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The MonsterVerse[1] is an American media franchise and shared fictional universe that is centered on a series of monster films featuring Godzilla and King Kong, distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Legendary Entertainment in partnership with Toho (for the Godzilla films). The first installment was Godzilla (2014), a reboot of the Godzilla franchise, which was followed by Kong: Skull Island (2017), a reboot of the King Kong franchise. The next film to be released will be Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), followed by Godzilla vs. Kong (2020).

Development

Legendary Entertainment confirmed at the July 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International that it had acquired the rights to Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah from Toho and revealed concept footage with the closing title cards reading "Conflict: inevitable. Let them fight".[2] In September 2015, Legendary announced that the film Kong: Skull Island would not be developed with Universal Studios. Instead, it would be developed with Warner Bros., which sparked media speculation that Godzilla and King Kong would appear in a film together.[3][4]

In October 2015, Legendary announced plans to unite Godzilla and King Kong in a film titled Godzilla vs. Kong, set for a 2020 release date. Legendary plans to create a shared cinematic franchise "centered around Monarch" (the secret government agency which debuted in 2014's Godzilla) and that "brings together Godzilla and Legendary’s King Kong in an ecosystem of other giant super-species, both classic and new". While Legendary will maintain its home at Universal, it will continue to collaborate with Warner Bros. for the franchise.[5] Later in October, it was announced that Kong: Skull Island will have references to Monarch.[6]

In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that Godzilla vs. Kong would be released on May 29, 2020, and that Godzilla: King of the Monsters would be pushed back from its original June 2018 release date to March 22, 2019.[7] In October 2016, Legendary announced that Godzilla: King of the Monsters would be filmed at its parent company Wanda's Oriental Movie Metropolis facility in Qingdao, China, along with Pacific Rim: Uprising.[8] That same month, it was revealed that Legendary was planning a "writers' room" to create their Godzilla–Kong cinematic universe, with Alex Garcia overseeing the project for Legendary.[9]

In early January 2017, Thomas Tull, founder of Legendary, resigned from the company, but remains producer for the Godzilla–Kong series, which is officially titled "MonsterVerse".[10] In March 2017, Legendary assembled its "writers' room" to develop the MonsterVerse, with Terry Rossio (who co-wrote an early unproduced script for TriStar's Godzilla) leading a team consisting of Patrick McKay, J. D. Payne, Lindsey Beer, Cat Vasko, T.S. Nowlin, Jack Paglen, and J. Michael Straczynski.[11]

Films

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Story by Screenplay by Producer(s) Status
Godzilla[5] Vorlage:Start date Gareth Edwards[12] David Callaham[13] Max Borenstein[14] Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent and Brian Rogers Released
Kong: Skull Island[15] Vorlage:Start date Jordan Vogt-Roberts[16] John Gatins[17] Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent and Alex Garcia
Godzilla: King of the Monsters[18] March 22, 2019[7] Michael Dougherty[19] Max Borenstein,[20] Michael Dougherty[9] and Zach Shields[9] Pre-production
Godzilla vs. Kong[5] May 29, 2020[7] N. N. In development

Godzilla (2014)

Vorlage:Main article The film retells Godzilla's origins in contemporary times and is set 15 years after a nuclear meltdown in Japan which subsequently awakens two giant parasitic creatures, known as "MUTOs", who ravage the countryside in order to reproduce but in doing so, awaken a much larger, more destructive, ancient alpha predator, known as "Godzilla", whose existence has been kept secret by the U.S. government since 1954. The film introduces Godzilla, the MUTOs, and the Monarch organization to the MonsterVerse.

In 2004, director Yoshimitsu Banno acquired permission from Toho to produce a short IMAX Godzilla film which was in development for several years until the project was eventually turned over to Legendary Pictures.[21][22] In March 2010, Legendary announced to have acquired to rights to Godzilla for a feature film reboot.[23] In January 2011, Gareth Edwards was announced as the director for the film.[24] The film was co-produced with Warner Bros. Pictures with filming completed in 2013 in Canada and the United States for release in 2014.[25] Godzilla was released on May 16, 2014 to positive reviews from critics[26][27] and was a box office success, grossing $200 million domestically and $529 million worldwide.[28]

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Vorlage:Main article The film is set in 1973 and follows a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers who travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific and encounter terrifying creatures and the mighty Kong. The film introduces King Kong and the Skull Crawlers to the MonsterVerse and a post-credits scene introduces Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah to the MonsterVerse.

