GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Director Adam Wingard Wants to Finish Out a MonsterVerse Trilogy
Adam Wingard, the director of Godzilla Vs. Kong and the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, wants to direct one more film that will close out a MonsterVerse trilogy. He recently shared this bit of information during an interview with Discussing Film and he says he's got some ideas of where the MonsterVerse could go next.
"The whole idea that if you've done two movies, like, maybe you should just go ahead and do a third because, as you said, there's a trilogy in there. I definitely think there's more story to this, and I think that I have more story to tell. But it just depends on how [Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire] does and how things kind of shape out.
"I know that sounds like a bullsh-t diplomatic answer. But the truth is, If I'm going to be completely honest with you, I do have more story to tell with these monsters and I know where I'd go with it. I would be very excited to be able to come back on for another one if things worked out!"
You all know how I feel about Wingard and the direction of this MonsterVerse franchise, and I’d rather him not make another movie. But, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will probably end up being a huge success and that will pave the way for Wingard to make his third Godzilla and Kong film. Hey, at least that will be good news for the audiences that enjoy these movies.
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 director previously talked about the relationship between Godzilla and Kong, 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.”
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.