Monsterverse

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The MonsterVerse series (モンスターバースシリーズ,   Monsutābāsu shirīzu), or simply MonsterVerse (モンスターバース,   Monsutābāsu), is a series of giant monster films featuring Godzilla and King Kong produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. It is the second adaptation of Godzilla by a Hollywood studio, following TriStar Pictures' GODZILLA in 1998. The MonsterVerse began in 2014 with Godzilla, and was followed by Kong: Skull Island in 2017 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Godzilla vs. Kong is slated for a 2021 release.

Films

Godzilla series

Legendary Pictures acquired the rights to produce an American Godzilla film after being approached by producer Brian Rogers, who was attempting to secure funding for Yoshimitsu Banno's new Godzilla project Godzilla 3-D during the current hiatus in Toho's Godzilla series. Legendary opted to produce its own feature-length American Godzilla film rather than Banno's short IMAX film and negotiated with Toho to acquire the rights. Legendary released Godzilla in 2014 and the film's success led to the greenlighting of a sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which was released in 2019, as well as a crossover film with King Kong set to release in 2021.

King Kong series

After ending its partnership with Warner Bros., Legendary entered a distribution deal with Universal Pictures and began production on a new King Kong film titled Kong: Skull Island. However, Legendary was interested in the possibility of a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla pitting their version of Godzilla against Kong. Legendary moved the project away from Universal and back to Warner Bros., who would continue to collaborate with them on the Godzilla series, and set it in the same universe as 2014's Godzilla to enable the crossover film Godzilla vs. Kong for 2021.

Potential future

On March 25, 2019, producers Alex Garcia and Zach Shields discussed the potential plans for the MonsterVerse beyond 2020, and suggested the possibility that Legendary could continue the series beyond 2020 if Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong performed well.[1] On May 7, Michael Dougherty expressed interest in directing a prequel set in prehistoric times exploring how primitive humans survived against the Titans, humanity's first encounter with Godzilla, and how its relationship with Godzilla was christened.[2]

Television

Netflix announced a Skull Island series on January 27, 2021, with animation by Powerhouse Animation Studios.[3] It is unknown when the show will be set or when it will be released.

Other media

In addition to the films, Legendary and Warner Bros. have licensed MonsterVerse-related media including books and video games.

Books

Video games


Monsters introduced


Images

See also

Trivia

  • All of the films in Legendary's MonsterVerse are set to be distributed by Warner Bros. (except in Japan, where Toho will distribute the Godzilla films), despite Legendary's current distribution partner being Universal Pictures. This is because Toho's deal with Legendary to grant them the Godzilla license was made exclusively with it and Warner Bros.
  • The MonsterVerse is the first series in which Godzilla does not deliberately cause destruction in the first film. While Godzilla was portrayed as the more heroic/anti-heroic monster in the first film of the Millennium series, Godzilla 2000: Millennium, he still caused destruction and attacked humans, while the Godzilla in Legendary Pictures' Godzilla never intentionally causes destruction or threatens human characters, and all death and destruction he produces is simply a byproduct of his size.
  • The MonsterVerse will feature the first meeting between Godzilla and King Kong since the Showa series.
  • Nine actors in the principal casts of the MonsterVerse films have appeared in films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Corey Hawkins, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall and Danai Gurira. Jessica Henwick also has appeared in the MCU television shows Iron Fist and The Defenders, while Bradley Whitford appeared in the short film Agent Carter. Some motion capture actors such as TJ Storm and Terry Notary have also appeared in films from both franchises.
  • Although Pacific Rim and Pacific Rim Uprising are also kaiju films produced by Legendary Pictures, they are not part of the MonsterVerse, as they do not share continuity with any of its films, while Uprising was theatrically distributed by Universal rather than Warner Bros.
  • So far, each film in the MonsterVerse has or will have a different director.

External links

References

This is a list of references for Monsterverse. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Nick Valdez (25 March 2019). "'Godzilla's MonsterVerse Could Continue Beyond 2020". comicbook.
  2. Josh Weiss (7 May 2019). "Michael Dougherty wants to roll back the rock with Godzilla". syfy.
  3. @NXOnNetflix (27 January 2021). "A shipwrecked crew, an island of monsters, and one king to rule them all. Skull Island is a new anime series set in @Legendary's Monsterverse from @PowerhouseAnim". Twitter.
  4. Johnson, Drew (22 February 2021). "I really enjoyed drawing Na Kika. She's a lot of fun to draw and I love the colors that @angryf gave her in the book:)". Twitter.

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