GODZILLA VS. KONG May "Come Out Later" Due To The Underperformance Of KING OF THE MONSTERS

GODZILLA VS. KONG May "Come Out Later" Due To The Underperformance Of KING OF THE MONSTERS

With Godzilla: King of the Monsters underwhelming at the box office, in addition to its mixed-to-negative reviews, Legendary is hoping to strategically avoid another disaster with Godzilla Vs. Kong . . .

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By Dragonsfoe - Jun 09, 2019 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Godzilla vs. Kong
Source: Deadline
The Monsterverse has been kicking for a while now, and since 2014, everything seemed to be going right for the budding cinematic universe. This was until Godzilla: King of the Monsters was panned by critics, with the overcrowded box office bloodbath not doing the sequel any favors. The sequel, which impressed during its marketing, will ultimately lose money for studio. Warner Bros. and Legendary are now trying to avoid another underperformance with next year's Godzilla Vs. Kong.

During a PGA conference, Warner Bros. boss Toby Emmerich went on the record regarding the status of next year's monster brawl saying:

[Godzilla Vs. Kong] will deliver for fans in the way they were looking for [in Godzilla: King of the Monsters] . . . It might come out later in the year, so we can deliver an A+ movie.


If a move does happen, which it should, Warner Bros. would be allowing for more breathing room in between installments, in addition to giving more time to ensure a quality feature. Hopefully Adam Wingard's Godzilla Vs. Kong delivers when the film hits theaters in 2020.



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tmp3
tmp3 - 6/9/2019, 6:45 AM
WB would be idiots to give this their December 2020 date. Aquaman just did $1.15 billion there, so they should put something that could be profitable there and not the sequel to a movie that's flopping. Suicide Squad 2 is gonna be ready on time, or if Black Adam starts filming early enough in 2020 it could make it (Jumanji 3 started shooting in January 2019 for a December date)
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/9/2019, 6:46 AM
Also, Avatar 2 moved and Uncharted is gonna bomb. December 2020 is so empty!
Alex35
Alex35 - 6/9/2019, 6:54 AM
Too bad for KOTM. Great cinema experience. Deserves at least 500 millions ww.
GoldGuy
GoldGuy - 6/9/2019, 6:57 AM
Is this another BvS in the making?
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/9/2019, 7:45 AM
@GoldGuy - Another Dark Phoenix.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 6/9/2019, 7:33 AM
Come on now, just...
Jacory
Jacory - 6/9/2019, 7:50 AM
This current run of the Godzilla franchise is really up in the air for me. I loved the first Godzilla (2014) more than KOTM, but KOTM felt more like an OG Godzilla movie, and very nostalgic. I liked it a lot, but it has some problems for me, and apparently from the box office movie going audience,and critics, I'm on the more positive end of the spectrum. I'm still going to see Godzilla vs Kong, but I'm just worried about the quality and box office performance.
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/9/2019, 8:15 AM
I through it was a pretty epic movie, I came in looking for the monster fights. But an issue was the film cutting back to the humans too much during these fights. Tone that down
TheTick91
TheTick91 - 6/9/2019, 8:22 AM
Doesn't matter as the critics will whine like the cynical douchébags they are. Just do what you want to do and don't give a shet what the grumpy MCU worshipping virgins say.
BuzzKillington
BuzzKillington - 6/9/2019, 8:46 AM
@TheTick91 -

The only grumpy virgin here is the guy who brings up the MCU in an unrelated article because he's so mad at the critics he pretends to not care about. How sad are you :(
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/9/2019, 1:04 PM
i just came back from cinema and here are my thoughts

the movie was fine.
it's a fast paced monster brawl with some good actors/actresses in the middle.
it's lacking a suspense of the first Godzilla and Skull Island fight scenes were better but it's still entertaining. the story was fine, the characters felt rather one-dimensional but overall - it's not bad. 6/10
KillerOfSaints
KillerOfSaints - 6/9/2019, 7:08 PM
Whatever. Movie was fantastic. Saw it twice with my kids. They loved it too. I haven’t heard one person I know that saw it say anything bad. Why does every movie have to be up there with The Godfather?
madhombre
madhombre - 6/9/2019, 9:38 PM
King of the Monsters is suffering because the first one wasn’t very good.
( Bland leads, hardly any Godzilla action)
It’s a damn shame as this one is much better.
lawman1108
lawman1108 - 6/10/2019, 11:06 AM
KOTM should have come out SOONER than 5 years AND in MARCH when there was nothing else out...It's a fun movie and if they push this back the loyal fan base will be pissed.
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