Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe

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Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe
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Release dates
 2014–present
Country United States
Language English
Budget Total (1 film):
$160 million
Box office Total (1 film):
$529.1 million

Godzilla-Kong is shared fictional universe and an American media franchise that is centered on a series of monster films, produced by Legendary Pictures with Warner Bros. Pictures.

The first film in the shared universe was Godzilla (2014), a reboot of the Godzilla film series. The next film to be released will be Kong: Skull Island (2017), which is currently filming. It will be followed by Godzilla 2 in 2019 and Godzilla vs. Kong in 2020, with both films currently in development. All films are being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Development

At the July 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, Legendary Pictures and director Gareth Edwards confirmed that they have acquired other Toho properties including Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. A short teaser film clip showing concept art of all three with the ending tagline "Let them fight" was shown. Other details of their appearances in either of the two sequels were not announced.[1] In September 2015, Legendary announced that the film Kong: Skull Island would not be developed with Universal Studios. Instead, it would be developed with Warner Bros., which sparked media speculation that Godzilla and King Kong would appear in a film together.[2][3]

In October 2015, Legendary announced plans to unite Godzilla and King Kong in a film titled Godzilla vs. Kong, set for a 2020 release date. Legendary plans to create a shared cinematic franchise "centered around Monarch" and that "brings together Godzilla and Legendary’s King Kong in an ecosystem of other giant super-species, both classic and new". While Legendary will maintain its home at Universal Pictures, it will continue to collaborate with Warner Bros. for the franchise.[4] Later in October, it was announced that the Kong: Skull Island script will have references to the secret government known as Monarch which appeared in 2014's film Godzilla.[5]

In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that Godzilla vs. Kong would be released on May 29, 2020 and that Godzilla 2 would be pushed back from its original June 2018 release date to March 22, 2019.[6] That same month, Warner Bros. revealed that Edwards left Godzilla 2 to work on smaller scale projects.[7]

Films

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Story by Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Status
Godzilla[8] May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16) Gareth Edwards[9] David Callaham[10] Max Borenstein[11] Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent and Brian Rogers Released
Kong: Skull Island[12] March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) Jordan Vogt-Roberts[13] Max Borenstein, John Gatins, Dan Gilroy and Derek Connolly[14] Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Mary Parent Post-Production
Godzilla 2[4] March 22, 2019[6] TBA Max Borenstein[15] In development
Godzilla vs. Kong[4] May 29, 2020[6] TBA

Comics

Title U.S. release date Writer(s) Story by Illustrator(s) Cover Artist(s) Status Note:
Godzilla: Awakening May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07) Max Borenstein and Greg Borenstein Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, Alan Quah, and Lee Loughridge Arthur Adams Released Tie-in Prequel Comic to Godzilla.

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Budget Box office gross Ref(s)
United States Other territories North America Other territories Worldwide
Godzilla May 16, 2014 $160 million $200,676,069 $328,400,000 $529,076,069 [16]
Total $160 million $200,676,069 $328,400,000 $529,076,069 [17]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Godzilla 74% (278 reviews)[18] 62 (48 reviews)[19] B+[20]

See also

References

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