 Epic Games is releasing its Godzilla Vs. Kong Pinball Pack, check out the info below and go to Epic Games website once released on April 13th. Godzilla Vs. Kong Pinball Pack Play three monstrous tables including Kong Pinball, Godzilla Pinball, and Godzilla vs Kong Pinball, and be the king of the leader boards on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store April 13th! Includes:
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 Zavvi is releasing an Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Monsterverse 4-Film Steelbook Collection, well sort of. This collection popped up on overseas website a while back but wasn't available in the US, now it is. Check out all the details below. Descriptions Godzilla This spectacular adventure pits Godzilla, the world’s most famous monster, against malevolent creatures that, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. Kong: Skull Island A team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, but their mission of discovery becomes the ultimate battle between man and nature when they venture into the domain of the mighty Kong. Godzilla: King of the Monsters The most powerful creature the world has ever known returns to challenge a battery of god-sized monsters in this epic action-adventure... and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance! Godzilla Vs. Kong Legends collide as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, while Monarch embarks on a perilous mission, unearthing clues to the Titans’ origins. Video Codec: HEVC / H.265 Resolution: 4K (2160p) HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10 Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1 Audio Godzilla 4K English: Dolby Atmos English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) Kong: Skull Island 4K English: Dolby Atmos English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4K English: Dolby Atmos English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) Godzilla vs. Kong 4K English: Dolby Atmos English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps) Subtitles Godzilla 4K English SDH, French, German SDH, Italian SDH, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Thai Kong: Skull Island 4K English SDH, Japanese, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Russian Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4K English SDH, German SDH, Italian SDH, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish Godzilla vs. Kong 4K English SDH, French, German SDH, Spanish, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian SDH, Polish, Romanian (Bonus features are believed to be the same as the regular releases.) Discs 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Eight-disc set (2 BD-100, 2 BD-66, 4 BD-50) Packaging Slipbox SteelBook, Inner print Playback 4K Blu-ray: Region free 2K Blu-ray: Region A Retail price: $119.99 Order here.               The Japanese video release of Godzilla Vs. Kong has been announced via both the Godzilla Store and Amazon Japan. Both are basically the same with one difference an exclusive SteelBook version from Amazon, they both have multiple extras including a Godzilla and Kong Movie Monster figure exclusive set which features Godzilla molded in clear blue vinyl (with paint applications over it including metallic blue on the fins). There is two 4K versions (with and without bonuses), a regular Blu-ray, and DVD (note Amazon list other versions but it is unclear of the exact difference). Updated with Rakuten bonus items and link. Check out the details and images below. GODZILLA VS. KONG SPECIAL SET Amazon limited goods "Japan Original Steel Book" included! (Amazon only, SteelBook version) Early purchase bonus "Original