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Godzilla vs. Kong lands Death Note director Adam Wingard

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It looks like Death Note director Adam Wingard is officially directing Godzilla vs. Kong! Announced today, this could be Legendary Pictures way of finding the horror in two enormous monsters on the loose, and looking for blood. After all, it would be reasonable to assume that a huge fight involving these two beasts would not only […]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters to stomp onto 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital this August

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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have announced the home entertainment release of the latest chapter in the MonsterVerse Godzilla: King of the Monsters which arrives on digital on August 6th, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on August 27th; check out the cover artwork and bonus feature details below… SUPPORT FLICKERING […]

Deadpool 2’s Julian Dennison reportedly joins Godzilla vs. Kong

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According to ThatHashtagShow, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla vs. Kong has added Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Deadpool 2 star Julian Dennison to the cast of the MonsterVerse crossover. The site reports that Dennison has secured a supporting role alongside the previously announced Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Kyle Chandler (Bloodline), while an […]

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 […]