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Release Date	April 12, 2024
Directed by	Adam Wingard
Screenplay by	Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater
Story by	Terry Rossio, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett
Starring	Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle, Fala Chen
Studio	Legendary

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire picks up where 2021’s GODZILLA VS KONG left off as a direct sequel in Legendary’s MONSTERVERSE. Director Adam Wingard returns for this fifth film in the series and the 38th film in the Godzilla franchise, the longest running in history.

GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Hits U.S. Theaters April 12. 2024

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.

Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” The Night House”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Bullet Train”), Dan Stevens (“Gaslit,” “Legion,” “Beauty and the Beast”), Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns (“The Batman,” “Wrath of Man,” “Chernobyl”) and Fala Chen (“Irma Vep,” “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”). The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next”) and Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight”), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character “Godzilla” owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd..

The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira. Once again, Wingard is collaborating with director of photography Ben Seresin (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “World War Z”), production designer Tom Hammock (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “X,” “The Guest”), editor Josh Schaeffer (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Molly’s Game”), costume designer Emily Seresin (“The Invisible Man,” “Top of the Lake”). The composers are Tom Holkenborg (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”) and Antonio Di Iorio (additional music on “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the “Sonic the Hedgehog” films).

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present a Legendary Pictures Production, A Film By Adam Wingard, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” It is slated for release nationwide only in theaters and IMAX on April 12, 2024 and beginning 10 April 2024 internationally, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures except in Japan, where the film will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd and in mainland China, where it will be distributed by Legendary East.

GODZILLA X KONG synopsis, Legendary/WB

Dan Stevens has been cast in the lead. Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Kaylee Hottle all reprise their roles from GODZILLA VS KONG, with Fala Chen rounding out the main cast. Mainstays Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler are notably absent from this Monsterverse entry and will not return as the Russell family.

Legendary announced their sequel in March of 2022, with filming commencing in July of that year. Gold Coast, Queensland was the primary location, with filming wrapping in November of 2022.

Currently, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is scheduled to release on April 12, 2024. An appearance at 2023’s San Diego Comic-Con was scrapped due to an ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, however, delaying the release of a full trailer (which is now available above). The initial teaser can be viewed below.

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