In July 2014 at the San Diego Comic-Con, Legendary announced a King Kong origin story, initially titled Skull Island, with a release date of November 4, 2016, and Universal Pictures distributing.[29] In September 2014, Jordan Vogt-Roberts was announced as the film's director.[30] In September 2015, Legendary moved development of the film from Universal Pictures to Warner Bros. to create an expanded cinematic universe.[31] Principal photography began on October 19, 2015, in Hawaii and various locations around Vietnam. Kong: Skull Island was released on March 10, 2017 to positive reviews from critics[32][33] and has grossed $259.3 million worldwide, against its $185 million budget.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Gareth Edwards (director of 2014's Godzilla) stated that he wanted Godzilla to work as a standalone film with a definitive ending, and he opposed suggestions that the ending should leave the film open for a sequel. He said that he had no problem coming back to do a sequel if the film did well, but his main concern was delivering a satisfying experience with the current film: "I want a story that begins and ends, and you leave on a high note. That's all we cared about when we were making this; just this film. If this film is good, the others can come, but let's just pay attention to this and not get sidetracked by other things."[34]

After a successful opening of over $196 million worldwide[35] for 2014's Godzilla, Legendary green-light the Godzilla sequel[36] with plans to produce a trilogy with Edwards attached to direct.[37] At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con in July 2014, Legendary confirmed that they have acquired the rights to Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah from Toho. A short teaser movie clip showing concept art of all three with the ending tagline "Let them fight" was shown. Other details of their appearances in either of the two sequels were not announced.[38]

In the fall of 2014, Legendary announced that the sequel will be released on June 8, 2018[39] and that writer Max Borenstein will return to write the screenplay.[40] Borenstein later spoke about the sequel, stating, "The response to the first film was really exciting, but now that that world is established, we can do bigger and even better things."[41] While promoting Kong: Skull Island, Borenstein mentioned that one thing he aimed to do in the Godzilla sequel is make Godzilla more empathetic for the audience, referencing the end of the first film, "When [Godzilla] blows his blue flame down the throat of the other creature – a creature we never empathized with in any way – we’re empathizing with Godzilla. That’s the thing about the movie that I’m most proud of, and I think Gareth did an amazing job pulling that off. I think that’s what sets up our Godzilla franchise in a way that the second Godzilla movie can pick up on to begin to make Godzilla a more relatable, emphatic figure. But it needed that groundwork because you don’t immediately invest emotionally in something that looks like a giant dragon or lizard."[42] On April 13, 2015, Taylor-Johnson stated he was unsure if he would reprise his role for the sequel and that his return depended on Edwards's decision.[43]

In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that Godzilla 2 would be pushed back from its original June 2018 release date to March 22, 2019.[7] That same month, Warner Bros. revealed that Edwards left the sequel to work on smaller scale projects.[44]

In October 2016, it was revealed that Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields (both who worked on Krampus) would write the script for Godzilla 2.[45] A day later, it was reported that Dougherty was also in negotiations to direct Godzilla 2.[46] That same month, Legendary announced that the film would be filmed at its parent company Wanda's Qingdao Movie Metropolis facility in China, along with Pacific Rim: Uprising.[47] The film is scheduled to begin filming in Atlanta in June 2017.[48]

In December 2016, Legendary revealed that the official title for Godzilla 2 would be Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[18][49] In early January 2017, Michael Dougherty was officially confirmed as the director for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[50] In late January 2017, Millie Bobby Brown was cast for the film.[51] In February 2017, Kyle Chandler[52] and Vera Farmiga[53] were cast as the parents to Brown's character.

