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It looks like the third film for theGodzilla x Kongfranchise won’t be happening soon after director Adam Wingard exits the project. The latest installment,Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, has proved to be a tremendous success for Legendary Pictures.
Wingard co-wrote and helmedThe New Empirewith the intention of telling more stories from the famed MonsterVerse. He also revealed he’s working on another project which may have caused the delay of anotherGodzillamovie.
Adam Wingard ExitsGodzilla x KongAfter Expressing Interest In A Trilogy
In a post fromThe Hollywood Reporter, the outlet confirmedGodzilla x KongdirectorAdam Wingard’s departure from the franchise. Their sources claimed that “the parting of ways is described as amicable and stemming from timing issues.” The report also said that “the door remains open for a future return.”
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empiregrossed over $563 million in global ticket sales as perBox Office Mojoagainst a production budget of $150 million. OnRotten Tomatoes, it received an impressive 91% audience score.
Chairman of Legendary Pictures worldwide production Mary Parent previously toldTHRthat they are hopeful for anotherGodzillaproject.
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. These are early days, but we are certainly feeling good.
In March, Wingard told the same outlet that “there’s always the seduction of making a trilogy out of it, and I think that there’s some untapped areas to go into.” He said that they wouldn’t make any move until they saw how the latest film performed at the box office, and now that it delivered an impressive feat, Wingard would eventually exit.
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At this point, Legendary Pictures will have to start anew with another MonsterVerse project. Fans already had two incredibleGodzillafilms in the past couple of months, withTakashi Yamazaki’sGodzilla Minus Onewinning the Best Visual Effects category at the Academy Awards.
Fans Demand A Change Of Tone In FutureGodzillaMovies
With Adam Wingard’s sudden departure from theGodzilla x Kongfranchise, many fans felt devastated. However, there were also others who believed it was time to revert to the old classicGodzillamovies.
For some fans, Wingard’s version has deviated from the dark and gritty tone of the franchise. They complained of the films’ goofiness which sort of takes away the very essence of the story.
On Twitter, fans expressed their desire to have futureGodzillafilms embrace the bleaker, more terrifying side. Check out their tweets below:
Can we go back to the darker, gritty tone now?
— AfterSound (@AfterSoundMusic)July 15, 2025
Thank god. Give it back to Gareth Edwards or to Martin Scorsese for a first time.
— Luke De 1st (@Luke_De_1st)June 27, 2025
Good, he made them way too cartoony and did not care about scale enough like the 2014 film
— Skullking266 (@ZachCanis)July 05, 2025
They were def cool movies, but 2014 and KOTM were much better. Hopefully it returns to that atmosphere. I think Wingard can definitely make great movies elsewhere though.
— 𝙶𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚝 (@GChapman00)August 22, 2025
Good , he steered the franchise so far away from it’s roots it’s a joke of a movie, homie had godzilla doing suplex city
— DarkLink – The Vile One (@DarkLink999)July 05, 2025
Some fans mentioned they want the upcoming movie to be handed back toGareth Edwardswho helmed the 2014 installment, also known as the first film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise.
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Wingard will be directing the action thriller filmOnslaughtfor A24 with his usual collaborator Simon Barrett before returning to helm another monster movie project.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empireis available for rent or purchase via Amazon Prime.
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