A4 Clear File" included! (Different styles, both Amazon and the Godzilla Store) Early purchase bonus Godzilla Store Limited Monarh Metal Reel Keychain (Godzilla Store only) Destruction God Godzilla vs Guardian God Kong Earth's Largest The ultimate confrontation! Which is the strongest! The movie monster series "GODZILLA" and "KONG", which are limited to this product, are included in a special package. The perfect and strongest specification that includes the bonus disc and 12 visual cards that I explained! Main story DISC 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Main story 113 minutes / 3 layers (BD100G) / 4K 2160p / Dolby Vision / HDR10 + Audio :( 1) English (original) Dolby Atmos (2) English (original) Dolby TrueHD 5.1ch (3) English (original) Dolby TrueHD 2.0ch (4) Japanese dubbing Dolby TrueHD 5.1ch (5) Barrier-free Japanese voice guide Dolby TrueHD 2.0ch (6) English Audio Commentary Dolby TrueHD 2.0ch Subtitles: (1) Japanese Subtitles (2) Japanese Subtitles (3) Barrier-Free Japanese Subtitles (4) Audio Commentary Subtitles Main DISC Blu-ray Main story 113 minutes / 2 layers (BD50G) / 1080p High Definition Audio: (1) English (original) Dolby Atmos (2) English (original) Dolby TrueHD 5.1ch (3) English (original) Dolby TrueHD 2.0ch (4) Japanese dubbed Dolby TrueHD 5.1ch (5) Barrier-free Japanese Audio Guide Dolby Digital 2.0ch (6) English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0ch Subtitles: (1) Japanese Subtitles (2) Japanese Dubbing Subtitles (3) Barrier-Free Japanese Subtitles (4) Audio Commentary Subtitles Main DISC Main DVD 113 minutes / Single-sided dual layer / 16: 9 Audio: (1) English (original) Dolby Digital 5.1ch (2) English (original) Dolby Digital 2.0ch (3) Japanese dubbing Dolby Digital 5.1ch (4) ) Barrier-free Japanese audio guide 2.0ch (5) English audio commentary Dolby Digital 2.0ch Subtitles: (1) Japanese subtitles (2) Japanese dubbing subtitles (3) Barrier-free Japanese subtitles (4) Audio commentary subtitles Bonus video Notice editing (1 type of Japanese version special news, 2 types of Japanese version theater notice, 3 types of Japanese version TV spot) Bonus audio Audio commentary (Director Adam Wingard) Bonus DISC Blu-ray 68 minutes / 1 Layer voice: English (original) Dolby True HD 2.0ch Subtitle: Japanese subtitle Contents ・ Godzilla attack ・ Godzilla phenomenon King of monsters ・ Leaving Kong's hometown ・ Discovering Kong's underground cavity ・ Look at Kong's palace ・ Eighth Wonder of the World ・ Appearance of Mechagodzilla ・ Battle in the 1st round Sea ・ 2nd round either loses ・ Monster tag team King and God Special Bundled Bonus Movie Monster Series GODZILLA VS. KONG SPECIAL SET Includes a soft vinyl figure limited to the movie "Godzilla vs Kong" from the "Movie Monster Series" that is three-dimensional with realistic modeling and skillful coloring! The whole body molded in blue is painted black, the back fin is painted pale and shining metallic blue, and the destructive god "GODZILLLA" that imaged the time of heat ray radiation and the ax that appears in the play are newly shaped and give off overwhelming power. Guardian god "KONG" with Battle Axe. Package-limited special figure set that can reproduce the ultimate confrontation at hand! Overall height: Approximately 160 mm / Product material: PVC / Target age: 3 years old and over / Manufacturer: Bandai Co., Ltd. Release date: Nov 3rd, 2021. Retail price: Amazon only 4K SteelBook Set 17,600 yen, 4K Set 15,400 yen, 4K (without bonuses, no DVD) 7,920 yen, Blu-ray 5,280 yen, DVD 4,180 yen (there also appears to be an Amazon SteelBook without the figures for 10,120 yen). Godzilla Store pre-order here, Amazon pre-order here, and Rakuten pre-order here.     