Godzilla vs. Kong (2020)

Legendary first announced the film in October 2015 when it also announced its plans for a shared cinematic franchise featuring Godzilla and King Kong.[5] In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that the film would be released on May 29, 2020.[7] In March 2017, Legendary assembled its "writers' room" to develop the MonsterVerse and story for Godzilla vs. Kong.[11]

Tie-in material

Books

Title Release date Writer(s) Note
Godzilla – The Official Movie Novelization May 20, 2014 Greg Cox Novelization of the movie
Kong: Skull Island – The Official Movie Novelization March 14, 2017 Tim Lebbon Novelization of the movie

Comics

Title Release date Writer(s) Story by Illustrator(s) Cover Artist(s) Note
Godzilla: Awakening Vorlage:Start date Max Borenstein and Greg Borenstein Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, Alan Quah, and Lee Loughridge Arthur Adams Tie-in prequel comic to Godzilla
Skull Island: Birth of Kong April 5, 2017 Arvid Nelson Zid   Tie-in prequel/sequel comic to Kong: Skull Island

Video games

Title Release date Developer Publisher Note
Godzilla: Crisis Defense May 7, 2014 Legendary Legendary Tie-in web game to Godzilla
Godzilla: Strike Zone May 15, 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Warner Bros. Entertainment Tie-in mobile game to Godzilla
Godzilla: Smash 3 May 16, 2014 Rogue Play Pipeworks Tie-in mobile game to Godzilla

