SAG Award-winning actor Delroy Lindo (The Good Combat, Da 5 Bloods) has been tapped to affix the Godzilla x Kong 2 forged for the upcoming subsequent installment to Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise. The movie is at the moment scheduled to reach in theaters on March 26, 2027.
Lindo is ready to painting the lead character’s boss at Monarch. Previous to starring within the Godzilla x Kong sequel, he’ll first seem within the highly-anticipated vampire film Sinners, with Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld. He’s additionally at the moment hooked up to star in Prime Video’s upcoming Anansi Boys miniseries.
Who else is within the Godzilla x Kong 2 forged?
The Godzilla x Kong sequel forged will even embrace Golden Globe nominee Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Legion), and Jack O’Connell (SAS: Rogue Heroes), with Stevens reprising his function as Trapper from 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The sequel will likely be directed by Grant Sputore (I Am Mom) from a screenplay written by Dave Callaham. The movie will reportedly function “a number of new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off towards a cataclysmic world-ending menace.”
Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise started in 2014 with Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, which starred Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Following its success, it was adopted by a number of sequels, together with 2017’s Kong: Cranium Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong. As well as, the studio has additionally partnered up with Netflix for an animated Cranium Island present that premiered on Netflix in 2023. Apart from persevering with to increase its movie franchise, Legendary can be at the moment engaged on its Apple TV+ spin-off collection Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which is slated to return for a second season.
(Supply: The Hollywood Reporter)