Sam Neill Joins Legendary's GODZILLA X KONG Sequel in the Monsterverse
Sam Neill, best known for his role in the Jurassic Park franchise, is the latest addition to the cast of the new theatrical Monsterverse film from Legendary. There’s no word on the role he is being assigned. Neill joins a cast that includes Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Matthew Modine, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Dan Stevens, who reprises his role as veterinarian Trapper Beasley from last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the highest-grossing installment in the franchise.The film is said to place several new human characters alongside Titans Godzilla and Kong, as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat. Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) is directing from a script by Shang-Chi‘s Dave Callaham, taking over the directorial reins from Adam Wingard following his work on The New Empire and Godzilla vs. Kong.Launched with Godzilla in 2014, Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise also includes Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, as well as Netflix’s animated spin-off Skull Island and the Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The films, released by Warners, have grossed over $2.5B worldwide.via: Deadline


Sam Neill, best known for his role in the Jurassic Park franchise, is the latest addition to the cast of the new theatrical Monsterverse film from Legendary. There’s no word on the role he is being assigned.
Neill joins a cast that includes Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Matthew Modine, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Dan Stevens, who reprises his role as veterinarian Trapper Beasley from last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the highest-grossing installment in the franchise.
The film is said to place several new human characters alongside Titans Godzilla and Kong, as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat. Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) is directing from a script by Shang-Chi‘s Dave Callaham, taking over the directorial reins from Adam Wingard following his work on The New Empire and Godzilla vs. Kong.
Launched with Godzilla in 2014, Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise also includes Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, as well as Netflix’s animated spin-off Skull Island and the Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The films, released by Warners, have grossed over $2.5B worldwide.
via: Deadline