Godzilla Vs. Kong

It’s a blockbuster brawl for monster supremacy.

It’s a blockbuster about characters who actually bust blocks.

The two greatest movie monsters will fight this spring.

And ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ too.

This could lead to a lawsuit.

From hacking and slashing zombies on The Walking Dead to defending the honor of Wakanda in Black Panther, Danai Gurira has become one of our favorite badasses of screens both big and small. And it looks like the powers that be behind two other big franchises have also taken note of her awesomeness because Gurira is reportedly in talks to bring her badassery to Godzilla Vs. Kong and an upcoming Star Trek sequel.

Check out some new details and the first photo from ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters.’

One of the fun parts of film criticism is trying to identify which blockbuster movies that open to middling reviews will undergo a critical re-appreciation in the years to come. For example, while audiences were generally disappointed with Ridley Scott’s Prometheus on its release, the movie has slowly gained steam with critics, becoming something of an under-the-wire classic in the last few years. And now, just a few months after the release of Kong: Skull Island, there are already those who have argued that its unique aesthetic makes it one of the better action movies of the year.

In just a few years the movies’ most famous gorilla will clash with the biggest and baddest kaiju in a giant monster movie mashup. Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong will be the fourth entry in Legendary’s MonsterVerse – no, not that monster universe – which will find the Japanese kaiju meeting the furry beast. But the Blair Witch and You’re Next filmmaker wants to bring something unique to his monster mash: monsters that will make you cry.

With production soon underway on Godzilla: King of the Monsters, it’s time for Warner Bros. and Legendary to start checking the boxes of the next installment: Godzilla vs. Kong. Much like movies with “vs.” somewhere in their title, this one will feature two characters likely beating the living daylights out of each other, perhaps before becoming friends by bonding over their moms. And since this monster cinematic universe is akin to indie directors moving from the sandbox to the big kid playground, Warners has settled on their next small-time director for their big-time blockbuster. Adam Wingard, whose credits include You’re Next, The Guest, and Blair Witch, has been tapped to helm Godzilla vs. Kong.