The king of the monsters and king of monkeys are set to duke it out on the big screen. Kong because the movie has not released yet nov 20, 2020. This will be the first film in 58 years to feature both king kong and godzilla. A godzilla vs king kong movie is coming in 2020, as announced by warner bros. The japanese released showed godzilla as the victor while the english version of the film had king kong as the supreme beast. The movie was their first and only big screen grudge match, and though the two are massive pop culture icons, godzilla and king kong havent faced off since, even though a rematch was in the works for a brief time in the early 1990s. Godzilla was the first entry in this cinematic universe, later officially dubbed the monsterverse, and it was to be followed by kong. Kong, the latest installment in legendarys monsterverse, was originally set to hit theaters in march, but it turns out that even two of cinemas most iconic monsters arent. The film was released to japanese theaters on august 11, 1962, and to american theaters on june 26, 1963. I remember reading a monster book in elementary school that said godzilla won in the japanese version, and king kong won in the english version, but this has since been proven false. The date was bumped up a couple of months from an initial may 29 date after universal shifted.
And one final fact is that in the original 1962 film, king kong vs. Skull island 2017, it is the fourth film in legendarys monsterverse. The next monsterverse movie is director adam wingards godzilla vs. Godzilla 1962, there were rumors that in the japanese version, godzilla won the fight and in the american version, king kong won. It flopped badly, and no one else tried to make another kong movie for decades. A major character appearance in godzilla vs kong may have been spoiled by some recently revealed merchandise. Aug 20, 2017 the two iconic monsters first faced off in 1962s king kong vs. In the original king kong vs godzilla, king kong wins in both the japanese and english versions. It was just a jurassic park with one dinosaur for me. Kong has no way of logically even in this movieverse of tripling his size in the 47 years 1973, when kong. Godzilla arrived in japanese movie theaters in 1962 and american theaters, in a considerably different incarnation, in 63 after a strange and tortured path through development hell that stands up with the greatest makingof stores in cinema history. Jan 07, 2020 a major character appearance in godzilla vs kong may have been spoiled by some recently revealed merchandise.
Theyll build up the fight for the whole movie, it will last no longer than ten minutes, during the fight a third monster will be revealed bonus points if a supporting character orchestrated the fight between kong and godzilla to distract them, the third monster will absolutely wreck them individually forcing them to team up to take it out. King of the monsters before finally culminating with godzilla vs. King kong cant beat godzilla like he did in the original movie. Apr 21, 2020 there was no victor in the original king kong vs. The two iconic monsters first faced off in 1962s king kong vs. Wingard revealed that the movie will take place in the present day, after. The rumors turned out to be false since the battle ended in a draw. As youd expect, when the two greatest giant monsters were put onscreen together for. San diego the next godzilla movie wont arrive until next year when the iconic oversized lizard goes toetotoe with king kong, but, in the meantime, the company behind the kaiju has set up. Kong footage that was screened at brazils ccxp revealed that king king has undergone a growth spurt and is now nearly the same size as godzilla in 2017s kong.
For example, a question in the genus iii edition of the popular board game trivial pursuit asked, who wins in the japanese version of king kong vs. Ve mas ideas sobre godzilla, king kong y peliculas fantasia. Skull island, and it will be released to american theaters on november 20th, 2020. Some people think kong won because godzilla never resurfaced from the ocean, but they forget godzilla can breathe underwater and most likely lives in the ocean. Because of that, toho decided to make godzilla less demeaning. Kong is attractive, but theres no question that kong is facing an uphill battle on this one.
With eiza gonzalez, rebecca hall, millie bobby brown, alexander skarsgard. Godzilla creator teases the next movie after godzilla vs. Godzilla is arguably the king of this type of movie, having laid the. The japanese and american versions of the 1962 film king kong vs. Thats about the same height ratio as between shaquille oneal vs your average month old baby. Godzilla, a japanese production that ends with both falling into the. Director michael dougherty would be annoyed if king kong. Michael dougherty on how, and why, king kong will fight. No, i dont care if kong won or not, this is how id imagine the film ending to. Godzillas appearance greatly changed for his 1962 appearance in the first color movie. Godzilla vs king kong officially announced for 2020. King kong defeated godzilla in their first crossover movie in 1962. As the gigantic kong meets the unstoppable godzilla, the world watches to see which one of them will become king of the monsters. King kong director adam wingard has stated that there will be a clear winner in his monster battle set to hit theaters in 2020.
