Legendary's GODZILLA x KONG 3 possibly directed by TBD (TBD) 0

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings screenwriter Dave Callaham is going from the Marvelverse to the Monsterverse. The scribe, known for his action acumen, has been tapped to pen the next installment of Legendary’s Godzilla/Kong monster movie series.

 

The hiring comes in the wake of the box office success of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which has grossed close to $555 million worldwide. That is the biggest haul since 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, which peaked at $568 million. Empire, which is still in theaters, may also be one of the most profitable (if not the single most profitable) of the five movies in the series, as it only cost $135 million, per sources. Thus Legendary is keen to keep the monster juice flowing.

 

Adam Wingard directed Empire and created the story with frequent collaborator Simon Barrett as well as Terry Rossio. Legendary has signaled it would like to see Wingard return to the director’s chair after a successful run that also included the 2021 entry Godzilla vs. Kong. But Wingard has no deal at this stage. Complicating matters, the filmmaker is intent on making an original movie, titled Onslaught, this fall for A24, before taking on any other projects.

I guess Metacritic was not the gauge assumed by some.

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Yup. There's a third team-up coming.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Adam Wingard will not be returning for the third Godzilla x Kong movie. The parting of ways between the director and the franchise is said to be amicable, which does allow for him to return for a future installment should the stars align.

 

The report also states that the reason he won't be back is timing, and that makes sense. Legendary is reportedly eager to set the wheels in motion on the new movie after the monumental success of its predecessor, but Wingard is currently working on a new original movie titled Onslaught, which unfortunately rules him out as director. They were hoping he could return but the decision to fast-track the project seemingly won out.