Reception

Box office performance

Film North American
release date 		Box office gross All-time Ranking Budget Vorlage:Abbr
North America Other territories Worldwide North America Worldwide
Godzilla May 16, 2014 $200,676,069 $328,400,000 $529,076,069 176 154 $160 million [28]
Kong: Skull Island March 10, 2017 $133,502,238 $258,600,000 $392,102,238 471 368 $185 million [54]
Total $323,453,307 $518,200,000 $841,653,307 $345 million [55]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Godzilla 74% (288 reviews)[56] 62 (48 reviews)[57] B+[58]
Kong: Skull Island 78% (270 reviews)[59] 62 (49 reviews)[60] B+[58]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ MonsterVerse Trademark Application of Legendary Pictures, LLC. In: Justia Trademarks. Abgerufen am 20. Januar 2017.
  2. ↑ Kase Wickman: Holy Mothra: Gareth Edwards Reveals 'Godzilla 2' Monsters At Comic-Con. MTV, 26. Juli 2014, abgerufen am 24. Juni 2016.
  3. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr.: King Kong On Move To Warner Bros, Presaging Godzilla Monster Matchup. In: Deadline. 10. September 2015, abgerufen am 10. September 2015.
  4. ↑ Kim Masters: Hollywood Gorilla Warfare: It’s Universal vs. Legendary Over ‘Kong: Skull Island’ (and Who Says "Thank You") In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 16, 2015. Abgerufen im September 17, 2015 
  5. ↑ a b c d Vorlage:Cite press release
  6. ↑ Kim Masters: Hollywood Gorilla Warfare: It’s Universal vs. Legendary Over ‘Kong: Skull Island’ (and Who Says "Thank You") In: hollywoodreporter.com, September 16, 2015. Abgerufen im September 21, 2015 
  7. ↑ a b c d e Abid Rahman: Warner Bros. Moves Dates For 'Godzilla 2,' 'Godzilla vs Kong'. In: Hollywood Reporter. 10. Mai 2016, abgerufen am 10. Mai 2016.
  8. ↑ Mia Galuppo: Wanda Unveils Plans for $8 Billion 'Movie Metropolis,' Reveals Details About Film Incentives In: The Hollywood Reporter, October 17, 2016 
  9. ↑ a b c Justin Kroll: Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields to Write ‘Godzilla 2’ for Legendary (Exclusive). In: Variety. 20. Oktober 2016, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2016.
  10. ↑ Rebecca Ford, Kim Masters: Thomas Tull to Exit Legendary Entertainment (Exclusive). In: Hollywood Reporter. 17. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 20. Januar 2017.
  11. ↑ a b Borys Kit: 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Film Sets Writers Room (Exclusive). In: Hollywood Reporter. 10. März 2017, abgerufen am 10. März 2017.
  12. ↑ Dave McNary: 'Monsters' director to helm 'Godzilla' (Memento des Originals vom November 7, 2012 im Internet Archive), Variety, January 4, 2011 
  13. ↑ Fresh Voices: Screenwriter Profile: Dave Callaham. In: Fresh Voices. 22. Mai 2012, abgerufen am 14. August 2015.
  14. ↑ Borys Kit: Legendary's 'Godzilla' Remake to Be Written By Max Borenstein (Exclusive) In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 9, 2011. Abgerufen im August 22, 2013 
  15. ↑ Peter Sciretta: Legendary Announces King Kong Prequel ‘Skull Island’ Movie For 2016 [Comic Con 2014], Slashfilm.com, July 27, 2014 
  16. ↑ Mike Fleming, Jr.: Legendary’s ‘Skull Island'; Tom Hiddleston Stars, Jordan Vogt-Roberts Helms King Kong Origin Tale. Deadline, 16. September 2014, abgerufen am 16. September 2014.
  17. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr: King Kong Tale ‘Skull Island’ Gets Rewrite From ‘Flight’ Scribe John Gatins, deadline.com, October 30, 2014. Abgerufen im October 31, 2014 
  18. ↑ a b Mike Dougherty Confirms the Title is Godzilla: King of "THE" Monsters. In: Scified. 29. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 31. Januar 2017.
  19. ↑ Justin Kroll: ‘Godzilla 2’ Finds Director in Michael Dougherty. In: Variety. 23. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 23. Januar 2017.
  20. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr: ‘Godzilla’ Sequel To Be Scripted By Max Borenstein, deadline.com, September 18, 2014. Abgerufen im September 19, 2014 
  21. ↑ Godzilla 2014: Brian Rogers (Producer) On Legendary Pictures Film Plans. In: Zennie62 Youtube channel. Abgerufen am 20. Juli 2015.
  22. ↑ Roth Corneth: 'Godzilla' Will Return To His Roots In Legendary Pictures Reboot. In: Screen Rant. 22. September 2010, abgerufen am 20. Juli 2015.
  23. ↑ Dave McNary: 'Godzilla' stomps back to screen. In: Variety. 29. März 2010 (variety.com).
  24. ↑ Borys Kit: EXCLUSIVE: 'Monsters' Director Stomps to 'Godzilla'. In: Hollywood Reporter. 4. Januar 2011 (hollywoodreporter.com [abgerufen am 9. Februar 2011]).
  25. ↑ Frosty Weintraub: CCI: GODZILLA Invades Theaters May 16, 2014; Studio Expects 3D Release. In: Collider. 13. September 2012, abgerufen am 13. September 2012.
