyone in the world and take control of them to target enemies that normal soldiers can’t. But when he gets stranded in a body, he has only 72 hours to figure out who hijacked the Hardcore program and evade capture from enemies who could be literally anyone.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOn the heels of a profitable rollout for “Godzilla vs. Kong,” director Adam Wingard’s dance card continues to fill up.The filmmaker is set to direct “Hardcore,” an adaptation of the comic book series from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri.The property was described as an action/sci fi thriller following a soldier’s journey as he saves the world without getting his hands dirty.