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"Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" sees not only the return of
the two titans but also actors Rebecca Hall's scientist Ilene
Andrews and Brian Tyree Henry's conspiracy theorist Bernie. It
introduces "Downton Abbey" and "Beauty and the Beast" actor Dan
Stevens as eccentric veterinarian Trapper.
In the sequel, Kong and Godzilla both sense a threat coming from
Hollow Earth, where both originate from, and they can only win
by teaming up together. They are aided on their mission by
Andrews' adopted daughter Jia, played by Kaylee Hottle, who can
also sense the hidden enemy.
"The technology's there, the confidence is there, it's time to
be able for the first time ever to do a movie that lets the
(monsters) tell their own story from their own (point of view),"
director Adam Wingard told Reuters.
"I was just very excited to be able to do all these sequences
where they're visually driven and we go sometimes eight minutes
without a line of dialogue and you're just there with the
monsters."
"That's the dream movie I'd always wanted to see as a kid and
that's what this is all about, fulfilling that lifelong sort of
goal," added Wingard, who also directed "Godzilla vs. Kong."
The cast had to give highly energetic performances to keep up
with the lead monsters and were often helped by LED screens
showing what they were reacting to. Tyree Henry's Bernie is the
most freaked out.
"Count how many times I say 'oh my god', like how many times
it's screamed, how many times it's whispered because that is
literally the state of panic I found my character in for most of
this movie," the actor said.
"Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" begins its global cinema
rollout from Wednesday.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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