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{{Short description|2024 American film by Adam Wingard}}
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| budget = {{USD|135–150 million|long=no}}<ref name="Deadline-Preview">{{Cite web |lastlast1=D'Alessandro |firstfirst1=Anthony |last2=Tartaglione |first2=Nancy |date=March 26, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong'' Will Bunny Hop To $135M Global Opening As Legendary's Monsterverse Franchise Roars Past $2.5 Billion – Easter Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-box-office-1235868869/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326230533/https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-box-office-1235868869/ |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=April 6, 2024 |title=Box Office: 'Godzilla x Kong' Staying on Top, 'Monkey Man' Swings Into Second and 'The First Omen' Gets Crossed Up |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/monkey-man-opening-godzilla-kong-second-weekend-first-omen-1235962604/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406205049/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/monkey-man-opening-godzilla-kong-second-weekend-first-omen-1235962604/ |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref>
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'''''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'''''{{efn|According to Wingard, the “x” in the film's title is silent, though he pronounces it in the abbreviation ''GxK''.<ref name="SilentX">{{Cite web |last=Coman |first=Monica |date=March 21, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' Director Explains the Title, Confirms the 'x' Is Silent |url=https://www.cbr.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-director-title/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428084119/https://www.cbr.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-director-title/ |archive-date=April 28, 2024 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref> The "x" is meant by Legendary Pictures to indicate more of a collaboration than a fight rematch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raymond |first=Charles Nicholas |date=2023-04-19 |title=Explaining The "X" And "New Empire" In Godzilla vs Kong 2's Title |url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-x-kong-new-empire-title-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501031221/https://screenrant.com/godzilla-x-kong-new-empire-title-explained/ |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> In many translated versions of the title, it is rendered with the conjunction “and” as ''Godzilla and Kong: The New Empire'' (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Polish, etc.).{{cn|date=May 2024}}}} is a 2024 American [[monster movie|monster film]] directed by [[Adam Wingard]]. Produced by [[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]] and distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], it is the sequel to ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) and the fifth film in the [[Monsterverse]] franchise, also serving as the 38th film of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]] and 13th in the [[King Kong (franchise)|''King Kong'' franchise]]. The film stars [[Rebecca Hall]], [[Brian Tyree Henry]], [[Dan Stevens]], [[Kaylee Hottle]], [[Alex Ferns]], and [[Fala Chen]]. Hall, Henry, and Hottle reprise their roles from the previous film. In the film, [[King Kong|Kong]] encounters more of his species in the [[Hollow Earth]] and must unite again with [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] to stop the tyrannical Skar King and the powerful, frost-breathing Shimo from invading the Earth's surface.
 
Following the box office and streaming success of ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' during the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema|COVID-19 pandemic]], Legendary announced a sequel in March 2022 and that filming would commence later that year. In May 2022, it was announced that Wingard would return to direct and Stevens had been cast as a lead. Filming began in July 2022 in the [[Gold Coast, Australia]], and finished in November 2022.
 
''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' premiered at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] on March 25, 2024, and was released in the United States on March 29. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many comparing it unfavorably to ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'', which had been released four months prior. It became a box office success grossing over {{USD|568571.78 million|long=no}} worldwide against a production budget of {{USD|135–150 million|long=no}}, becoming the [[2024 in film|fifth-highest-grossing film of 2024]], the highest-grossing film of the Monsterverse, as well as in the ''Godzilla'' and ''King Kong'' franchises. A sequel is set to be released on March 26, 2027.
 
==Plot==
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Three years after defeating [[Mechagodzilla]],{{efn|name=GvK|As depicted in ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021)}} [[King Kong|Kong]] has established his new territory in the [[Hollow Earth]] and searches for more of his kind. On Earth's surface, [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] continues to maintain order between humanity and giant monsters, known as "Titans" — killing Titanus Scylla in [[Rome]] and resting in the [[Colosseum]] afterwards.
 
A Monarch observation outpost stationed in Hollow Earth picks up an unidentified signal. On the surface, the signal causes Jia, the last known survivor of the Iwi tribe from [[Skull Island (King Kong)|Skull Island]], to experience hallucinations and visions, causing her adoptive mother and Kong expert, Dr. Ilene Andrews, to worry. Also sensing the signal, Godzilla leaves Rome and attacks a nuclear plant in [[France]] to absorb radiation. He then heads to the lair of the Titan Tiamat in [[the Arctic]]. Monarch believes Godzilla is strengthening himself for an oncoming threat.
 
