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4	!!Spoilers from ''Film/{{Godzilla\|2014}}'', ''Film/KongSkullIsland'', and ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' will be unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned
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6	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} One will fall.]]'']]
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8	->''"The myths are real. There was a war. And they're the last ones standing."''
9	-->-- '''Ilene Andrews'''
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11	''Godzilla vs. Kong'' is a 2021 {{Kaiju}} {{Action\|Genre}} {{Adventure}} {{crossover}} film by Creator/LegendaryPictures and Creator/WarnerBros It is the fourth film to be set in the Film/MonsterVerse after ''Film/{{Godzilla\|2014}}'', ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' and ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. It is the second film to feature Godzilla and King Kong since Creator/{{Toho}}'s ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' in 1962. It is directed by Creator/AdamWingard (''Film/{{Death Note\|2017}}'', ''Film/{{VHS}}'') and written by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein.
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13	While Monarch unearths clues to the Titans' origins, Godzilla has seemingly turned against humanity and has been going on a rampage across the world. Desperate for a way to fight back, humanity ends up taking Kong (who has grown as gigantic as Godzilla since 1973) from his island to the mainlands, as he is the only one remotely capable of fighting back against the King of the Monsters. Thus begins a battle for the ages.
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15	The returning cast includes Creator/MillieBobbyBrown as Madison Russell and Creator/KyleChandler as Dr. Mark Russell. Newcomers include Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard as Nathan Lind, Creator/ShunOguri as Ren Serizawa (in his Hollywood debut), Creator/EizaGonzalez as Maia Simmons, Creator/RebeccaHall as Ilene Andrews, Creator/JulianDennison as Josh Valentine, Creator/BrianTyreeHenry as Bernie Hayes, Creator/DemianBichir as Walter Simmons, and Creator/LanceReddick as an unnamed Monarch director. Creator/ZhangZiyi was originally scheduled to reprise her role as Dr. Ilene Chen from ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'', but was dropped from the film; while Creator/JessicaHenwick was cast as an unspecified role but also did not appear.
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17	The film was released on March 31, 2021 both in reopened theaters and on Creator/HBOMax (the latter happened due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and for a one month duration) in the USA, and in reopened theaters internationally.
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20	'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odM92ap8_c0 First Trailer]]; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6HqTjuZPAk Second Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giOerkcIB6U "Ancient Rivalry" Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGuS-5ThpHQ Rival Teaser]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kicSgnM4T4 Final Teaser]], "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRhRgYA4CXI Team Kong vs Team Godzilla Trailer]]"
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23	A sequel named ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' was filmed in 2022, with Wingard returning to the director's chair and Creator/DanStevens and Fala Chen cast in new roles. stop. The film was released internationally on March 27th 2024, and on March 29 in the United States and United Kingdom.
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27	* [[Film/GodzillaVsKongAToM A-M]]
28	* [[Film/GodzillaVsKongNToZ N-Z]]
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