Legendary Readying Godzilla vs. Kong
The majesty of Kong: Skull Island (review) is currently exploding at a theater near you, and after seeing it, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that it has set the bar for Legendary’s Kaiju universe. It puts both Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim and Gareth Edwards’ M.U.T.O. er… we mean Godzilla to shame. Seriously, this is how it’s done!
While we wait to see what kind of chaos Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters can cause, Legendary is already gearing up for the fight of fights… Godzilla vs. Kong!
THR is reporting that the studio is putting together a writers room to break the story, with Terry Rossio, the veteran scribe best known for co-writing the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, tapped to head the creature feature league. Once he and his cohorts work out the best ideas and beats for the story, a writer will be chosen to write the script.
Joining Rossio in the room will be: Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, who co-wrote Star Trek Beyond and are working on Star Trek 4; Lindsey Beer, who is currently adapting The Kingkiller Chronicles for Lionsgate; Cat Vasko, currently penning Warner Bros.’s adaptation of period circus love story Queen of the Air; T.S. Nowlin, writer of the Maze Runner movies who already worked for Legendary on its Pacific Rim sequel; and J. Michael Straczynski, the comic book writer and creator of 1990s sci-fi show “Babylon 5” whose recent credits include World War Z and co-creating Netflix show “Sense8” with the Wachowskis.
Legendary, with Warner Bros., is in the middle of the monster universe which is centered around classic silver screen creatures Godzilla and King Kong. They are now in the casting stages of a sequel to Godzilla, titled Godzilla: King of the Monsters, with Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, and Millie Bobby Brown so far on the roll call. That movie has a March 22, 2019, release date. Godzilla vs. Kong is eyeing a release of May 29, 2020.
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