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MonsterVerse
The Monsterverse (also stylized as MonsterVerse) is an American multimedia franchise and shared universe featuring Godzilla, King Kong, and other characters owned and created by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd. The franchise consists of five films and two television series that have been produced by Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, with Warner Bros. Pictures co-financing and distributing the films and the TV series being released for streaming on Netflix and Apple TV+. The franchise has received a generally positive critical reception and has grossed $2.525 billion worldwide at the box office. Development Writer Max Borenstein stated that the Monsterverse did not begin as a franchise but as an American reboot of ''Godzilla (2014 film), Godzilla''. Borenstein credits Legendary Entertainment's founder and then CEO Thomas Tull as the one responsible for the Monsterverse, having acquired the rights to Godzilla and negotiated the complicated rights to King Kong. Tull had offered Bore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (franchise)
is a Japanese Monster movie, monster, or ''kaiju'', franchise centering on the Godzilla, titular character, a prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. The films series are recognized by the ''Guinness World Records'' as the "longest continuously running film series", having been in ongoing production since 1954, with several hiatuses of varying lengths. There are 38 ''Godzilla'' films: 33 Japanese films produced and distributed by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., and five American films; one by TriStar Pictures and four films (part of the Monsterverse franchise) by Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Pictures. The original film, ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'', was directed by and co-written by IshirÅ Honda and released by Toho in 1954. It became an influential classic of the genre. It featured political and social undertones relevant to Japan at the time. The 1954 film and its special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya are largely credited for establishin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy Of Monsters
''Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'' is an American monster television series created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction and produced by Legendary Television. Based on Godzilla by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the sixth installment and second television series in the Monsterverse franchise. Following the events of ''Godzilla'' (2014), the series follows members of the Monarch organization as they encounter Godzilla and other monsters called Titans, across a half century. The series stars Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski, alongside Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell in the shared role of Lee Shaw. ''Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'' premiered on Apple TV+ on November 17, 2023, to positive reviews. In April 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. Premise In 2015, one year after the re-emergence of Godzilla, half-siblings Cate and Kentaro Randa investigate their missing father Hiroshi's connection to Monarch, the covert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (2014 Film)
''Godzilla'' is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards (filmmaker), Gareth Edwards. Produced by Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a reboot of Toho's Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise, and the first film in Legendary's Monsterverse franchise. It is the 30th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and the second ''Godzilla'' film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. In the film, an American soldier attempts to return to his family while caught in the crossfire of an ancient rivalry between Godzilla (Monsterverse), Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs. The project began under executive producer Yoshimitsu Banno (director of ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'') as an IMAX 3D film in 2004, but was transferred to Legendary in 2009 to be redeveloped a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skull Island (TV Series)
''Skull Island'' is an American animated Adventure fiction, adventure television series developed by Brian Duffield for Netflix. It is the fifth installment and the first television series of the Monsterverse franchise and a sequel to ''Kong: Skull Island'' (2017). The series was produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios, Powerhouse Animation and Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Television with animation services provided by Studio Mir. Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt, and Betty Gilpin star in main roles as a group of shipwrecked explorers who find themselves on Skull Island (King Kong), Skull Island in the 1990s, where they encounter giant-sized prehistoric creatures, including the island's self-appointed guardian Kong (Monsterverse), Kong. The series premiered on June 22, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The upcoming comic book series ''Return to Skull Island'' will act as a continuation of ''Skull Island'' and is set to be r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
