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Godzilla x Kong’s First Reactions Offer Titanic Action and Little Else
We’re on enough of a regular cadence with Legendary’s Godzilla franchise—now expanded in the recent entries to give top-billing to an extra co-star in King Kong—that we should probably expect at this point when people say the new one is full of good dumb action and not much else. But, stop us if you’ve not…
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The Thundercats Movie Gets an Encouraging Update
Every big director in Hollywood knows to line up a few potential projects for the future and Adam Wingard has some of the coolest. His latest film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, will hit theaters later this month, and in addition, he’s attached to not just a sequel to John Woo’s Face/Off but a…
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Godzilla Minus One Just Made Kaiju History With Its Oscar Win
Godzilla is a titan of moviemaking, but now he’s toppled his loftiest goal yet: award season. Just announced at the 2024 Academy Awards, Godzilla Minus One—io9’s favorite movie of 2023—has won the Oscar for best VFX. The movie overcame strong competition from the likes of Disney—with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and 20th…
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How Buddy Cops and the Shaw Brothers Influenced Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
In 2021, it was Godzilla versus Kong. But Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sees the foes team up—reluctantly—to take on a new threat. The dynamic between them might be unfamiliar based on what we’ve seen in the Monsterverse so far, but movie fans may recognize its origins in… ‘80s buddy-cop movies? Speaking to Empire…