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|header          ={{Scrapped}} {{Film}}
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|name            =''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla''
|name            =''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla''
|dt              =''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'' (1963)
|alternatetitles =''King Kong vs. Godzilla 2''
|alternatetitles =''King Kong vs. Godzilla 2''
|planned        =[[1963]]
|planned        =[[1963]]
|replaced        ='''''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla''''' &rarr; ''[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]'' &rarr;<br>''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
|replaced        ={{small|'''''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'''''}} &rarr; ''[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]'' &rarr;<br>{{small|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'', ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''}}
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'''''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla''''' {{Nihongo|続 キングコング対ゴジラ|Zoku Kingu Kongu tai Gojira}} is an unmade [[1963]] direct sequel to ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''.
'''''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla''''' {{Nihongo|続 キングコング対ゴジラ|Zoku Kingu Kongu tai Gojira}} is an unmade [[1963]] direct sequel to ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
Just a year after their epic showdown on [[Mount Fuji]], [[King Kong]] and [[Godzilla]] do battle once again.
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Following their epic showdown on [[Mount Fuji]], [[King Kong]] and [[Godzilla]] do battle once again.
==History==
==History==
Following the huge financial success of ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' in [[1962]], [[Toho]] immediately began production of the next [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] film. Hoping to repeat the success of the previous film, Toho initially decided to produce a direct sequel pitting [[King Kong]] against [[Godzilla]] once again. [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] wrote a screenplay for the film, which had the simple working title of ''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'', and submitted it in [[1963]]. However, the film was quickly scrapped, and the specifics of the screenplay are not known.<ref name="ja.wikipedia">[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9#.E6.9C.AA.E8.A3.BD.E4.BD.9C.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81 Japanese Wikipedia: Unproduced Godzilla Films]</ref> The idea was replaced with a film pitting Godzilla against a giant version of [[Frankenstein|Frankenstein's monster]], titled ''[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]'', which was itself split into two different films, ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' and ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''.
Following the huge financial success of ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' in [[1962]], [[Toho]] immediately began production of the next [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] film. Hoping to repeat the success of the previous film, Toho initially decided to produce a direct sequel pitting [[King Kong]] against [[Godzilla]] once again. [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] wrote a screenplay for the film, which had the simple working title of ''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'', and submitted it in [[1963]]. However, the film was quickly scrapped and replaced with a film pitting Godzilla against a giant version of [[Frankenstein|Frankenstein's monster]], titled ''[[Frankenstein vs. Godzilla]]'', which was itself split into two different films, ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' and ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'', in 1964 and 1965, respectively.
==Appearances==
===Monsters===
*[[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]]
*[[King Kong/1962|King Kong]]
*Giant scorpion
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Toho]] much later considered another film featuring [[King Kong]] and [[Godzilla]] doing battle, ''[[Godzilla vs. King Kong]]'', which was planned to be the third entry in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]] of [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films. However, due to legal complications involving the rights to King Kong, the idea was scrapped and replaced with ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''. Eventually, [[Legendary Pictures]] acquired the rights to both monsters, and plans to release a film called ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' in [[2020]].
*[[Toho]] much later considered another film featuring [[King Kong]] and [[Godzilla]] doing battle, ''[[Godzilla vs. King Kong]]'', which was planned to be the third entry in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]] of [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films. However, due to legal complications involving the rights to King Kong, the idea was scrapped and replaced with ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''. Eventually, [[Legendary Pictures]] acquired the rights to both monsters, and plans to release a film called ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' in [[2020]].
==References==
==External links==
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*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/continuation-king-kong-vs-godzilla-story-translation/ Translation of ''Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla'' on Toho Kingdom]
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Revision as of 19:14, 15 February 2020

Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla
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Alternate titles King Kong vs. Godzilla 2
Planned 1963
Concept history Continuation: King Kong vs. GodzillaFrankenstein vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla, Frankenstein vs. Baragon

Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla (続 キングコング対ゴジラ,   Zoku Kingu Kongu tai Gojira) is an unmade 1963 direct sequel to King Kong vs. Godzilla.

Plot

Following their epic showdown on Mount Fuji, King Kong and Godzilla do battle once again.

History

Following the huge financial success of King Kong vs. Godzilla in 1962, Toho immediately began production of the next Godzilla film. Hoping to repeat the success of the previous film, Toho initially decided to produce a direct sequel pitting King Kong against Godzilla once again. Shinichi Sekizawa wrote a screenplay for the film, which had the simple working title of Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla, and submitted it in 1963. However, the film was quickly scrapped and replaced with a film pitting Godzilla against a giant version of Frankenstein's monster, titled Frankenstein vs. Godzilla, which was itself split into two different films, Mothra vs. Godzilla and Frankenstein vs. Baragon, in 1964 and 1965, respectively.

Appearances

Monsters

Trivia

External links

Comments

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