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Jun 3, 2019 · Dougherty, a lifelong Godzilla fan, took the opportunity to the bring the legendary Kaiju creatures to life while finding a way to tie it into the now established MonsterVerse. Screen Rant had the opportunity to talk to the filmmaker about his love for the character, the new twists on the mythology of another character and more.
- Justin Quizon
Fresh off the tail of one of the biggest movies of this Summer, we here at STARBURST had the honour of sitting down with Director Michael Dougherty to talk about the big-screen return of the King of the Monsters, his life-long love of the character and the challenge of building upon the foundations of the Monsterverse.
May 30, 2019 · The director of Godzilla: King Of The Monsters tells us about the classic creature features that inspired him.
Oct 1, 2019 · In speaking with Dougherty, he discusses his background with horror, what classic Godzilla movies stand out to him, and what scenes he loved.
- EJ Moreno
Godzilla: King of the Monsters[ d ] is a 2019 American [ b ] monster film directed and co-written by Michael Dougherty. Produced by Legendary Pictures [ a ] and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a sequel to Godzilla (2014) and the third film in the Monsterverse.
Writer Max Borenstein stated that the Monsterverse did not begin as a franchise but as an American reboot of Godzilla. Borenstein credits Legendary Entertainment's founder and then CEO Thomas Tull as the one responsible for the Monsterverse, having acquired the rights to Godzilla and negotiated the complicated rights to King Kong.
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May 13, 2019 · Dougherty had expressed interest in directing a Ray Harryhausen-esque prequel set during prehistoric times exploring how primitive humans survived against the Titans, humanity's first encounter with Godzilla, and how their relationship with Godzilla was christened.