When a sinkhole opens near his home, Kong discovers an uncharted realm where a tribe of his species has survived, including a juvenile named Suko. After a brief initial confrontation, Kong convinces Suko to lead him to the tribe's lair, and the two slowly bond on their journey. The tribe's tyrannical leader, Skar King, battles Kong with the aid of an ancient ice-powered Titan, Shimo, whom he controls using a crystal that can cause her pain. Shimo's ice breath injures Kong's right arm, causing frostbite, but with Suko's help, Kong manages to escape after losing his axe.
 
Andrews and Jia, alongside Titan veterinarian Trapper and conspiracy podcaster Bernie Hayes, travel to Hollow Earth to locate the source of the signal. They find the Monarch outpost destroyed. As the group follows the signal, they discover a temple that leads them to a subterranean section that houses a surviving Iwi tribe, who communicate telepathically with each other, living beneath portals to the surface. Inspecting the temple, they surmiserealize that the signal was a telepathic distress call sent by the Iwi.
 
While observing Jia socializing with the Iwi, Andrews voices her fears to Trapper that Jia may choose to stay with her people and that Andrews would have to accept it. Inside a temple, Andrews uncovers hieroglyphics displaying the past and future: a tyrannical giant ape known as the Skar King once attempted to conquer the surface world, forcedand Shimowaged towar against Godzilla's species, triggertriggering an [[ice age]], andin wagedthe war against Godzilla's speciesprocess, but Godzilla defeated him by trapping him and his tribe deep within Hollow Earth. The prophecy also indicates that Jia would beis the key to reawakening [[Mothra]]. Sensing Jia, Kong locates the temple and is fitted by Trapper with a prototype exoskeletal glove to strengthen and heal his frostbitten limb. Unknown to them, another ape follows them, then informs the Skar King that the protective barrier leading to the surface portals has been opened. Jia successfully awakens the reborn Mothra.
 
Kong encounters the ape tribe and confronts the Skar King, who battles Kong with the latter overpowering him, forcing him to resort to summoning his enslaved ice-breathing Titan Shimo, using a crystal that causes her pain which forces her to submit to him. Shimo's ice breath injures Kong's right arm, causing frostbite. With Suko's help, Kong manages to escape after losing his axe.
Meanwhile, Godzilla kills Tiamat and absorbs cosmic radiation from her lair, which turns his dorsal plates magenta. Hoping to lure Godzilla to Hollow Earth to assist him, Kong surfaces in [[Cairo]] and calls out to Godzilla. Despite Kong's attempts to communicate, an enraged Godzilla attacks him, and a brief fight ensues until Mothra intervenes. Godzilla, Kong, and Mothra return to the Hollow Earth and engage Skar King and Shimo in battle, in which Kong loses his axe. Skar King and Shimo manage to use one of the portals to escape to the surface, forcing Godzilla and Kong to chase them to [[Rio de Janeiro]], where Shimo induces a second ice age at Skar King's command. The factions are evenly matched until Suko arrives with Kong's axe and destroys the crystal controlling Shimo. Shimo changes sides, freezing Skar King before Kong shatters him to pieces.▼
 
Sensing Jia, Kong locates the temple and is fitted by Trapper with a prototype exoskeletal glove to strengthen and heal his frostbitten limb. Unknown to them, another ape follows them, then informs the Skar King that the protective barrier leading to the surface portals has been opened. Jia successfully awakens the reborn Mothra.
 
▲Meanwhile, Godzilla kills Tiamat and absorbs cosmic radiation from her lair, which turns his dorsal plates magenta. Hoping to lure Godzilla to Hollow Earth to assist him, Kong surfaces in [[Cairo]] and calls out to Godzillahim. Despite Kong's attempts to communicate, an enraged Godzilla attacks him, and a brief fight ensues until Mothra intervenes. and soothes Godzilla,. Kong,The andthree MothraTitans return to the Hollow Earth and engage Skar King's and Shimoforces in battle, in which Kong loses his axe. Skar King and Shimo manage to use one of the portals to escape to the surface, forcing Godzilla and Kong, who again loses his axe, to chase them to [[Rio de Janeiro]], where Shimo induces a second ice age at Skar King's command. The factions are evenly matched until Suko arrives with Kong's axe and destroys the crystal controllingthat controls Shimo. Shimo changes sides, freezingand freezes Skar King, beforeletting Kong shattersshatter him to pieces.
 
