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Godzilla: King of the Monsters viral image teases Mothra

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As production continues on the MonsterVerse sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the official Monarch Twitter account has shared a new viral image teasing the appearance of the classic Godzilla villain Mothra with a stone carving featuring the Temple of the Moth; check it out here… Mothra will be joined in the sequel by two […]

Godzilla: King of Monsters to start shooting in the summer

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The MonsterVerse is set to continue in just under a month with the release of Kong: Skull Island, and now we have some news pertaining to the filming of the next instalment, Godzilla: King of Monsters. Omega Underground is reporting that the sequel will surprisingly not undergo shooting in China, but rather Atlanta, and will begin […]

Do Kaiju movies need human characters?

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Anghus Houvouras on kaiju movies and whether they need human characters… I love a good monster movie. They can, on occasion, still produce some of the childhood joy of watching massive creatures stomping on skyscrapers and battling one another to determine hierarchical dominance. All Kaiju movies deal with the same problem: the movie has to […]

Godzilla vs. Kong may be pushed back due to King of the Monsters’ underwhelming box office

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With Godzilla: King of the Monsters delivering somewhat underwhelming box office returns, the $170 million-budgeted blockbuster having grossed just $292.3 million after two weeks of release, it seems we may now face a longer wait until we see the legendary kaiju squaring off against the Eighth Wonder of the World. During a Producers Guild of […]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters opens to $179 million worldwide

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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unleashed the Titans this weekend with the release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the latest chapter of the shared MonsterVerse debuting the $179 million worldwide. Domestically, King of the Monsters earned $49 million to dethrone Aladdin and claim top spot, although its opening weekend was down significantly from 2014’s […]

Exclusive Interview – O’Shea Jackson Jr. on Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Having taken on the role of Chief Warrant Officer Barnes, O’Shea Jackson Jr. is on the ground level for much of Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Dodging lightening strikes, explosions and falling debris, he’s the closet thing the film has to a human action hero and – judging by his infectious enthusiasm – he clearly relished […]

Exclusive Interview – Michael Dougherty on Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Releasing five years after its predecessor, the long-awaited sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters has finally made it’s way into cinemas and is filled with all the monster-mash action you’d expect. In the lead up to the film’s release, we were lucky enough to sit down with writer-director Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat, Krampus) to […]

Movie Review – Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2019. Director Michael Dougherty. Starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, and Zhang Ziyi. SYNOPSIS: When ancient super-species, including Godzilla and King Ghidorah —thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie […]

Godzilla vs. Kong promo art revealed at Las Vegas Licensing Expo

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An early piece of promo art has surfaced from next week’s Las Vegas Licensing Expo featuring the two titans from next year’s MonsterVerse crossover Godzilla vs. Kong; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Godzilla vs. Kong monster fight compared to Rocky vs. Drago In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its […]

Meet the Titans in new Godzilla: King of the Monsters featurette

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Coinciding with its release, a new featurette has arrived online for Godzilla: King of the Monsters which sees director Michael Dougherty and cast members Vera Farmiga, Elizabeth Ludlow, Anthony Ramos, Millie Bobby Brown, Thomas Middleditch, and O’Shea Jackson, Jr. discuss the movie’s Titans – Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah and Godzilla; watch it here… SEE ALSO: […]