Alycia Debnam-Carey joins Godzilla x Kong sequel (2025)

More than a decade has passed since Legendary Pictures secured the rights to Godzilla and other characters owned and created by the Japanese company Toho so they could launch a cinematic universe they call the MonsterVerse – and they also secured the rights to the King Kong character so he could be part of their MonsterVerse as well. Things got started withGodzillain 2014, and since then the universe has expanded withKong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong,the animated seriesSkull Island, the live-action seriesMonarch: Legacy of Monsters, andGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire. A third Godzilla / Kong mash-up is now in the works – andDeadline reports that Alycia Debnam-Carey of Fear the Walking Dead has joined the cast!

Debnam-Carey recently shared the screen with Kaitlyn Dever in the Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, and the actresses are reuniting on this MonsterVerse project. Also in the cast are Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), who is said to be playing Dever’s brother in the film, Delroy Lindo (Get Shorty), Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), and Dan Stevens, who is reprising the role of Titan veterinarian Trapper, the character he played inGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Godzilla vs. KongandGodzilla x Kong: The New Empirewere both directed by Adam Wingard, but he has decided to return to his roots with the gonzo action horror thrillerOnslaughtrather than return for another round of monster brawls. The new sequel is set to be directed by Grant Sputore, who previously directed the Hilary Swank sci-fi thrillerI Am Mother. Sputore will be working from a screenplay byShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsandSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Versewriter Dave Callaham.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empirewas the franchise’s highest-grossing installment and thehighest-grossing Godzilla film of all time, pulling in $571.9 million at the worldwide box office.Kong: Skull Islandwas the previous MonsterVerse record holder, having made $568 million. Deadline hears that the next entry isdescribed as a continuation of the franchise centering Godzilla, Kong, and an assortment of other Titans. It will feature several new human characters alongside Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat.

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