‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ Moves Up 2 Months to March Release

“Godzilla Vs Kong,” the Warner Bros. and Legendary monster epic, will now open March 26 of this 12 months, shifting up two months from its deliberate summer season launch in May 2021.

The schedule change comes after Warner Bros. and Legendary have been reported to be near reaching a deal for the movie following WarnerMedia’s determination to place its whole 2021 launch on HBO Max.

Last month, TheWrap reported that Legendary, the producer-financier behind upcoming Warner tentpoles like “Dune” and “Godzilla vs Kong,” was contemplating authorized choices in opposition to Warner Bros. over the studio’s seismic determination to ship its motion pictures to HBO Max on the identical time they premiere in theaters — a transfer that might undercut the movies’ field workplace and Legendary’s anticipated earnings on the movie. Legendary financed 75% of the roughly $200 million funds for “Godzilla vs. Kong.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner final fall blocked a deliberate deal for Netflix to buy the movie for $225 million.

Numerous insiders stated that WarnerMedia didn’t give Legendary executives advance discover forward of the announcement. An settlement between the 2 firms would stop a authorized struggle as each events focus on a number of windowing choices and applicable compensation.

Conversations concerning the launch of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” are nonetheless underway, the insider stated. Currently, the sci-fi epic starring Timothée Chalamet is ready for an October launch.

“Godzilla Vs. Kong” is the mashup between the rebooted “Godzilla” and “King Kong” franchises and is directed by Adam Wingard from a script by Terry Rossio.

The film stars individuals from each franchises, together with Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir.

Warner Bros. additionally just lately moved “The Sopranos” prequel movie “The Many Saints of Newark” out of a March debut to now open within the fall.