The Titans are on top of their game as Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire gathered a monstrous $194 million worldwide on its opening weekend. The epic monster mash sets the record for second-highest opening of the year, and stands as the third highest grossing movie of 2024 so far. A hit with fans, the film also garnered a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n
A team-up for the ages, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire introduces a new threat to Hollow Earth: the villainous Skar King. Only the combined forces of the fearsome Godzilla and the massive Kong can hope to defeat Skar King and save mankind. Returning to helm the project from Godzilla vs. Kong is director Adam Wingard, and it stars Rebecca Hall, Bryan Tyree Henry, and Dan Stevens.<\/p>\n
IGN notes the intense action that fans of the Titans will love. \u201cDirector Adam Wingard has a lot of fun with textures, colors, and camera work, and he\u2019s adept at giving fans the over-the-top monster action that they demand via an imposing new villain,\u201d they wrote. The Verge praises the fight scenes between the massive monsters, and the expressiveness of the Titans. \u201cKong and Skar King\u2019s clashes in the Hollow Earth are brutal and cleverly shot in ways that almost make you forget how humongous the Titans are as you see them flying through the air, wielding their primal weapons. Kong\u2019s expressiveness, in particular, helps The New Empire\u2019s action feel emotionally driven because you can see him thinking things through,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n
The visual effects for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was praiseworthy for Empire, as they wrote, \u201cThe power-struggle that emerges between Kong and Skar King is beautifully rendered, and that it\u2019s all communicated effectively sans dialogue is a testament to Weta\u2019s increasingly impressive visual-effects work.\u201d They also talked about how the film will satisfy audiences who are looking for a fun, action-packed thrill ride. \u201cIt\u2019s hard not to watch it without a grin on your face,\u201d they stated.<\/p>\n
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is now showing in Philippine cinemas.<\/p>\n
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures\u2019 cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of \u201cGodzilla vs. Kong\u201d with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence\u2014and our own. \u201cGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire\u201d delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.<\/p>\n
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (\u201cGodzilla vs. Kong\u201d the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d series) and Simon Barrett (\u201cYou\u2019re Next\u201d) and Jeremy Slater (\u201cMoon Knight\u201d), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character \u201cGodzilla\u201d owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira.<\/p>\n
The film stars Rebecca Hall (\u201cGodzilla vs. Kong,\u201d The Night House\u201d), Brian Tyree Henry (\u201cGodzilla vs. Kong,\u201d \u201cBullet Train\u201d), Dan Stevens (\u201cGaslit,\u201d \u201cLegion,\u201d \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d), Kaylee Hottle (\u201cGodzilla vs. Kong\u201d), Alex Ferns (\u201cThe Batman,\u201d \u201cWrath of Man,\u201d \u201cChernobyl\u201d) and Fala Chen (\u201cIrma Vep,\u201d \u201cShang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings\u201d).<\/p>\n
In cinemas March 30, 2024, \u201cGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire\u201d is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Discovery company.<\/p>\n
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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ reigns with USD194 million global debut, smashing box office records and earning rave reviews from fans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19569],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=255246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/255247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=255246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=255246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=255246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}