Legendary Pictures has announced that following
the release of Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island in 2017, and Gareth
Edwards' Godzilla sequel in 2018, they will further develop and intertwine both
worlds with Godzilla vs King Kong in 2020. The
studio didn't reveal which other movies are being planned but they reiterated
that they have acquired the rights to other Godzilla characters from Toho such
as Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah.
Vogt-Roberts will start
shooting Kong: Skull Island this October 19 with a cast that includes Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson,
John C. Riley, Corey Hawkins, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, John Ortiz,
and Eugene Cordero.
As
for the Godzilla sequel, Edwards will start working on
it once he finishes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Burbank, CA – October 14, 2015– Following Legendary’s
and Warner Bros. Pictures’ 2014 success with the global reinvention of the
Godzilla franchise, the companies have come together to create an epic, new
shared cinematic franchise. All-powerful monsters become towering heroes for a
new generation, revealing a mythology that brings together Godzilla and
Legendary’s King Kong in an ecosystem of other giant super-species, both
classic and new. Monarch, the human organization that uncovered Godzilla in the
2014 film, will expand their mission across multiple releases.
The announcement that the reinvention of monsters continues was made today
by Legendary CEO, Thomas Tull, and Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and CEO, Warner
Bros. The initial trio of films are 2017’s KONG: SKULL ISLAND; GODZILLA 2 in
2018; and then GODZILLA VS. KONG, arriving in theaters in 2020. While Legendary
maintains its new home at Universal Pictures, the GODZILLA films remain in
partnership with Warner Bros., who will now also distribute KONG as a part of
this franchise. Production on KONG: SKULL ISLAND begins October 19th.
Warner Bros. and Legendary released Godzilla in May 2014 with an agreement
to release Godzilla 2 on June 8, 2018. Both films
feature the human Monarch organization. Shortly following Legendary’s
pact with NBC Universal, Legendary acquired rights to additional classic
characters from Toho’s Godzilla universe, including Rodan, Mothra, and
King Ghidorah. This paved the way for developing a franchise centered
around Monarch and anchored by Godzilla, King Kong, and other famous
creatures.
When Legendary announced films centered on Godzilla and Kong, fans all over
the world speculated these two characters might one day meet in the same film.
Classic Toho monsters including King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan, as announced
at Comic-Con 2014, may also join the Legendary pantheon of giant monster mayhem
going forward.
“Audiences really responded to Godzilla,” stated Tull. “Today, I’m excited
to reveal that film was only the beginning of an epic new entertainment
universe. As a lifelong fan of these characters, I’ve always wanted to see the
ultimate showdown, and today we’re pleased to be announcing that and more.”
“Working with our partners at Legendary, we enjoyed tremendous creative and
commercial success with `Godzilla,’” said Tsujihara. “It’s great to be able to
revisit these characters and help create a franchise with so many creative
possibilities for filmmakers. Fans love these big, globally iconic films and it
doesn’t get any bigger than this.”
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