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The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday that director Adam Wingard will not return for the third film in Warner Bros.' Godzilla x Kong franchise. and Legendary Entertainment due to “timing issues.” The report described Wingard's departure as an amicable one, while the companies left open the possibility of a future return.
Wingard is reportedly planning to direct an original film titled Onslaught this fall, before working on any other projects.
The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that screenwriter David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) will write the script for the third film in the franchise.
Godzilla x Kong: New Empire, the latest film in the “Monsterverse” series from Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, opened in the United States on March 29, two weeks earlier than the previously scheduled April 12. (The April 12 release was delayed compared to with an original opening date of March 15.)
The film earned about $8 million in previews on March 28 at about 3,400 locations in the United States.—the best preview for a “Monsterverse” movie, as 2014's Godzilla earned 9 .3 million USD from preview screenings.
The film earned $80 million in its opening weekend in the US, topping the weekend box office. The film has earned a total of $194,516,234 in the United States and $563,816,234 worldwide as of this week.
The film opened in Japan on April 26 and debuted at No. 2 at the box office. The film sold 306,000 tickets and earned 466,704,060 yen (about 3.05 million US dollars) in its first three days of release, and sold 417,000 tickets and earned a total of 622 million yen (about 4 US dollars). .06 million USD) in the first four days (film opening). on a long weekend). The film has earned a total of 1,557,093,250 yen (about US$9.95 million) as of May 19.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter (Borys Kit)