{"id":40566,"date":"2017-05-31T18:51:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T22:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=40566"},"modified":"2017-05-31T18:51:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T22:51:51","slug":"adam-wingard-referee-godzilla-vs-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/31\/adam-wingard-referee-godzilla-vs-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Wingard To Referee GODZILLA VS KONG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Warner Brothers and Legendary Entertainment has signed Adam Wingard to direct Godzilla Vs Kong<\/strong>, the fourth installment in their Monsters Universe franchise.<\/p>\n

Wingard comes from a low-budget horror background, having previously helmed You\u2019re Next<\/strong>, The Guest<\/strong> and the recent remake of Blair Witch<\/strong>. He recently wrapped production on a live action version of the Japanese anime Death Note<\/strong>. His hiring for this big tentpole project continues the studio’s pattern of bringing on board directors whose previous work was only in the much lower budgetary realm.<\/p>\n

The franchise kicked off with 2014’s Godzilla, which was directed by Gareth Edwards, whose only previous feature film directorial credit was the low-budget Monsters<\/strong>. This year’s Kong: Skull Island<\/strong> had The Kings of Summer<\/strong> director Jordan Vogt-Roberts behind the camera. The Godzilla<\/strong> sequel, Godzilla: King Of The Monsters<\/strong>, is currently in production under the guidance of Trick ‘R Treat<\/strong> helmer Michael Dougherty.<\/p>\n

While some have complained that these days there’s a lack of mid-budget features for directors to get more solid experience before handing them a big-budget franchise picture, it has been paying dividends for the studio in this franchise. So far both Godzilla<\/strong> and Kong: Skull Island<\/strong> have pulled in over $500 million at the international box office apiece.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year<\/a>, the studio held a “writers’ room” conference with a number of scripters to hammer out a story for the project. Original Pirates Of The Caribbean<\/strong> trilogy co-screenwriter Terry Rossio headed things up, with<\/p>\n

Star Trek Beyond co-writers Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, Lindsey Beer (the upcoming The Kingkiller Chronicle<\/strong>s for Lionsgate), Cat Vasko (the upcoming Queen Of The Air<\/strong>), T.S. Nowlin (The Maze Runner<\/strong> franchise), Jack Paglen (Alien: Covenant<\/strong>) and Babylon 5<\/em> creator J Michael Straczynski. There has been no word as to which of the writers in the room landed the job to turn that story outline into a screenplay.<\/p>\n

Currently, Godzilla: King Of The Monsters<\/strong> is set for a March 22, 2019 release with Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown starring.<\/p>\n

Godzilla Vs Kong<\/strong> is set for release on May 29, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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