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“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” First Reactions Tease a Ferocious Kaiju Battle Royale

March 26, 2024
By The Credits

The first reactions are in for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Adam Wingard’s follow-up to Godzilla vs. Kong, which promises more Kaiju action and a pair of new villains that make even Mecha-Godzilla look tame. 

The new villains coming to give Godzilla and Kong a run for their apex predator money are Scar King and Shimu, but you’ll need to see Wingard’s latest to get a better sense of who these new beasts are.

Caption: SKAR KING in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

We’ve learned from previous trailers that Godzilla x Kong will find the balance that existed between the greatest of apes in Kong, the king of the Titans in Godzilla, and the rest of the world thrown totally out of whack. Godzilla was a protector of nature; Kong was a protector of humanity—but now that balance is about to be obliterated thanks to some new bruisers were ill intent. Kong, Godzilla, and the young girl Jia (Kaylee Hottle) can sense something is coming. 

The new threat is so great that these two legendary beasts will have to team up if they have any hope of stopping the forces arrayed against them. “They’re pretty nasty guys,” director Adam Wingard says of his new bad Kaijus, “but they’re also multifaceted. There’s a lot going on.” 

So, where have these new brutes been all this time? It turns out the problems have been hidden beneath the surface of our world and are connected to the origins of both Godzilla and Kong. Brian Tyree Henry joins returning Godzilla vs. Kong stars Rebecca Hall and Kaylee Hottle. Newcomers include Dan Stevens (who the reactions state was clearly having a ball), Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Wingard directs from a script by Godzilla vs. Kong scribe Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett (You’re Next), and Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), and works once again wth Godzilla vs. Kong alums cinematographer Ben Seresin, production designer Tom Hammock, editor Josh Schaeffer, and composers Tom Holkenborg and Antonio Di Iorio.

Caption: (L-r) REBECCA HALL as Dr. Ilene Andrews and DAN STEVENS as Trapper in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Dan McFadden

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire arrives on March 29.

Let’s take a brief tour of the initial reactions:

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Featured image: Caption: (L to r) GODZILLA and KONG in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

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