So long as its word of mouth is better than King of the Monsters', Godzilla vs. The MonsterVerse crossover's main competition will now come from Marvel's Eternals and Disney Animation's Raya and the Last Dragon, which open (respectively) two weeks earlier and five days later. Kong makes sense enough, and should appeal to many of the same core demographics as the Fantastic Beasts movies.
As far as replacements for its previous spot go, Godzilla vs. WB had originally claimed the Novemslot for Fantastic Beasts 3, but pushed the Wizarding World sequel back by a year after its predecessor, The Crimes of Grindelwald, under-performed both critically and commercially (much like King of the Monsters). Either way, this gives Wingard and his team more time to really fine-tune their tentpole in post-production, and the film will undoubtedly benefit from the extra development (as all tentpoles would). Studio head Toby Emmerich previously said Wingard's film could be delayed to ensure "we can deliver an A+ movie", but it's difficult to tell if this means the studio has plans to carry out significant reshoots or is simply going to release Godzilla vs.
All the same, King of the Monsters' box office haul ($385 million against a $170-200 million budget) gave WB fair reason to pause and reevaluate their approach with the MonsterVerse. Kong wrapped production in April (about a month before King of the Monsters hit theaters), so the crossover was never in any danger of being cancelled altogether. Kong has been pushed back from a Marelease date to November 20 the same year, instead. That amounts to a delay of just over eight months total. Related: Godzilla Added a Really Weird Element to the MonsterVerse As of today, though, it's finally official. The studio has held off on starting the crossover's marketing campaign since then, leading many to suspect a release delay is not only coming, but inevitable.
However, shortly after this year's sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters under-performed at the box office and drew somewhat divisive reviews, WB hinted they might delay Godzilla and Kong's throw-down from its original March 2020 release date and possibly rework the film in response. This was all building up to the release of Godzilla vs Kong in 2020, with Adam Wingard ( You're Next, Death Note) calling the shots as director. That was followed in 2017 by Kong: Skull Island, a prequel set in the '70s that explores the origins of King Kong in the MonsterVerse.
Beginning in 2014, the studio launched what's since been decreed the MonsterVerse, starting with Gareth Edwards' American Godzilla movie reboot. Stay tuned to Devdiscourse to get the latest updates on the Hollywood movies.Warner Bros. Kong is slated to hit the big screens on November 20, 2020. The actors in the imminent movie include Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Zhang Ziyi, Jessica Henwick, Demián Bichir, Shun Oguri, Eiza González to name a few. Kong on its stipulated release date November 20, 2020. Thus, fans can easily expect Godzilla vs. That same month, Wingard revealed Hong Kong as one of the final shooting locations and that principal photography had wrapped. Wingard confirmed via Instagram on April 2019 that filming in Australia had wrapped. Production was initially slated to begin on October 1, 2018. But let us tell you that principal photography (which started on November 12, 2018) in Hawaii and Australia) was expected to end in February 2019 under the working title Apex. Kong on its release date November 20, 2020. Now monster movie aficionados are worried whether Warner Bros will be able to premiere Godzilla vs. Principal photography commenced in November 2018 in Hawaii, Australia and Hong Kong and wrapped in April 2019. Legendary announced plans for a shared cinematic universe between Godzilla and King Kong in 2015. Let's try to look into the original fact. Kong will not be successful in premiering the movie in November this year.
This is the common reason why fans believe that Godzilla vs. The global shutdown has highly affected the entertainment industry and almost all the movie and television projects have been halted or proposed. The world is severely combatting against Covid-19 pandemic. Kong already has an official release date but fans are worrying if the movie creators will be able to release it on its stipulated date. Image Credit: Facebook / Godzilla: King of the Monsters Devdiscourse News Desk | Los Angeles | Updated: 23-04-2020 23:00 IST | Created: 23-04-2020 23:00 IST Legendary announced plans for a shared cinematic universe between Godzilla and King Kong in 2015.