GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Described as a Buddy Cop Movie; Will Include "Different Versions of Godzilla"
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard has offered additional details on his new movie that sees Godzilla and Kong team up to battle an even bigger and meaner ape villain, the Skar King. One of the big things that Wingard revealed is that the movie will feature “multiple” versions of Godzilla. While speaking with Empire, the filmmaker talked about the story, saying:
“There’s a bit of a truce — Godzilla’s in control of the surface world and Kong is down in Hollow Earth. It wasn’t, ‘Okay, give me a call when something goes wrong, Kong. And I, Godzilla, will rush to the rescue!’ The buddy-cop dysfunctional relationship dynamic is probably the best one to describe Godzilla and Kong. My influences are always embedded with the ‘80s, and the ‘80s were prime for [that] storyline. There’s a lot of misunderstanding – the way that the monsters communicate isn’t straightforward.”
So, this is going to be like a buddy-cop Kaiju movie?! I can see people getting behind that. Wingard went on to say, “There’s a personal journey that Kong’s going through,” and when talking about the pink glow-up for Godzilla, he shared that “This is his version of a training routine.” He went on to explain that we will see “multiple” versions of Godzilla:
“I’m really big into Shaw Brothers martial arts. Those films are always about, ‘Here’s a big threat, and you have to do all these things to pump yourself up so that you can take on that threat.’ Get ready for a monster-load of bang for your buck. You’re gonna see lots of different versions of Godzilla in this movie.”
I can’t say I’ve enjoyed anything I’ve seen that has been released for the movie. But, there are people who are excited about it. I hope the film lives up to their expectations. Mine are super low and nothing Wingard has said about the film makes it any easier for me to be excited about it.
In the upcoming film, “The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.”
The film stars Rebecca Hall (Godzilla vs. Kong), Brian Tyree Henry (Godzilla vs. Kong), Dan Stevens (Legion), Kaylee Hottle (Godzilla vs. Kong), Alex Ferns (The Batman) and Fala Chen (Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens in theaters on April 12, 2024.
