‘Godzilla vs Kong’ to hit theatres on March 24: Know about the beasts, the makers & franchise owners

New Delhi: Indian audience is set to watch the clash between the ‘King of Monsters’ and ‘King of Skull Island’ in the much-awaited Hollywood movie ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’. The film is set to release in Indian theatres on March 24. The movie is the fourth installment in the Legendary Pictures so-called MonsterVerse.

It is fourth after ‘Godzilla’ (2014), ‘Kong: Skull Island (2017) and the recent ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’ (2019).

Cast

The three major cast members from Godzilla: King of the Monsters are returning. Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler are returning as Madison Russell and her father Dr. Mark Russell, respectively. While, Vera Farmiga is also reprising her role as Dr. Emma Russell who sacrificed herself in the end of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Zhang Ziyi who will reprise her twin roles of Dr. Ilene Chen and Dr. Ling, mythologists working for Monarch, the secretive organisation that has been studying “Titans” such as Godzilla and Kong. Van Marten is also returning as Chen’s unnamed assistant.

While the new additions include Alexander Skarsgård (The Legend of Tarzan) as Dr. Nathan Lind, a geologist working for Monarch.

Rebecca Hall (Christine) plays Dr. Ilene Andrews, about whom the only thing we know is that she is the one who has adopted Jia. Played by deaf newcomer Kaylee Hottle, Jia is the young girl from the trailer who shares a unique bond with Kong.

Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) portrays Bernie Hayes, a technician who used to work for ‘Apex’ and is now working with Madison and Josh Valentine to expose his former employers. Josh, played by Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), is a nerd who has just one friend in the world, Madison.

Shun Oguri makes his Hollywood debut as Ren Serizawa, the son of late Monarch scientist Ishirō Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) who appeared in both Godzilla and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Ren is a scientist and tech engineer in  ‘Apex’ who wants to “protect Earth”.

Eiza González (Baby Driver) plays “a very smart woman behind a company,” whose name is Maia Simmons.

Demián Bichir (A Better Life) plays the role of Walter Simmons, the founder and CEO of Apex and also the person who wants to solve the “Titan problem” that plagues Earth.

Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Last Flight to Abuja) plays Admiral Wilcox on Godzilla vs. Kong. While the roles of Lance Reddick (John Wick), Jessica Henwick (Marvel’s Iron Fist) and Benjamin Rigby are still undisclosed.

Fan Theory

For those who have an interest in monster action, Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard (You’re Next) seems set to serve up even more than just a straight clash. Some eagle-eyed fans have discovered that the Godzilla vs. Kong trailers point to a bigger giant — possibly ‘Mechagodzilla’ — that has likely been made by a sinister company in the film called the ‘Apex Corporation’.

The synopsis also says that Godzilla vs. Kong has been “instigated by unseen forces”. All this has made fans think that it’s possible Godzilla and Kong will have to team up if they want to live to see another day.

What the makers say

Director Wingard has teased that Godzilla vs. Kong will have a definite winner which means he’s not going to cop out like most films do, including the preivious face-off in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). That has led fans to pick sides and speculate. Legendary Pictures hasn’t played its hand by announcing more sequels either but at this point it’s unclear if the MonsterVerse has a future.

Tickets

Tickets for Godzilla vs. Kong are available for booking since Saturday in India. The monster movie is available in IMAX , regular 2D, and 4D formats.

Price range of tickets is Rs. 100 to Rs. 800, depending on the various factors like theatre, time, place, seats, etc.

Tickets are live now on BookMyShow, Cinépolis, Carnival Cinemas, Paytm, PVR, INOX among all other participating theatres.