Godzilla postpones the release. When will Godzilla and King Kong be released
On November 26, Beijing time, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner officially announced that Godzilla vs. King Kong was postponed to be released in North America on November 20, 2020. The original release date of the film was March 13, 2020, which was fully postponed for 8 months!
In May this year, when Godzilla 2: the king of monsters was popular, it came out that Godzilla vs. King Kong had almost entered the post production stage. Now more than half a year has passed, and it must have been completed long ago. This time, Warner officials announced that the release was postponed for a full eight months. Why?
In fact, Warner and legendary film have been planning for several years about the movie universe of giant beasts such as Godzilla and King Kong. In 2014, Godzilla 2014, which invested US $160 million, recovered 529 million box office and successfully laid a solid foundation for the monster universe. In 2017, the second part of the series, King Kong: Skeleton Island, invested US $185 million and received a box office of 566 million. The most important thing is that it has a good reputation. It was also nominated for the "best visual effect Award" of the annual Academy Award. By 2019, "Godzilla 2: the king of monsters" had a big fall. When it invested more than $200 million, it only received 385 million box office. Its reputation was so popular that the audience shouted: mentally retarded, lengthy, boring and dark!
Therefore, the reason why Godzilla vs. King Kong needs to be postponed for eight months is that Godzilla 2: King of monsters has a double box office reputation. After all, Warner executives have said that they need more time to build an a + film.
In addition, some netizens said: will the postponement of Godzilla vs. King Kong be afraid of competing with the Disney live action film Mulan starring Liu Yifei, which will be released in North America next March. On this point, I don't think it is very possible. As far as I know, Marvel's masterpiece "eternal family" will be released in North America in November next year. This film is not necessarily worse than "Hua Mulan". Can't it win "Hua Mulan"?
But then again, as long as the film is like King Kong: Skeleton Island, the plot is reasonable and compact, the picture is clear and bright, and it's not always dark. I believe many people are willing to buy tickets. After all, people still like watching monster movies. In addition, "Godzilla vs. King Kong" also has some highlights, such as how King Kong in the 'primitive age' can resist Godzilla's nuclear laser? The two monsters are on the same front, so who will be the biggest villain? How powerful is it? We'll see you today next year.