       There has been a number of websites and social media pages posting details on the Godzilla Vs. Kong video releases, some of this info is incorrect or unknown at this point, this post is to correct those "rumors" and such. Best Buy - there are four versions listed 4K Blu-ray Steelbook (BB exclusive), 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD, none have images to go along with them so any images attached by others at this point is purely a guess. The 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD most likely will feature the same artwork as other till the images show up on the Best Buy website it is not official. Update images have been added to the Best Buy website, all are the same as others, Steelbook image is at bottom of this article. Amazon US - there are five listings three are the same as Best Buy 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD, the other two are Prime Video (digital), and a three pack including Godzilla Vs. Kong, Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, and Kong: Skull Island, which are all Blu-ray discs. These do all have pics of the front and back of the packages and do appear to be accurate. Target/Walmart - their releases are the same as Amazon minus the Prime video version, same artwork as Amazon is listed (of note with Walmart, there may not be a DVD version as it did not show up on there site). Amazon UK - the listings there are basically the same as the US site with the one exception an Amazon Steelbook exclusive which does say region free (and therefore could be the same as Best Buy but again it is not guaranteed). Warner Bros. Shop UK - there versions feature different artwork but are otherwise the same, it is unclear if their US shop will have these. Others - there are other sites listing most of the same except the Steelbooks, but there are listings for a four film set that includes Godzilla 2014. Both Zavvi/HMV and Amazon India (oddly) have this set. As for the Best Buy Steelbook there is an low-res image floating around but it has come from third party sources and is not official. Release date for the US releases is June 15th, UK June 14th, digital May 21st. Special Features: Kong Discovers Hollow Earth Kong Leaves Home Behold Kong’s Temple The Evolution of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World Godzilla Attacks The Phenomenon of GŌJIRA, King of the Monsters Round One: Battle at Sea Round Two: One Will Fall Titan Tag Team: The God and the King The Rise of MechaGodzilla Commentary by Director Adam Wingard (only on 4K and Blu-ray) 
 Best Buy artwork.  As we know now that Warner Bros. and Legendary have worked out their issues over the release of Godzilla Vs. Kong and given the film a new release date, so the film's marketing has kicked into high gear. We had a couple of teasers previously, the roar clip, and the punch (HBO Max clip), now three more teaser clips have hit. One feature Madison (Millie Bobby Brown), a quick glimpse of Godzilla and Kong on the carrier, as well as Kong with the axe from the toy line, which leads to a whole host of questions. The second features a longer shot of Kong on the carrier with a voice over and Godzilla emerging from the water toward Kong. A third clip, that does not appear to have a high quality version floating around, appears to show someone holding a crudely made "toy" presented to Kong, the interesting part with this one is Kong does not appear to be full grown in the shot (more Skull Island sized). Also released was a poster, banner, wallpaper (from Legendary's Chinese page), and concept art. Also the Monarch Sciences website has been updated with a "warning" of the impending battle. Check them all out below and above.   
 When you look at the box office for Godzilla: King Of The Monsters you quickly realize it won't make as much as Godzilla 2014, whether or not it is considered a success is a matter of opinion. But when you start looking at many sequels in this genre, or even in other genres, is what could be called the sequel or sophomore jinx, that occurs.
Pacific Rim, the film that started the current kaiju trend, made $411 million, Pacific Rim Uprising approx $291 million, a significant drop, Godzilla 2014 made $529 million, Godzilla: KOTM will finish under $400 million (currently $386 million approx.), other big drop. This trend isn't just the recent films King Kong 1933 did quite well but its sequel Son Of Kong didn't do as well, the 1976 remake also did relatively well but its sequel King Kong Lives bombed, more recently Cloverfield did well but its first sequel had a drop at the box office and second sequel was shifted to Netflix. Even looking at the Jurassic Park/World franchise each film has done less than the previous film in each part of that series (Park separate from World films). In the case of Godzilla Vs. Kong we are technically getting the third Godzilla and second Kong film together, could that combo be enough to buck the trend. While not all sequels have had the same pattern the monster or creature genre seems to have it be more the case, it is a possibility this is why we have not gotten a more definitive word on sequels to other films like Rampage, The Meg, etc. even though they were successful films. There are many reasons why this can be happening like, the shock/awe valve and curiosity are there in the first film but isn't as much in the sequel. Also many sequels become more story focused and look at the continuing story arc going forward which may loose some, there is also issues because they aren't as interested in the human characters or character/monster development (they want monsters to be monsters for example), it's a delicate balance and it's hard to truly satisfy the audience as a whole, especially non fans of the genre. Another more modern problem can be reviews, curiosity even with not such great or bad reviews will still allow a new film to do well but that curiosity isn't there in the same way so bad reviews weight a lot more on a sequel. There can also be a lot of dissecting of films now which with all of the special effects, story details, and such that they can can get hurt by being over analyzed. The big questions for Monsterverse fans is how will Godzilla Vs. Kong do and will the Monsterverse continue. The first question may be helped by the nostalgia, since many fans, serious and casual, have been looking for a rematch since 1962, another thing is Kong was slightly better reviewed and received which may help. On the flip side questions of Kong's size and how he will match Godzilla may and have caused concern, yes he was growing but it has been a source of jokes since his film was released. Warner Bros. and Legendary have done a lot to try and built to it and build the Monsterverse into something so hopefully that pays off and helps, but the poor showing of Godzilla: KOTM may have hurt mainstream interest. Toho will certainly be watching, a big box office and the Monsterverse continues, a poor showing and Toho may decide to do their own thing (which could happen anyway) and the Monsterverse may end. We hope it does well as we look forward to where the Monsterverse will go and its continued development. In the end no matter what happens we personal are happy overall with what we got and hope fans are too.  With Kong; Skull Island in theaters, and looking like it will do well thanks to the positive reviews, most will soon be turning their attention to the future MonsterVerse films, Godzilla: King Of The Monsters and Godzilla Vs. Kong.
