
The team later realizes that Emma is working with the terrorists. Emma frees and awakens Monster Zero, who battles Godzilla, devours Graham and escapes. The Monarch team follows Godzilla to Antarctica, where Jonah plans to free a three-headed Titan codenamed "Monster Zero". Mark is reluctant at first due to his hatred toward Godzilla, whom he blames for the death of his son during the events in San Francisco, but eventually agrees. Mark Russell, Emma's ex-husband and Madison's father, to help track them down. Vivienne Graham approach former employee Dr. A group of eco-terrorists, led by former British Army Colonel Alan Jonah, attacks the base and abducts Emma and Madison, while Mothra flees and pupates under a nearby waterfall. Emma calms Mothra using the "Orca," a device that can emit frequencies to attract or alter Titan behavior. Emma Russell, a paleobiologist working for the Titan-studying organization Monarch, and her daughter Madison witness the birth of a larva called Mothra. Kong, was released on March 24, 2021.įive years after the existence of the " Titans" was revealed to the world, Dr. The film was a box office disappointment, grossing $386 million worldwide against a production budget between $170–200 million and marketing costs between $100–150 million. Godzilla: King of the Monsters was theatrically released on May 31, 2019, to mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visual effects, action sequences, cinematography, and musical score but with criticism to the plot, pacing, tone and characters. Hedorah) and original Godzilla suit performer Haruo Nakajima, both of whom died in 2017. The film is dedicated to executive producer Yoshimitsu Banno (director of Godzilla vs. Principal photography began in June 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, and wrapped in September 2017. In January 2017, Dougherty was announced as the director. In October 2016, Dougherty and Shields were hired to rewrite the script. The sequel was green-lit during the opening weekend of Godzilla, with Gareth Edwards expected to return to direct a trilogy.


In the film, humans must rely on Godzilla and Mothra to defeat King Ghidorah, who has awakened Rodan and other Titans to destroy the world. The film stars Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O'Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, and Zhang Ziyi. A sequel to Godzilla (2014), it is the 35th film in the Godzilla franchise, the third film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and the third Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a 2019 American monster film directed and co-written by Michael Dougherty.
