Identical to the kaiju themselves, Legendary’s Monsterverse continues to develop, and the subsequent movie within the franchise simply landed considered one of 2025’s hottest stars. The following film within the sequence, a sequel to 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, is at present slated for launch in 2027. Not a lot is thought concerning the movie up to now, other than a number of casting particulars. Kaitlyn Dever (who additionally stars in Season 2 of The Final of Us) is ready to star within the new movie, with Dan Stevens additionally reprising his position as Traper Beasley from the final entry within the franchise.
Per Deadline, Jack O’Connell
has now additionally joined the solid of the subsequent Monsterverse film. O’Connell is arguably one of the vital underappreciated actors working at this time, having delivered phenomenal performances in UK dramas like Skins and This Is England, in addition to the Netflix unique western, Godless. His largest position to this point is within the hit WWII motion/drama SAS: Rogue Heroes, impressed by the founding of the British SAS military regiment.
The brand new Monsterverse film is considered one of three main upcoming tasks for O’Connell. This yr will see him star in two main blockbusters. The primary is Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and Jodie Comer. The second is Sinners, the upcoming unique vampire film directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan.
What to Anticipate from the Subsequent Monsterverse Film
Legendary’s Monsterverse holds a bizarre place within the cinematic panorama. Starting in 2014 with Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, the franchise has didn’t hit the vital heights that some followers may need hoped for, with the highest-rated entry within the franchise being the Apple TV+ sequence Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (93% on Rotten Tomatoes). Each film within the franchise sits in overview purgatory, with RT scores starting from 42% on the bottom finish (2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters) and 76% on the excessive finish (Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Kong). Regardless of blended evaluations, the franchise has carried out gangbusters on the field workplace, motivating Legendary to supply extra mad kaiju motion pictures for audiences to devour.
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King Kong will play a extra outstanding position in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters going ahead as Legendary and Apple TV+ proceed to broaden the Monsterverse.
Little is thought concerning the subsequent film within the Monsterverse, and its title has but to be revealed. The following movie within the sequence is being directed by Grant Sputore (I Am Mom), who takes over from Adam Wingard, the director of The New Empire and Godzilla vs. Kong. The script is being written by Dave Callaham (Shang-Chi). Whereas plot particulars are being saved tightly below wraps, the report reveals that the brand new movie will introduce “a number of new human characters,” together with those performed by Dever and O’Connell. The movie will even take the city-leveling destruction to a complete new stage, as Godzilla and Kong will “face off towards a world-ending risk.”
Followers are hoping that the brand new characters can inject some much-needed life into the franchise’s non-kaiju leads. Regardless of the franchise boasting an exceptional solid, one of the vital constant complaints leveled towards Legendary’s Monsterverse is its underwritten characters.