After undoing Shimo's ice age with his atomic breath, Godzilla returns to rest in the Colosseum. Jia decides to stay with Andrews. Mothra restores the protective barrier of the Iwi's home and the portals. Kong returns with Shimo and Suko to Hollow Earth, where he becomes the ape tribe's new leader.
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* Tim Carroll as Wilcox
* [[Anthony Brandon Wong]] as Talk Show Announcer
* Allan Henry as [[King Kong|Kong]] and Skar Kingthe ([[Motion-capture acting|performance capture]]) of:<ref name="GxK Mocap">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-fight-sequences-weta-vfx/|title=The Best Fight Sequence in 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Almost Didn't Make the Cut|first=Samantha|last=Coley|work=Collider|date=May 5, 2024|access-date=June 7, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 8, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240608030751/https://collider.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-fight-sequences-weta-vfx/}}</ref>
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==Music==
{{main|Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (soundtrack)}}
In August 2022, Tom Holkenborg was announced to return to compose as co-composers the film's score, after previously doing so for ''Godzilla vs. Kong''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Tom Holkenborg to Return for Adam Wingard's 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Sequel |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/08/25/tom-holkenborg-to-return-for-adam-wingards-godzilla-vs-kong-sequel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826035741/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/08/25/tom-holkenborg-to-return-for-adam-wingards-godzilla-vs-kong-sequel/ |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> In December 2023, it was announced that Antonio Di Iorio would co-compose the score with Holkenborg.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 December 2023|title=Antonio Di Iorio Joins Tom Holkenborg to Co-Score Adam Wingard's 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/12/03/antonio-di-iorio-joins-tom-holkenborg-to-co-score-adam-wingards-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire/|website=Film Music Reporter|url-status=live|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20231204041206/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/12/03/antonio-di-iorio-joins-tom-holkenborg-to-co-score-adam-wingards-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire/|access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref> A single was released on March 13, 2024, by [[WaterTower Music]], titled “Main Title Theme.” The full soundtrack album was released on March 22, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240322064435/en/Godzilla-x-Kong-The-New-Empire-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack-Available-Now-on-WaterTower-Music|title=Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Available Now on WaterTower Music|first=|last=|work=Business Wire|date=March 22, 2024|access-date=March 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=March 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322183336/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240322064435/en/Godzilla-x-Kong-The-New-Empire-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack-Available-Now-on-WaterTower-Music}}</ref>
 
For the Japanese release, artists [[Ai (singer)|Ai]], Yaffle, and OZworld contributed to the track "[[Rise Together]]" as the film's theme and was released on April 17, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2024 |title=Yaffle x AI、映画『ゴジラxコング 新たなる帝国』日本版主題歌を担当 日本語吹替版予告公開 |trans-title=Yaffle x AI sings the Japanese version theme song for the movie "Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire" Japanese dubbed version trailer released |url=https://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/-/109971 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=CDjournal |language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=May 5, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240505010528/https://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/-/109971}}</ref>
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===Home media===
The film was released on digital platforms on May 14, 2024, and on [[Blu-ray]], [[DVD]] and [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on June 11, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-digital-4k-blu-ray-release-date/|title='Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Sets Digital, 4K Blu-ray and DVD Release|first=Drew|last=Taylor|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=May 7, 2024|access-date=May 7, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240508005924/https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-digital-4k-blu-ray-release-date/}}</ref> ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' became available to stream on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] on July 4, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-max-release-date-streaming-how-to-watch-1235961082/ |title='Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Sets Max Streaming Date in July |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Lexi |last=Carson |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
===Box office===
''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' has grossed $196.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $372375.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $568571.78 million.<ref name=NUMBOM/> As of 2024, it holds the record for the highest-grossing ''Godzilla'' film ever.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=2024-05-06 |title=Godzilla X Kong Is Now The Highest-Grossing Godzilla Movie Ever At The Box Office |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1576756/godzilla-x-kong-now-highest-grossing-godzilla-movie-ever-box-office/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506222412/https://www.slashfilm.com/1576756/godzilla-x-kong-now-highest-grossing-godzilla-movie-ever-box-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In the United States and Canada, ''Godzilla x Kong'' was initially projected to gross $50–55 million from 3,850 theaters in its opening weekend and an additional $80–90 million from 63 international territories.<ref name=Deadline-Preview/> After making $37 million on its first day, including $10 million from Thursday previews, the best-ever total for a Monsterverse film, estimates were raised to $75 million over the domestic weekend. It went on to debut at $80 million, topping the box office and becoming the second-best opening weekend of the series and the fifth-best Easter weekend of all time, behind ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' (2016), ''[[Furious 7]]'' (2015), ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) and ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]'' (2017).<ref name=opening>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=They Have Risen: 'Godzilla x Kong' Conquers Easter Box Office With $80M Opening; Legendary Monsterverse Franchise Crosses $2 Billion – Sunday AM Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-1235871440/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 31, 2024 |date=March 31, 2024 |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330023616/https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-1235871440/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film made $31.2 million (a drop of 61%), remaining in first.<ref>{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Godzilla x Kong' Rising To $30M; 'Monkey Man' Sees $10M, 'First Omen' Jinxed With $8M+ – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-monkey-man-first-omen-godzilla-x-kong-1235876709/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |work=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=April 7, 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405233624/https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-monkey-man-first-omen-godzilla-x-kong-1235876709/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In its third weekend, the film made $15.5 million, finishing second behind newcomer ''[[Civil War (film)|Civil War]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=' Civil War' Takes Box Office Spoils With $25.7M Opening, Best Ever For A24 – Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-civil-war-1235882968/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 14, 2024 |date=April 14, 2024 |archive-date=April 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413182039/https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-civil-war-1235882968/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, the film debuted at number two in Japan, behind ''[[Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram]].''<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=April 28, 2024 |title=Skadoosh!: ''Kung Fu Panda 4'' Crosses $500M WW; ''Challengers'' Widens Offshore Net; ''The Fall Guy'' Starts Overseas Action – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/kung-fu-panda-4-milestone-the-fall-guy-challengers-godzilla-x-kong-dune-roundup-punishment-global-international-box-office-1235897903/ |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=April 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428164936/https://deadline.com/2024/04/kung-fu-panda-4-milestone-the-fall-guy-challengers-godzilla-x-kong-dune-roundup-punishment-global-international-box-office-1235897903/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Rahul |date=April 2, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' Destroys Kaiju-Sized Global Box Office Milestone in Less Than a Week |url=https://collider.com/godzilla-x-kong-new-empire-global-box-office-202-million/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403203746/https://collider.com/godzilla-x-kong-new-empire-global-box-office-202-million/ |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=March 29, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong'' Roars to $10 Million From Thursday Previews |url=https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-x-kong-thursday-previews/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330012757/https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-x-kong-thursday-previews/ |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]] |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|54|5.6|247|Come to ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' for the sheer monster-mashing spectacle -- and stay for that too, because the movie doesn't have much else to offer.|access-date=May 29, 2024|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|47|51|ref=yes|access-date=March 29, 2024}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] reported 96% of audience members said the film "met or exceeded their expectations."<ref name="opening" />
 