  26. ↑ Anna Silman: Review Roundup: One of the Scariest Things in Godzilla Is Bryan Cranston’s Wig. In: Vulture. 16. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 26. Februar 2016.
  27. ↑ H. Shaw-Williams: ‘Godzilla': First Audience Reactions Promise a Slow Reveal. In: Screen Rant. 2. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 26. Februar 2016.
  28. ↑ a b Godzilla (2014). Box Office Mojo, abgerufen am 28. August 2014.
  29. ↑ Peter Sciretta: Legendary Announces King Kong Prequel 'Skull Island' Movie For 2016 [Comic Con 2014], Slashfilm.com, July 27, 2014 
  30. ↑ Mike Fleming, Jr.: Legendary’s ‘Skull Island'; Tom Hiddleston Stars, Jordan Vogt-Roberts Helms King Kong Origin Tale. Deadline.com, 16. September 2014, abgerufen am 16. September 2014.
  31. ↑ Borys Kit: 'Kong: Skull Island' to Move to Warner Bros. for Planned Monster Movie Universe. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 10. September 2015, abgerufen am 21. September 2015.
  32. ↑ Matt Goldberg: ‘Kong: Skull Island’: What Did You Think? In: Collider. 10. März 2017, abgerufen am 15. März 2017.
  33. ↑ Scott Mendelson: 'Kong: Skull Island': Four Lessons For 'Justice League' And The DC Films Franchise. In: Forbes. 13. März 2017, abgerufen am 15. März 2017.
  34. ↑ Gareth Edwards Talks GODZILLA, Godzilla's Origins, Making Him a Character with Layers, Hints at Additional Monsters, And More In: Collider, March 12, 2014. Abgerufen im February 5, 2017 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  35. ↑ Scott Mendelson: Box Office: 'Godzilla' Scores Monstrous $196M Worldwide Debut. In: Forbes. 18. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 10. September 2016.
  36. ↑ Anita Busch: ‘Godzilla’ Sequel In The Works At Warner Bros. & Legendary In: Deadline, May 18, 2014. Abgerufen im February 5, 2017 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  37. ↑ 'Star Wars' Spinoff Hires 'Godzilla' Director Gareth Edwards (Exclusive) In: The Hollywood Reporter. Abgerufen im February 6, 2017 (englisch). 
  38. ↑ Kase Wickman: Holy Mothra: Gareth Edwards Reveals 'Godzilla 2' Monsters At Comic-Con. In: MTV. 26. Juli 2014;.
  39. ↑ Silas Lesnick: Godzilla 2 Stomps Into Theaters June 8, 2018. In: Comingsoon.net. 14. August 2014;.
  40. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr.: ‘Godzilla’ Sequel To Be Scripted By Max Borenstein. In: Deadline.com. 18. September 2014;.
  41. ↑ Dave Trumbore: GODZILLA 2: Expect a "Bigger" and "Better" Sequel from Screenwriter Max Borenstein. Collider.com, 10. August 2015, abgerufen am 10. August 2015.
  42. ↑ Christopher McKittrick: “Every movie is its own beast.” Max Borenstein on Kong: Skull Island. Creative Screenwriting, 9. März 2017, abgerufen am 10. März 2017.
  43. ↑ Sean O'Connell: Will Aaron Taylor-Johnson Be Back For Godzilla 2? Here's What He Says. In: Cinema Blend. 13. April 2015, abgerufen am 13. April 2015.
  44. ↑ Mike Fleming, Jr: Director Gareth Edwards Exits ‘Godzilla 2’. Deadline, 13. Mai 2016, abgerufen am 13. Mai 2016.
  45. ↑ Justin Kroll: Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields to Write ‘Godzilla 2’ for Legendary (Exclusive). In: Variety. 20. Oktober 2016, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2016.
  46. ↑ Britt Hayes: Exclusive: ‘Godzilla 2’ May Be Helmed by ‘Krampus’ Director Michael Dougherty. In: Screen Crush. 21. Oktober 2016, abgerufen am 21. Oktober 2016.
  47. ↑ Mia Galuppo: Wanda Unveils Plans for $8 Billion 'Movie Metropolis,' Reveals Details About Film Incentives In: The Hollywood Reporter, October 17, 2016 
  48. ↑ Steve Barton: Godzilla: King of the Monsters Begins Production This Summer. In: Dread Central. 13. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 15. Februar 2017.
  49. ↑ Erik Pedersen: Legendary Taps Herbert W. Gains As EVP Physical Production, Hires Two SVPs. In: Deadline. 14. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2016.
  50. ↑ Justin Kroll: ‘Godzilla 2’ Finds Director in Michael Dougherty. In: Variety. 23. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 23. Januar 2017.
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  54. ↑ Kong: Skull Island (2017). In: Box Office Mojo. Abgerufen am 11. März 2017.
  55. ↑ Godzilla and Kong Universe. In: Box Office Mojo. Abgerufen am 11. März 2017.
  56. ↑ Godzilla (2014). In: Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2014.
  57. ↑ Godzilla. In: Metacritic. CBS Interactive, abgerufen am 12. Mai 2014.
  58. ↑ a b CinemaScore. In: cinemascore.com.
  59. ↑ Kong: Skull Island (2017). In: Rotten Tomatoes. Abgerufen am 7. März 2017.
  60. ↑ Kong: Skull Island reviews. In: Metacritic. Abgerufen am 7. März 2017.
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