Sputore previously directed I Am Mother
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Entertainment news website The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday that Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) will direct the next installment in the Warner Bros. “Monsterverse” franchise. and Legendary Entertainment.
The new film is “described as a sequel to the series revolving around Godzilla, Kong and a host of other Titans,” the website says.
The Hollywood Reporter reported in May that screenwriter David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movies) would pen the script for the so-called “sequel.” according to… [loạt phim] Godzilla/Kong monster.”Callaham received a story credit for the 2014 live-action Hollywood film Godzilla.
The Hollywood Reporter then announced a week later that director Adam Wingard would not return for the next film in the franchise due to “timing issues.” Wingard is said to be planning to direct a film. original film titled Onslaught this fall, before taking on any other projects.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the latest film in the “Monsterverse” series of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, which opened in the United States on March 29. The film grossed $80 million in its opening weekend in the United States, topping the weekend box office. The film earned a total of US$567,621,868 worldwide.
Hollywood's “Monsterverse” franchise currently includes the 2014 Godzilla film, the 2017 Kong: Skull Island film, the 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, the 2019 Godzilla vs. Kong 2021 and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The franchise also includes Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a series from Legendary Entertainment featuring “Godzilla and the Titans”. The series debuted globally on Apple TV+ on November 17 and will have a second season.
Source: Hollywood Reporter (Aaron Couch)