Several critics compared the film unfavorably to Toho's ''Godzilla Minus One'', which had been released in the United States in December 2023.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name="SCJ">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Bruce |date=April 4, 2024 |title=REVIEW: ''Godzilla x Kong'' assembles an ''Oppenheimer'''s worth of monsters |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/godzilla-x-kong-monsters-review-rebecca-hall-dan-stevens/article_c50ccba0-f1da-11ee-a712-031acfa0b955.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240521215351/https://siouxcityjournal.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/godzilla-x-kong-monsters-review-rebecca-hall-dan-stevens/article_c50ccba0-f1da-11ee-a712-031acfa0b955.html |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=[[Sioux City Journal]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=March 29, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'': Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-review/5191966.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331155531/https://www.screendaily.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-review/5191966.article |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |access-date=April 10, 2024 |website=[[Screen International]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' review: flimsy monster mash |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/godzilla-kong-new-empire-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408022523/https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/godzilla-kong-new-empire-movie-review/ |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |access-date=April 10, 2024 |website=[[Digital Trends]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Luxford |first=Victoria |date=April 5, 2024 |title=''Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire'' is a low IQ addition to a sagging franchise |url=https://www.cityam.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-is-a-low-iq-addition-to-a-sagging-franchise/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406011830/https://www.cityam.com/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-is-a-low-iq-addition-to-a-sagging-franchise/ |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=April 10, 2024 |website=[[City A.M.]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>}} [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' mediocre, likening it more to a [[superhero film]], but felt that it was misfortunate that the film was released too soon after ''Godzilla Minus One'', comparing that film with "lyrical majesty" and ''Godzilla x Kong'' more like a "product", but admitted that the film delivers on the monster battles, praising the Rome battle.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-review-1235953545/|title='Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Review: A Godzilla Spectacle Minus One Thing: A Reason to Exist|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|work=Variety|date=March 28, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=March 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329131135/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-review-1235953545/}}</ref> Pete Hammond from ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' likened the scenes with the Ape tribe to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' and noted that Godzilla, despite getting top billing and referenced repeatedly in the film, mostly plays a supporting role. He felt the human characters were the same "one dimensional caricatures" typically found in monster films, but admitted that they had a "nice rapport" regardless. Like Gleiberman, Hammond compared the film to ''Godzilla Minus One'', calling it "far more impressive" than ''Godzilla x Kong'' and suggested that Legendary hire that film's team next.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-review-the-titans-of-the-monsterverse-join-forces-against-evil-but-it-is-all-still-just-more-of-the-same-stomp-fest-1235870412/|title='Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Review: The Titans Of The Monsterverse Join Forces Against Evil But It Is All Still Just More Of The Same Stomp Fest|first=Pete|last=Hammond|work=Deadline|date=March 28, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=March 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329132436/https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-review-the-titans-of-the-monsterverse-join-forces-against-evil-but-it-is-all-still-just-more-of-the-same-stomp-fest-1235870412/}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] also expressed dissatisfaction for the film and suggested that ''Godzilla Minus One'' writer-director [[Takashi Yamazaki]] make the next Monsterverse film.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Berardinelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |date=March 29, 2024 |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Reelviews Movie Reviews |language=en |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403003436/https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Sioux City Journal]]'' criticized the film's visual effects as inferior to those in ''Godzilla Minus One''.<ref name="SCJ"/>
 
