Godzilla took place in the present day and Kong: Skull Island was set in the 1970s but when exactly will the two iconic monsters clash? Well, as many of you probably will have guessed, it too is all going down in the here and now! That gives King Kong time to catch up to his opponent in terms of size and it means that we will indeed get some crossover with the Godzilla sequel which is currently in the works.
Unfortunately, characters from Kong: Skull Island won't be back unless they're portrayed by older actors but Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard had this to say about plans for the crossover.
"No, ours is more in continuity with the sequel to Godzilla right now. They’re doing Godzilla 2 with Mike Dougherty directing, so our film is in [the] present day. We have a couple characters from Godzilla 2 in ours, but it’ll be interesting to see how Kong has fared over the years. You see him in that film and he’s just constantly under attack. Things are going wrong and there’s probably been lots of human intervention since then. It’ll be interesting to see a more rugged, a bit more aged Kong."
It's a shame that this movie means we're going to miss out on four decades or so of Kong's history but it is possible that future films will delve into that which are set in different time periods. We'll have to wait and see but the groundwork is clearly being laid for this movie via Godzilla 2 and it will be interesting seeing if that references Kong and what he's been up to. Who are you guys rooting for?
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