Godzilla vs. Kong is the monster rematch of the decade. For Warner Bros. Pictures, the showdown between the two has already broken records and has fans eagerly awaiting its release.
The film has an overarching storyline, but one wonders if people will want to see this film for the story. Sure, the film is part of a series dating back to the 2014 film "Godzilla Godzilla," but the brawl scene in the trailer looks fantastic. That's good enough for me.
"Godzilla vs. Kong" will be released on March 31. And the good news is that it won't just be in theaters. Because if it is, most people in the U.S. will not be able to see it.
Because HBO Max will be streaming "Godzilla vs. Kong" at no extra charge (unlike the Disney Plus Premier Access mess). It arrives March 31 and departs 31 days later.
This is the same time frame as "Wonder Woman 1984" and "Little Things. Dune is one of the upcoming blockbuster films that will be released on HBO Max at the same time as its theatrical release.
The most popular trailer in Warner Bros. film history, the trailer for "Godzilla vs. Kong" had over 15 million views in its first 24 hours.
The clip begins with footage of Godzilla attacking a city. Analysis of the stills shows that this is supposed to be South America, but soon we see that Godzilla is tearing the world apart.
A voice is heard saying, "This is our only chance," and Kong is shown being transported by the standard means of transportation, a cargo ship. He is either asleep or out of shape, but I lean toward being tranquilized. Apparently this is Monarch's doing.
"We need Kong," says Alexander Skarsgård. Alexander Skarsgård says. Kong is set to be Earth's mightiest hero, fighting the spiky pain in our asses. The only problem? Kong only communicates through small children.
After the standard "army vs. Godzilla" action, Monarch's weapons (unsurprisingly) don't hurt the King of Monsters, and he gets down to business.
Kong awakens. Godzilla rises from the water. And they deliver the biggest punch since Ant-Man showed up at the airport in Captain America: Civil War
There's even a UFO sighting at the end of the trailer, if you squint. In addition, Kong will fight two new Titans, a pair of winged beasts. According to leaked goodies, they are Noduki and Warbat.
Throughout the rest of the trailer, we see humanity trying to figure out how to stop Godzilla on the rampage.
This includes two important characters from "Godzilla: King of the Monsters": Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") as Dr. Mark Russell and Millie Bobby Brown ("Stranger Things") as his daughter Madison Russell will reprise her role.
The rest of the cast is presented in alphabetical order:
This is the latest chapter in the Monsterverse that began with 2014's GODZILLA Godzilla. There, beginning in the 1950s, we learned about the Monarch organization that participated in the hydrogen bomb attack against Godzilla at Bikini Atoll.
While this is the culmination of these films, don't expect it to be a conclusion. From the trailers, it appears that we are about to open a giant Pandora's box of monsters. In this chapter, Monarch is trying to find the truth about where the giants came from.
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