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The ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Development Process Has Begun; First Details
Legendary’s shared monsters universe culminates in an epic battle.
This weekend marks the release of Kong: Skull Island, the second film in the cinematic universe that unites two of the world’s most legendary monsters. The universe began with 2014’s Godzilla and will continue on March 22, 2019 with Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Then, on May 29, 2020, Godzilla and Kong will battle to the death up on the big screen.
Yeah. That is going to be AWESOME.
THR reports that development on Godzilla vs. Kong has officially begun, as Legendary has brought in a team of writers to crack the mash-up film. Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) will head the writing crew, and he’s being joined by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne (Star Trek Beyond), Lindsey Beer (Dungeons & Dragons), Cat Vasko (Queen of the Air), T.S. Nowlin (The Maze Runner), and J. Michael Straczynski (World War Z).
Once the story is worked out, a writer will be brought in to pen the script.
Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.
The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.
“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”
John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.
“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”
Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.
Blackmore’s Mountain Man series features 7 books, the first one published in 2011.
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