Now that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ sequelGodzilla vs. Kongis being releasedmuch earlier than expected, a brand new poster for the film has been unveiled – along with the news that thefirst trailerwill debut on Sunday, January 24th.
The poster, of course, teases the epic battle between these two titular monsters, but the tagline drills down an inevitability that could lead to a bummer of an ending: “One Will Fall.” When all is said and done, if one of these chunky monsters wins the battle, that means the other loses. How final that loss will be remains to be seen, but it’ll be interesting to see how this blockbuster monster movie concludes.
Godzilla vs. Konghas been years in the making, with 2014’s rebootGodzillaserving as the first film in this so-called “Monsterverse.” That was followed by the 70s-setKong: Skull Islandin 2017 before bringing the action back to the present in 2019’sGodzilla: King of the Monsters. Many human characters have populated these three films so far, but few have really been memorable. After all, we’re here to see monsters break stuff. ButGodzilla vs. Kongdoes have some connective tissue asMillie Bobby BrownandKyle Chandlerreprise theirKing of the Monstersroles, withAlexander Skarsgard,Rebecca Hall, andBrian Tyree Henryplaying the new leads.
Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind horror films likeYou’re NextandThe Guestas well as the Netflix graphic novel adaptationDeath Note, is in the director’s chair this time around, and I’m curious to see how he handles big-budget action. I’ll admit to being pretty underwhelmed byKing of the Monstersdespite being a fan of directorMichael Dougherty, and it also remains to be seen ifGodzilla vs. Kongis some kind of conclusion or if it keeps the Monsterverse train going.
GodzillaandKong: Skull Islandboth grossed over $500 million worldwide, butKing of the Monstersfell way short with a worldwide total of $386 million.Godzilla vs. Kongwas already in production by the timeKing of the Monstershit theaters so there was no turning back, but perhaps that relatively disappointing box office is why Legendary agreed to let Warner Bros. releaseGodzilla vs. Kongin theaters and on the streaming service HBO Max at the same time.
We’ll know more when the trailer hits on Sunday. For now, check out the poster below.Godzilla vs. Kongwill be released on March 26th.
