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Legendary drops awesome “GODZILLA VS. KONG” poster, teases the trailer

Thursday, January 21, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Having moved up the release of the monster bash, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are giving it an impressive sell.

On its Twitter account, Legendary revealed a new poster for GODZILLA VS. KONG (see below), with the announcement that the trailer will be unveiled on Sunday. Set for release March 26 in theaters and on HBO Max, it was directed by Adam Wingard (YOU’RE NEXT, THE GUEST) and written by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein; Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir star. The synopsis: “In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).