Christian Bale has been one of the biggest actors in Hollywood for years now. Whether it’s his commanding performances in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy or his Academy Award-winning work in movies like The Fighter, fans can always count on Bale to eat up every second of screen time in all of his movies. He’s now four years removed from his last live-action role in the Netflix original war movie, The Pale Blue Eye, but he’s soon to return to the screen this weekend in The Bride!, the new horror film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. However, Bale isn’t just a movie star; he’s also an avid consumer of the genre he’s given so much to, and he recently went public with one of his favorite franchises.
During a recent interview, Christian Bale admitted that he loves all iterations of Godzilla, particularly the Shin Godzilla and the franchise backed by Legendary, also known as the MonsterVerse. The MonsterVerse franchise first stomped to the big screen more than 10 years ago with Godzilla, the 2014 kaiju thriller starring Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One). Godzilla spawned a franchise that has continued through prequels like Kong: Skull Island and crossover movies like Godzilla vs. Kong, but the most recent installment came just two years back with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The 2024 blockbuster saw the two titans team up to take down a dangerous threat. Following Bale’s praise of the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has surged back into HBO Max streaming charts in America. It’s also one of the top 10 most popular movies on VOD platforms like Apple TV.
What Do We Know About the Next ‘Godzilla X Kong’ Movie?
The next Godzilla x Kong movie has been titled Supernova, and it’s currently scheduled for release on March 26, 2027. Dan Stevens is returning to reprise his role as Trapper in the film, but it mostly consists of an all-new ensemble led by Sinners veterans Delroy Lindo and Jack O’Connell, along with Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Kaitlyn Dever (The Last of Us), and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things). Plot details about the film are being kept under wraps, but Grant Sputore is directing with a script from Dave Callaham.
Check out Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire on HBO Max and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of the Godzilla franchise.
- Release Date
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March 29, 2024
- Runtime
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115 Minutes
