Godzilla 3: Destroy All Monsters (2026)

Godzilla vs. Kong is a 2021 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. A sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), it is the fourth film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse. It is also the 36th film in the Godzilla film series, the 12th film in the King Kong film series, and the fourth Godzilla film to be produced entirely by a Hollywood studio.

The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir. In the film, Kong clashes with Godzilla when humans lure the ape into the Hollow Earth to obtain the energy source for a secret weapon to stop Godzilla’s mysterious rampages.

The project was announced in October 2015 when Legendary announced plans for a shared cinematic universe between Godzilla and King Kong. The film’s writers room was formed in March 2017 and Wingard was announced as director in May 2017. Principal photography began in November 2018 in Hawaii, Australia and Hong Kong and ended in April 2019.

After having its November 2020 release date delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Godzilla vs. Kong was released theatrically worldwide on March 24, 2021 and in the United States on March 31, where it was also released simultaneously on HBO Max. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, praising its visual effects and action sequences, but criticizing the human characters.

The film broke many pandemic box office records and grossed over $467 million worldwide, against a production budget of $155–200 million and a break-even point of $330 million, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2021. The film was also a streaming success, becoming the most successful launch in HBO Max’s history until it was surpassed by Mortal Kombat.