Background
Prior to the sequel's formal announcement, filmmaker Adam Wingard (director of Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ) expressed interest in returning for a third film featuring both Godzilla and Kong but noted that "it just depends on how Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire does and how things kind of shape out." [10] Wingard iterated that ideas had been discussed as to where to take the franchise onward and that he would take a "different approach" on the next film if he was invited back to direct. [11] [12] He also suggested that the next film could potentially follow Godzilla primarily and explore his perspective in the same way that The New Empire followed Kong. [13]
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was released on March 29, 2024, and became the highest-grossing film in the Monsterverse franchise, grossing $571.9 million against a budget between $135–150 million. [14] [15] Commenting on the film's box office success, producer and Legendary chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent said, "This is certainly an exciting result. We are in a good position to continue the journey, but let's see how Godzilla x Kong unfolds." [16]
Development and pre-production
On May 10, 2024, Legendary announced that David Callaham, who wrote the early drafts for Godzilla (2014), would write a follow-up to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. [17] The following week, Legendary announced that Wingard would not return to direct the film due to scheduling conflicts and commitments to the upcoming A24 film Onslaught but that the company had expressed interest in having Wingard return to direct another installment in the Monsterverse one day. [18] In June 2024, Legendary announced Grant Sputore as the film's new director, with the film now scheduled to be released on March 26, 2027. [19] [20] On January 24, 2025, Kaitlyn Dever was the first actress to be cast in the film. [4] A month later, Jack O'Connell and Delroy Lindo were cast, while Dan Stevens was confirmed to be reprising his role from the previous film. [5] [6] That March, The Hollywood Reporter stated that Matthew Modine had been added to the cast and that filming of the sequel is expected to commence in April 2025. [7] In April, Alycia Debnam-Carey and Sam Neill joined the cast. [8] [9]
Filming
On March 5, 2025, The Hollywood Reporter stated that principal photography on the sequel was expected to begin in April 2025 in Australia. [7] On April 4, Dever told Seven News' Sally Bowrey that filming of the sequel had started, with London-set scenes being filmed in Brisbane, Queensland. [21] [22] According to IF Magazine that April 23, Screen Queensland disclosed that filming was ongoing at Village Roadshow Studios. [22] Stefan Dechant was working as the production designer, with Dan Mindel as the cinematographer, Kelly Port as the visual effects supervisor, Michael Lloyd Green as the co-screenwriter, Henry Jackman as the composer, and Josh Schaeffer as the editor. [22] On May 9, 2025, a teaser video was released online, revealing the film's title as Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, which sparked speculation that either SpaceGodzilla or Gigan would appear. [23] [24] [25]
In an interview with KTVU in Oakland, Lindo stated that the film will feature a "human element" and that criticism towards the thinly characterized human characters would be taken into account. [26] Via an Instagram story, costume designer Ann Foley revealed that principal photography had concluded in Australia and that more filming would take place in Utah. [27] On August 1, 2025, The Times-Independent reported that filming, which had taken place under the working title Zeus, had just finished in Moab, Utah, its only shooting location in the United States. Scenes set in Sedona, Arizona, were filmed in Moab. [28] On August 23, a second unit team led by Darrin Prescott filmed in Mexico City, Mexico, in the areas of Paseo de la Reforma, Santa Fe, and Palacio de Bellas Artes, with the participation of 150 extras. [29] After filming in Mexico, shooting was expected to continue in London and Mumbai in the following months. [30]
On October 5, 2025, filming started in central London, England, with combat vehicles and extras dressed in British Armed Forces uniforms. [31] [32] That October 20, crew members Dan Mindel and Simon England were spotted at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok, Thailand, filming scenes for the film. [33] In November 2025, the Writers Guild of America West published the final feature credits; Callaham received a "Story By" and "Screenplay By" credit and Green received a "Screenplay By" credit. The credits also supposedly revealed that SpaceGodzilla would be featured in the film. [34] [35]
