To celebrate the release of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters we sat down with composer Leopold Ross to discuss his involvement in the series and the challenges of balancing the Kaiju action with more introspective human moments and the differences posed by a 10-episode series compared to a feature film. How did you kind of get […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 6 Review – ‘Terrifying Miracles’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After a couple of episodes entirely centred around the 2015 timeline of the show, episode sixgives us a sizable chunk of the mid 1950s and our younger versions of Lee Shaw, Bill Randa and Keiko Miura. The trio continue to investigate the Titans and […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 5 Review – ‘The Way Out’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After barely surviving Alaska’s conditions, not to mention a Titan in the previous episode, things take a more sedate pace for our protagonists as Monarch reaches its midpoint. We can see the continued seeds of mistrust between the organisation itself and Cate and Kentaro. […]
Godzilla unleashed in new Monarch: Legacy of Monsters trailer
With Monarch: Legacy of Monsters now as its midway point, Apple TV+ has released a trailer for the remaining six episodes of the MonsterVerse series, which arrives hot on the heels of yesterday’s first trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Between these and Godzilla Minus One, the King of the Monsters is everywhere […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 4 Review – ‘Parallels and Interiors’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… While Monarch to date has jumped between the 1950s and 2010s with younger and older Lee Shaw, episode four dedicates its focus entirely to the latter timeline. The benefit of this is to flesh out the characters more, and in particular this episode dives […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 3 Review – ‘Secrets & Lies’
Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After a promising opening two episodes that introduced us to new aspects of the MonsterVerse whilst tying into the events of previous films, episode three doesn’t drop any of the momentum. Kurt Russell’s older Lee Shaw is a welcome addition with some clever juxtaposition […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters – Episodes 1 and 2 Review
Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters…. Beginning in 2014 with Godzilla through to its most recent entry, 2021’s Godzilla vs Kong, the MonsterVerse franchise has now set its sights on the small screen with Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The series fills in some of the blanks for […]
John Goodman witnesses a kaiju battle in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ opening scene
The opening scene from Apple TV+’s hotly-anticipated MonsterVerse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has been released, which sees John Goodman, reprising his role as Bill Randa from Kong: Skull Island, pursued to the water’s edge by a giant arachnid before, much to his relief, it is intercepted by a huge crustacean; watch it below… Following […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters unveils opening title sequence and behind-the-scenes featurette
With just two weeks to go until Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premieres on Apple TV+, the opening title sequence has been released for the next instalment in the MonsterVerse, along with an inside look featurette which sees stars Kurt Russell, Anna Sawai, Anders Holm, Wyatt Russell, Mari Yamamoto, Kiersey Clemons and executive producers Chris Black […]
Godzilla stands tall on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters posters
It’s certainly an exciting time to be a Godzilla fan; we’ve got Toho’s Godzilla Minus One incoming this year, DC’s comic book crossover Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong launching this week, and the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire incoming in 2024. Before then however, we’ll return to Legendary’s MonsterVerse […]
