Godzilla vs.

Kong
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This article is about the 2021 film. For the 1962 film, see King Kong vs. Godzilla.

Godzilla vs. Kong

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Adam Wingard

• Thomas Tull
Produced by
• Jon Jashni
• Brian Rogers
• Mary Parent
• Alex Garcia
• Eric McLeod

Screenplay by • Eric Pearson

• Max Borenstein

Story by • Terry Rossio

• Michael Dougherty
• Zach Shields
Based on • Godzilla and Mechagodzilla
by Toho
• King Kong
by Edgar Wallace
Merian C. Cooper

Starring • Alexander Skarsgård

• Millie Bobby Brown
• Rebecca Hall
• Brian Tyree Henry
• Shun Oguri
• Eiza González
• Julian Dennison
• Lance Reddick
• Kyle Chandler
• Demián Bichir

Music by Tom Holkenborg

Cinematography Ben Seresin

Edited by Josh Schaeffer

Production Legendary Pictures

company

Distributed by • Warner Bros. Pictures

(Worldwide)
• Toho
(Japan)

Release date • March 24, 2021 (International)

• March 31, 2021 (United States)

Running time 113 minutes[1]

Country United States

Language English

Budget $155–200 million[a]

Box office $406.6 million[2][8]

Godzilla vs. Kong is a 2021 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. A
sequel to Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Kong: Skull Island (2017), it is the
fourth film in Legendary's MonsterVerse. It is also the 36th film in the Godzilla franchise,
the 12th film in the King Kong franchise, and the fourth Godzilla film to be completely
produced by a Hollywood studio.[b] 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 as humans lure the ape into the Hollow Earth to retrieve a power source
for a 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 assembled in March 2017, and Wingard was announced as the director in May
2017. Principal photography began in November 2018 in Hawaii, Australia and Hong
Kong, and wrapped in April 2019. After being delayed from a November 2020 release
date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Godzilla vs. Kong was theatrically released
internationally on March 24, 2021, and in the United States on March 31, where it was
released in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the visual effects
and action sequences, but criticism towards the script and human characters. It broke
several pandemic box office records, and has grossed $406.6 million worldwide against
a break-even point of $330 million, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2021. The
film was also a streaming hit, becoming the most successful launch item in HBO Max's
history.