First look at ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ #CCXPWorlds pic.twitter.com/SB7DsR2GwF — Culture Crave (@CultureCrave) December 6, 2020 The film’s synopsis reads, “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. The 2021 film "Godzilla vs. Kong" pits the two most iconic movie monsters of all time against each other. Does a movie with this title need a plot? But we do know some plot lines from the trailer. King Kong burst on the scene in the 1933 movie King Kong. Godzilla vs. Kong delivers exactly what the title promises. The dialogue is better and feels like it’s gone beyond a first draft. Even … As you probably know, Godzilla and King Kong both have long movie and pop-culture histories. Monster fans in the US, Godzilla vs. Kong is out now on HBO Max (see our full HBO Max explainer here) and in some theaters. Godzilla is such a pop-culture icon that it even starred in a 1978 American cartoon, Godzilla, where it had a comedic sidekick nephew, little Godzooky. Legends collide in "Godzilla vs. Kong" as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Wonder Woman 1984 is coming out on Crave in April (whereas it was released on HBO Max in December), so using that as a guide, probably in 4 months for Kong v Godzilla. Me? You can find more information here. The natural films to watch first are the three MonsterVerse movies, which reset King Kong and Godzilla for this new saga. Various other Titans have been introduced in earlier films, and it looks like we meet a few more in this film. Roku users who already use the HBO app will automatically update to HBO Max. For $3.99, you can buy their soundtrack of jokes that go along with the film and sync it up with your copy of the movie. Almost 60 years after they rumbled in a pretty awful 1962 movie -- featuring guys in monster suits destroying tiny models -- "Godzilla vs. Kong" … Leak #3: Skull Crawler pic.twitter.com/ASEcG8BUqW. Godzilla vs Kong is the newest addition to the epic Monsterverse franchise. 47,214 likes. Right now, HBO Max costs $15 a month. The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance. Photo / AP Godzilla's atomic breath and Kong's chest-thumping were crafted for maximum sensory impact, but viewers can also see it … The movie has been receiving a positive response from both audience and critics alike. In theaters and streaming exclusively on @HBOMax* March 31. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. Some miss the pulsating mass of warm strangers on an unplanned night out. EBay Leak #4: Hell Hawk pic.twitter.com/RZIRmbJKEg. And in December, Roku struck a deal that gives subscribers access to HBO Max. Godzilla vs. Kong, also known by the working title of " Apex " is an upcoming American science fiction monster film produced by Legendary Pictures, and the fourth entry in the MonsterVerse, following 2019 's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It all started with 2014's Godzilla, which was followed by 2017's Kong: Skull Island, and then 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. And in a relatively uncrowded theater landscape, it might just provide the mental escape audiences crave right now. (Spoiler: That film ends with King Kong heading back to Skull Island, but Godzilla, though unseen at movie's end, doesn't seem to be dead, either, because how depressing would that be?). Both the monsters have always been fairly sympathetic -- this is no Freddy vs. Jason -- so it's tough to want either of them to lose. It's already up as of 12:01 on HBO Max. Really, this isn't Citizen Kane here -- the movie is all filler up until Kong and Godzilla start duking it out. Godzilla vs Kong M. Science fiction themes and action violence 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 … *Available on @HBOMax in the US only, for 31 days, at no extra cost to subscribers. It often tramples Tokyo and kills people, but it's been known to fight alongside humanity. It all started with 2014's Godzilla, which was followed by 2017's Kong: Skull Island, and then 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Godzilla vs. Kong is out now! So humanity turns to its other giant monster, Kong, and somehow relies on the ape's special bond with an orphaned girl named Jia to set up the battle. I’m subscribed to hbo and crave. It remains to be seen what Warner Bros. will do with other 2021 films set to go to HBO Max, such as next month’s Mortal Kombat , June’s In the Heights , July’s Space Jam: A New Legacy and August’s The Suicide … Godzilla vs Kong is focused on pitting the two titans of cinema against each other in a film with eye-popping spectacles. Godzilla vs. Kong is already off to a strong start in China, with a $21.5 million opening day and the potential to top $100 million, and at least $85+ million. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgård, Kyle Chandler, Eiza González, Brian Tyree Henry and Rebecca Hall. The 1962 film, King Kong vs. Godzilla, in which the monsters duke it out for the first time, is harder to find. Stuart Heritage said it best in his trailer appreciation, published in the British newspaper The Guardian, writing, "We can all agree that the restrictions brought about by COVID have reinforced all the things we previously took for granted. The 2014 version of Godzilla started it all. In that film, the giant gorilla-like creature is found on Skull Island, its home, by an American filmmaker, and dragged back to the US to be exhibited. Noted horror-film director Adam Wingard is behind the camera. Warbats are the winged serpenty characters that Kong gets his mitts on in the trailer. It's available now on iTunes for $24.99 (premium rental), Press J to jump to the feed. If you currently subscribe to HBO via your cable or satellite provider, you can probably get HBO Max without paying anything extra. Godzilla vs. Kong is a movie of clear demarcation with its Godzilla-centric characters and its Kong-centric characters. You can also catch up on older Godzilla and Kong movies. And fans are now picking sides. It's all set to Here We Go, by Chris Classic, the theme song for the 2019 WWE Hell in a Cell event -- which is perfect because a pro wrestling vibe works here. In it, Kyle Chandler's character reveals, "Godzilla's hurting people and we don't know why." Godzilla first appeared in the 1954 Japanese movie Godzilla, as an enormous sea monster powered by radiation -- thought of as a metaphor for nuclear weapons after the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But if you want to watch Godzilla vs. Kong on HBO Max, don't wait too long. EBay Leak #2: Warbat pic.twitter.com/BPz85Uhjsi. However, Warner Bros. Canada has told Hertz that there will be no such PVOD option for Godzilla vs. Kong or even, in the unique case of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a Crave