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There Will Be Practical Monster FX in ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’

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Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah are expected to be in the sequel.

If you’ve seen Trick ‘r Treat and/or Krampus, you know that director Michael Dougherty is big on practical effects – so when it was announced he would be directing the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters, we wondered if he’d be bringing some of that old school magic to the table. And we’re happy to report, via Dougherty himself on Twitter today, that there indeed will be some practical monster effects in the 2019 film!

Dougherty also confirmed that Tom Woodruff Jr. is on board the makeup effects team. In addition to playing iconic monsters like Pumpkinhead and a Xenomorph in several Alien films, Woodruff Jr. has lent his talents to practical effects masterpieces such as Predator, Aliens and Tremors. Needless to say, he’s one of the greats, so we cannot wait to see what he brings to the table for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

The cast includes Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Ken Watanabe (Godzilla), Aisha Hinds (“Underground”), Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”), Kyle Chandler (Super 8), Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring), Sally Hawkins (Godzilla) and O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton).

Dougherty wrote the script with Zach Shields.

Godzilla: King of Monsters hits theaters on March 22, 2019, with the monster mash-up Godzilla vs. Kong slated to bow the following year on May 22, 2020.

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‘Abigail’ on Track for a Better Opening Weekend Than Universal’s Previous Two Vampire Attempts

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In the wake of Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man back in 2020, Universal has been struggling to achieve further box office success with their Universal Monsters brand. Even in the early days of the pandemic, Invisible Man scared up $144 million at the worldwide box office, while last year’s Universal Monsters: Dracula movies The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Renfield didn’t even approach that number when you COMBINE their individual box office hauls.

The horror-comedy Renfield came along first in April 2023, ending its run with just $26 million. The period piece Last Voyage of the Demeter ended its own run with a mere $21 million.

But Universal is trying again with their ballerina vampire movie Abigail this weekend, the latest bloodbath directed by the filmmakers known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, Scream).

Unlike Demeter and Renfield, the early reviews for Abigail are incredibly strong, with our own Meagan Navarro calling the film “savagely inventive in terms of its vampiric gore,” ultimately “offering a thrill ride with sharp, pointy teeth.” Read her full review here.

That early buzz – coupled with some excellent trailers – should drive Abigail to moderate box office success, the film already scaring up $1 million in Thursday previews last night. Variety notes that Abigail is currently on track to enjoy a $12 million – $15 million opening weekend, which would smash Renfield ($8 million) and Demeter’s ($6 million) opening weekends.

Working to Abigail‘s advantage is the film’s reported $28 million production budget, making it a more affordable box office bet for Universal than the two aforementioned movies.

Stay tuned for more box office reporting in the coming days.

In Abigail, “After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.”

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