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Director [[Adam Wingard]] expressed interest in making a third film featuring both Godzilla and Kong, but noted that "it just depends on how ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' does and how things kind of shape out."<ref name="SilentX"/> Wingard iterated that ideas have been discussed as to where to take the franchise onward and that he would take a "different approach" on the next film if he's invited back to direct.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tinoco |first1=Armando |last2=Sitek |first2=Natalie |date=March 25, 2024 |title='Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire' Premiere: Director Adam Wingard On Possible Third Film To Complete MonsterVerse Trilogy |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-premiere-director-adam-wingard-monsterverse-trilogy-1235868179/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326024235/https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-premiere-director-adam-wingard-monsterverse-trilogy-1235868179/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/godzilla-x-kong-pays-tribute-minus-one-1235860045/|title='Godzilla x Kong' Director Adam Wingard Talks His Cat's Influence on Godzilla and Lance Reddick's Role in 'The Guest 2'|first=Brian|last=Davids|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 26, 2024|access-date=April 11, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=April 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412045649/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/godzilla-x-kong-pays-tribute-minus-one-1235860045/}}</ref> He also suggested that the next film could potentially follow Godzilla primarily and explore his perspective in the same way that ''The New Empire'' followed Kong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-ending-and-post-credits-scene-explained|title=Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Ending Explained by Director Adam Wingard (and Post-Credits Check-In)|first=Rosie|last=Knight|work=IGN|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=April 5, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=April 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405021433/https://www.ign.com/articles/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-ending-and-post-credits-scene-explained}}</ref>
 
Commenting on the film's box office success, producer and Legendary's chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent said, "This is certainly an exciting result. We are in a good position to continue the journey, but let’s see how ''Godzilla x Kong'' unfolds."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-sequel-likely-1235869465/|title=MonsterVerse Future Looks Bright After 'Godzilla x Kong'|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 8, 2024|access-date=April 9, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=April 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410012504/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-sequel-likely-1235869465/}}</ref>
 
On May 10, 2024, Legendary announced that [[David Callaham]], who wrote the early drafts for ''Godzilla'' (2014), will write a follow-up to ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire''.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-follow-dave-callaham-1235895879/|title='Godzilla x Kong' Follow-Up Enlists 'Shang Chi' Scribe Dave Callaham to Write (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 10, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240510201312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-x-kong-follow-dave-callaham-1235895879/}}</ref> The following week, Legendary announced that Wingard would not return to direct due to scheduling conflicts, but expressed interest in Wingard returning in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-wingard-not-returning-godzilla-x-kong-sequel-exclusive-1235905822/|title=Adam Wingard Not Returning for 'Godzilla x Kong' Sequel (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 21, 2024|access-date=May 21, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=May 22, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522003737/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-wingard-not-returning-godzilla-x-kong-sequel-exclusive-1235905822/}}</ref> In June 2024, Legendary announced Grant Sputore (director of ''[[I Am Mother]]'') as the new director and that the film would be released on March 26, 2027.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/godzilla-x-kong-sequel-director-1235916872/|title=Legendary’sLegendary's ‘Godzilla'Godzilla x Kong’Kong' Followup Sets Director Grant Sputore|first=Aaron|last=Couch|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240606235517/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/godzilla-x-kong-sequel-director-1235916872/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/warner-bros-legendary-denis-villeneuve-1236056852/|title=Warner Bros. and Legendary Set Denis Villeneuve Event Film for 2026, Next MonsterVerse Movie for 2027|first=Katcy|last=Stephan|work=Variety|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240628224858/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/warner-bros-legendary-denis-villeneuve-1236056852/}}</ref>
 
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