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From “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” to “Bullet Train,” Producer Georgina Pope Has Her Eyes on Japan

Georgina Pope has been the go-to producer for overseas projects shooting in Japan for decades. She’s navigated the country’s cultural, logistical, and technical landscape and film industry to help bring a panoply of projects to fruition. As head of production at Twenty First City in Tokyo, her list of credits includes Earthquake Bird, Bullet Train, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, Kumiko the Treasure Hunter,

By Gavin Blair  |  February 7, 2024
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Creators Matt Fraction and Chris Black on What Made Season One Roar

Godzilla stories aren’t always known for riveting human characters—often, human beings are ants for Godzilla, or one of his fellow Titans, to stomp on. However, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters creators Matt Fraction and Chris Black have given us a Godzilla series in which the people are as richly realized and central to the drama as the big guy and his Titan siblings are. The Apple TV+ series is set in the monsterverse set up by films such as 2014’s Godzilla and its sequel,

By Jack Giroux  |  January 16, 2024
Godzilla Stomps to the Rescue in New “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Trailer

The first thing you see in the new trailer for Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is the most iconic of monsters rising from the Pacific Ocean. Such is the luxury enjoyed by showrunner Chris Black (Severance) and the rest of the Monarch creators—their series boasts the most famous cinematic beast of them all.

The trailer takes us back to the events depicted in Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla when the titular Titan arrived on the shores of San Francisco and wreaked havoc.

By The Credits  |  October 17, 2023
First “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Trailer Reveals Apple TV+’s Godzilla-Sized New Series

Apple TV+ has revealed the first teaser trailer for their upcoming series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which continues exploring the Titans featured in Legendary’s Monsterverse films, those colossal monsters that include Godzilla and King Kong, and Monarch, the shadowy organization that tracks them. 

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is led by the father and son duo of Kurt and Wyatt Russell, with a story spanning three generations and centered on two siblings who are following in their father’s footsteps to unearth their family’s connection to the Monarch organization,

By The Credits  |  September 8, 2023
Godzilla Returns in First Look at Apple TV+’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”

Apple TV+ has revealed the first look at their upcoming series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which will continue the epic story of the Titans and Monarch, the shadowy organization that tracks them. The Titans, cinema’s most iconic beasts, are epitomized by the king of them all, Godzilla, who will be a part of the new series.

The reveal includes a good look at good old Godzilla, as well as the father and son duo of Kurt and Wyatt Russell,

By The Credits  |  August 17, 2023