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

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7 years ago

May 23, 2017

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.

Related Topics:Godzilla Godzilla: King of the Monsters Michael Dougherty Tom Woodruff Jr

John Squires

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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‘MaXXXine’ – Mia Goth Takes Hollywood in New Image from Ti West’s Sequel

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3 hours ago

April 30, 2024

John Squires

One of this summer’s most hotly anticipated new movies is A24 and Ti West’s MaXXXine, a follow-up to X and Pearl that brings Mia Goth’s title character into the 1980s.

With her past catching up to her, Maxine attempts to make it big as a superstar in Hollywood, 1985. While you wait, check out a new image below courtesy of USA Today this week.

Releasing in theaters on July 5, 2024, MaXXXine is rated “R” for…

“Strong violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use.”

If you missed the official trailer, you can watch it right here.

Mia Goth stars alongside Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon in MaXXXine.

Here’s the official plot synopsis from A24 this week: “In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”

Last we saw Maxine in Ti West’s X (2022), she was the sole survivor of a massacre carried out by elderly couple Howard and Pearl in the Summer of ’79. Goth of course pulled double duty as the villain Pearl in that movie, who got her own origin story in Pearl (2022). Pearl and Maxine are different characters, but they share the common goal of wanting to be stars.

Will Maxine finally make it in Hollywood? Or will the demons of her past become her ultimate downfall? With the Night Stalker roaming free, we expect MaXXXine to get wild this summer.