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Shun Oguri the Latest to Join the Cast of Adam Wingard’s ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’
More casting news for Legendary’s epic fight flick Godzilla vs. Kong today, as Deadline reports that Japanese star Shun Oguri will make his Hollywood debut in the 2020 film.
Oguri starred in Takashi Miike’s Crows Zero, as well as last year’s Gintama.
Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Rebecca Hall (The BFG), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”), Jessica Henwick (“Iron Fist”) and Demian Bichir (The Nun) also star.
Adam Wingard (A Horrible Way to Die, V/H/S, The Guest, You’re Next, Death Note) directs.
The film will be the fourth in the cinematic universe featuring the two monsters. The first installment of Legendary’s Monsterverse was 2014’s Godzilla, followed by 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, which grossed more than $565 million worldwide. A sequel to Godzilla, titled Godzilla: King of the Monsters, with Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, and Brown, is coming soon.
Godzilla and Kong will clash on the big screen on May 22, 2020.
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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