release. But you can't keep a great ape down -- Kong returned in numerous sequels and remakes over the years, first taking on Godzilla in 1962. The fourth in Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse flicks, Godzilla vs. Kong follows the Godzilla reboot(2014), Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). We don't know if Warbat, Skull Crawler and Hell Hawk get involved in the Godzilla-Kong fight, if they're seen in flashback, or what, but you can never have enough monsters. The dinosaur-like monster has radiation-given powers, including atomic breath, and retreats back into the ocean after its battles. One Will Fall. We couldn't find any way to stream it online, but you can buy it on DVD or Blu-ray for home viewing at various online stores. It is self aware and makes the most of two titans pitted against each other. If you have HBO Max, just tune in as you normally would to watch. Directed by Adam Wingard. Kong aside, its usual opponents are fellow kaiju -- a Japanese word for giant monsters -- such as Rodan, Mothra and others. It's almost hilarious to see the two creatures taking swings at each other like Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in a boxing ring, but this is why the whole movie was made. With Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Godzilla vs. Kong is a 2021 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard.A sequel to both 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. HBO Max has a healthy library of them, including the 1954 original Godzilla and the 1933 original King Kong. It's easy to see why. Sometimes there's no better way to escape life's challenges than by turning off your brain and watching two giant monsters battle it out. The human cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir. "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," an official synopsis says. As of now none of the upcoming movies will be on Crave, they will only be on HBO Max. Here's how to watch... Kaiju monster madness unfolds in the first trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong. Godzilla vs. Kong finally brings the two biggies together to fight it out. Directed by Adam Wingard, Godzilla vs. Kong is a sequel to 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island and features the long-awaited battle between Godzilla and King Kong. But both monsters have long film histories that are readily available to catch up on if you want a refresher. The story is simplistic, streamlined and far less of a mess than the previous Godzilla film. Kong is the culmination of a cinematic saga that began with 2014’s Godzilla and continued with 2017’s Kong: Skull Island and 2019’s kaiju warmup brawl, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Wonder Woman 1984 is coming out on Crave in April (whereas it was released on HBO Max in December), so using that as a guide, probably in 4 months for Kong v Godzilla. CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. We explain it in detail here, but essentially, you'll need to watch on a smart TV or streaming device -- or a Comcast Xfinity box -- using the HBO Max app and your home internet connection. Kong is ready to rumble in Godzilla vs Kong. The MonsterVerse has introduced a secret government agency called Monarch, and the giant monsters in this world are called Titans. Entertain your brain with the coolest news from streaming to superheroes, memes to video games. It releases today (March 31st). It turns out that I apparently miss the sight of a massive gorilla punching a radioactive sea monster right in the middle of its dumb face.". Godzilla vs. Kong, as the trailer shows, pits the iconic Japanese sea monster against the enormous ape, and we are ready for it. You can rent or buy that film on Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango and other services. And the disturbingly named Skull Crawler is new, too. Some miss their loved ones. The film already opened in countries that don't have HBO Max, like Australia, but some others, including France and Japan, won't get it until May. Godzilla vs. Kong is really more of a Kong: Skull Island sequel than a sequel to the Godzilla movies, and that makes sense if only because Kong is a more expressive creation. There's a new gargoyle-like character called Hell Hawk. Kong falls in love with a human woman, Ann, played by Fay Wray, and inevitably breaks loose and grabs her, climbing to the top of the Empire State Building before being shot down by airplanes. in his trailer appreciation, published in the British newspaper The Guardian, theme song for the 2019 WWE Hell in a Cell event, Warbats are the winged serpenty characters. The official first trailer came out in January, and immediately set a viewing record for a Warner Bros. trailer. 2 Reply Godzilla vs. Kong knows exactly what type of film it is and it doesn’t try to be anything more. Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters are both free to watch on HBO or HBO Max, or available for rental or purchase on other sites. You can certainly figure out what's going on in Godzilla vs. Kong even if you've never seen a movie with either monster in it before. Godzilla vs. Kong is the fourth film in what's called the "MonsterVerse," a series of films about the two giant monsters from Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. Read more: 6 best movies to stream on HBO Max. Like Wonder Woman 1984, there's no extra charge above and beyond your subscription fee. Is it free for me? A Twitter account run by someone going by Kaijuologist shared images of three toys from the new movie that seem to represent new creatures. Like Wonder Woman 1984 on the streaming service earlier this year, the blockbuster movie is available for streaming only for a limited time -- a month, unless things change. Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Pretty sure it's coming to PVOD. The trailer seems slanted to making Godzilla the heel, but pick your favorite and root accordingly. The new film is directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch 2016), from a screenplay by Eric Pearson (Black Widow) and Max Borenstein, who wrote Godzilla, and co-wrote both Skull Island and King of the Monsters. So you have to pay for it through iTunes, Google Play, etc. Also worth mentioning: The 1988 Godzilla remake, starring Matthew Broderick, has been riffed by the jokesters at RiffTrax, Mystery Science Theater 3000 alums Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. In fact, you might already have access to HBO Max and not even know it. Godzilla vs. Kong. © 2021 CNET, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. In one trailer scene, King Kong swings around some hapless serpenty creature, apparently called a Warbat, through the air, and smacks another hapless Warbat with it.