As per Variety, the untitled sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong is set to come out on March 15, 2024. We don’t know what the story could be about yet, but we should probably expect a return from this franchise’s version of SHIELD, Monarch, as well as either Kong or Godzilla—but this time, they’ll be teaming up.
Admittedly, it was kind of a shame that the pandemic forced Godzilla vs. Kong to be released digitally, but the movie still included exactly why fans expected of a giant monster movie franchise. If anything, the sudden inclusion of Mecha Godzilla kind of came out of nowhere, and it was pretty great to see something almost ridiculous be out to life in a Hollywood film.
Granted, there are still several Toho monsters that Legendary has yet to touch, and they could very much appear in a future Monsterverse movie. Gamera the giant turtle has been a popular choice among fans, but maybe they have other things in store. When are we going to watch Godzilla fight a giant Ultraman?? I’m pretty sure they can pull some kind of multiverse story and have them crossover with the Jaegers from Pacific Rim. You think Guillermo del Toro would be interested?
Catch the Godzilla vs. Kong sequel in theaters March 15, 2024.
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It’s Gundam like you’ve never seen before. Here’s a first look at concept art from Kong: Skull Island director, @VogtRoberts’s upcoming live action Gundam film. #GundamMovie pic.twitter.com/K651o4iSXd
— Legendary (@Legendary) November 9, 2021
The silhouette doesn’t look like a completed Gundam, but there are a lot of elements that suggest that this could be the granddaddy of all Gundams, the RX-78-2—the very same mobile suit that Amuro Ray piloted in the original series.
As of now, no plot has been released for the Gundam movie yet, but with the franchise having several spinoffs and a ‘main timeline’ (dubbed the Universal Century a.k.a. the UC), there are several directors for the series to go.
If Vogt-Roberts wants to go with a project that sticks to the core elements of Gundam, but isn’t tied down by established UC lore, he could very well make his own timeline like Iron-Blooded Orphans or Gundam Wing. If he wants to introduce the world to the conflict between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon, the Universal Century is a big enough playground for him to tell self-contained stories.
With Pacific Rim essentially being in the same genre as Gundam, a movie is very possible; I guess there would just be a bigger number of mechs on the screen. Hopefully Vogt-Roberts is up to the task.
No release date has been set for the Gundam movie, but hopefully we can get a release by 2023.
]]>As per THR, Adam Wingard, who had directed Godzilla vs. Kong, is in talks to direct the sequel. While we don’t know any plot details about it, word is going around that the title of the movie is going to be Son of Kong.
While Kong of the Monsters did tease a lot more kaiju down the line, the three main monsters in Godzilla vs. Kong ended up being Godzilla, Kong, and MechaGodzilla. Thankfully, there are a lot more Toho monsters that the franchise can choose from. We have yet to get a modern version of the giant turtle Gamera; how about an al-out war with a giant Ultraman? With the Pacific Rim franchise currently on the down-low, what are the odds that Legendary can just pull a multiverse story and have Jaegers clashing with the OG kaiju?
Though Godzilla vs. Kong may have been a success, the movie still suffers the same problem that the past three have, and that’s uninteresting human characters. Either Legendary has to find a way to solve that problem, or they can just lean in extra hard on the monster fights. Then again, that’s just my suggestion.
No release date has been set for Son of Kong, but you can catch Godzilla vs. Kong now available on HBO Max.
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