After securing a director for 2020's Godzilla vs. Kong yesterday, Legendary continues to make moves and today, Variety is reporting that Thomas Middleditch has joined the cast of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which is the hotly awaited next installment in the studio's MonsterVerse. Details on his role weren't provided.
Middleditch joins a star cast that already features Kyle Chandler (Bloodline), Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Sally Hawkins (Godzilla), Aisha Hinds (Underground), Anthony Ramos (A Star Is Born), Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), and Randy Havens (Stranger Things).
Michael Dougherty (Krampus) is helming with a script he co-wrote alongside writing partner Zach Shields (Krampus).
Middleditch currently headlines the hit HBO comedy series Silicon Valley and his most prominent film credits include The Other Guys, The Campaign, The Kings of Summer, The Wolf of Wall Street, Search Party, The Final Girls, Joshy. He most recently completed Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, which bows in theaters this weekend. He also had a small voice cameo in Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters will roar into theaters March 22, 2019