The fact that the two films will be released within a year or so apart from each other lends to the possibility of the two being filmed back to back but it isn't only that. Most films in the same series have usually a break between them of two years at the minimum, take the current Star Wars trilogy which are each spaced two years apart (with the solo Star Wars films in between). Another thing is the announcement today of a writing group to work on Godzilla Vs. Kong, consisting of Terry Rossio, Patrick McKay, J.D. Payne, Lindsey Beer, Cat Vasko, T.S. Nowlin, Jack Paglen, and J. Michael Straczynski. Godzilla: KOTM is only slightly ahead of this with writing being worked on and the director, and a few actors being named. It wouldn't surprise me to see this group help with rewrites that surely will happen with Godzilla: KOTM. It would completely make sense to do this and give a flow from one film to the next given they will most likely take place in the same time frame unlike Kong: Skull Island and the first Godzilla film. It could also ensure the actors in Godzilla: KOTM film return for the next film, something which may not happen with the Godzilla actors for Godzilla: KOTM. While this is pruly speculation only time will till if this ends up being true.  From Variety
It was posted a while back that Michael Dougherty would write the Godzilla sequel with Zach Shields, now it has been announced he will direct it as well. He has apparently been working on writing it for a while and now was offered the director's chair. He has worked with Legendary before so he was known to them. Alex Garcia will oversee the project for Legendary. No word on Thomas Tull's involvement. Godzilla 2 is currently dated for Mar. 22, 2019, with Godzilla vs. Kong set for May 29, 2020.  Warner Bros has announce that they updated some release dates for future films including Godzilla 2 (March 22, 2019) and Godzilla Vs King Kong (May 29, 2020). While this gives G Vs KK an official date, Godzilla 2's date is moved nearly 9 months, from original date of June 8, 2018.
The main reason for the move is Transformers 6 had the same release date (and the Jurassic World sequel being scheduled to be released two weeks later) but some may wonder why move it so far into the future. Other thing is 2018 is a pretty full year release wise, there are a number of major movie releases. 2019 is far less crowded and March will put it far enough away from the two biggest releases Avengers Infinity War Part 2 and Justice League Part 2 (May and June releases). There is possibly other reasons that have not been said to explain the length of the shift. Pacific Rim was originally scheduled for March 2017, a little over a year before Godzilla 2 original release, it was moved to August 2017 when Kong: Skull Island was moved to March 2017. Pacific Rim has since been pulled from the calendar but with a recent announcement of director Steven S. DeKnight being added to it the possibility of Pacific Rim being added back to the calendar is likely it would not be placed in the vacated spot from Godzilla 2 so it may get a later 2018 date. Another possibility is Monsterpocalypse, Warner Bros got the movie rights to this kaiju board game and it would need to be added as well to the calendar of releases. There could be other simpler reasons like a normal delay (because of director or actors involved) or just that they want the two Godzilla movies closer together. In any case fans just need to be patient and hope for a great film(s). |
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