As youd expect, when the two greatest giant monsters were put onscreen together for the first and only. Godzilla was very fun, but you feel a little let down that the movie doesnt take a definitive stance. Kong in theaters march, 2020, and while king kong last seen in the 1970sset kong. Skull island and godzilla are set within a shared cinematic universe, which is to say that warner brothers snapped up the rights to the character of king kong most recently held by. The film was only godzillas third movie appearance, and as he hadnt been on the big screen since 1955s godzilla raids again, godzilla wasnt quite the. While some godzilla and king kong fans still debate over the outcome of their first battle in the 1960s, the general consensus is that kong was the winner. They had it so that he had some freaky lighting power that everytime it rained hes get struck by lighting and get stronger and be able to throw lighting bolts. This is an edit i did of godzilla winning at the end of king kong vs godzilla. Kong in theaters march, 2020, and while king kong last seen in. Legendarys godzilla comes in at around 350 feet, an alpha predator with.
Not only that, but was, like 400 feet tall in the 2014 godzilla movie, compared to kong. King kong against godzilla is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho company ltd. Kong director adam wingard promises the movie will break from versus. The movie was submitted under its united states and international title of king kong vs. Is full grown, apex predator who challenged ghidorahs call 2. Kong will now open on the same weekend as did justice league, so lets hope that warner bros. Jun 07, 2019 the original 1954 godzilla film was distributed in american territories as godzilla. Godzilla won in the japanese version, while king kong emerged victorious in the american. Few specific plot details have been revealed about godzilla vs kong thus far.
The film was released to japanese theaters on august 11, 1962,2 and to american theaters on june 26th, 1963. The date was bumped up a couple of months from an initial may 29 date after universal shifted its ninth fast and furious movie to the. Godzilla alongside tohocommissioned, uncut international dubs of movies. Kong, also known by the working title of apex is an upcoming american science fiction monster film produced by legendary pictures, and the fourth entry in the monsterverse, following 2019s godzilla. King of the monsters is now out in theaters, and once audiences and fans have seen the movie, theyll be ready for the next film in the monsterverse, godzilla vs. Godzilla, which became the first color film to feature either of the monsters. Anyway, i am hoping that godzilla wins in the new movie. Godzilla is a 1962 japanese kaiju monster film directed by ishiro honda, with.
King kong clearly swam away at the end, while godzilla disappeared. The movie also features stopmotion animation on par with the first movie. At first glance, the winner is clear, but after seeing kong. Jul 19, 2019 san diego the next godzilla movie wont arrive until next year when the iconic oversized lizard goes toetotoe with king kong, but, in the meantime, the company behind the kaiju has set up. King kong vs godzilla godzilla wins ending fanedit. It was also the first godzilla movie to have versus in its title, despite it not being the first time godzilla had fought another monster, the first being anguiras in godzilla raids again, but this is perhaps one of the most wellknown. King kong was released in 1962 and has gone down in history as one of the biggest rivalries in history. The movie goes out of its way to show kong is the winner, and toho themselves stated that he was meant to. Skull island arrives in 2017 and godzilla 2 in 2018.
Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the third film in the godzilla franchise, and the first of two tohoproduced films featuring king kong. Evolution of alien size comparison godzilla movie duration. Kong is an upcoming american monster film directed by adam wingard. Godzilla, a japanese production that ends with both falling into the sea. Discarding the depth, social commentary and characterizations altogether and fueling up the action, the camp and the monster fights, godzilla vs. Sep 17, 2019 godzilla vs kong will see the two monsters battle it out once again, but the result will have to be different to the original toho film. Didnt the fight between king kong vs godzilla already happen and king kong won. King kong won, and there should be no confusion, especially after 50 damn years. The film is also the 36th film in the godzilla franchise, the 12th film in the king kong franchise, and the fourth godzilla film to be completely produced by a hollywood. Kong is directed by adam wingard from a screenplay written by terry rossio based on godzilla by toho and king kong by edgar wallace and merian c.
There were two endings filmed for king kong vs godzilla. King kong cant beat godzilla like he did in the original. Kong, the first major onscreen battle between the king of the monsters and the. After acquiring the rights to use king kong from rko, toho pit the giant ape against their own godzilla in 1962s king kong vs. Heres why that outcome wont work in the monsterverses godzilla vs. Feb 15, 2020 what happened when godzilla fought king kong in the 1962 film, king kong vs. The upcoming entry in the monsterverse will, as the title implies, see godzilla and king kong duking it out. Still, the movie is just too rushed to hold up against the original. It acts as a sequel to both king of the monsters and kong.
Jun 01, 2019 the next monsterverse movie is director adam wingards godzilla vs. How godzillas first fight with king kong ended screen rant. Skull island omits the most important part of king kong. The movie goes out of its way to show kong is the winner, and toho themselves stated that he was meant to be the winner in press releases. The original 1954 godzilla film was distributed in american territories as godzilla. Godzilla 1962 was made more as a comedy film than having the sense of terror theme in the two previous movies.
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