GODZILLA Sequel Enlists KRAMPUS Writers Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields

With Kong: Skull Island due out next year, Legendary has found a pair of writers to pen their Godzilla sequel, which will hit theaters before the two monster legends face-off in 2020.

By RohanPatel - Oct 21, 2016 06:10 AM EST

Filed Under: Godzilla

Variety is reporting that Legendary has enlisted Krampus scribes Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields to pen the script for their upcoming Godzilla sequel, which is due out in theaters early 2019.

Additionally, while Kong: Skull Island is already complete, the report strongly suggests that the studio may be working on establishing a writers room to help further develop their impending Godzilla/King Kong cinematic universe. Dougherty & Shields are expected to just write the script for Godzilla 2, but there is a possibility their draft may turn out to be the jumping off point for a potential writers room.

Kong: Skull Island, which was helmed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Jason Mitchell, & Toby Kebbell, hits theaters March 10, 2017. The next installment in the franchise will be Godzilla 2, which is expected in theaters on March 22, 2019 and will be followed by the monster movie blockbuster for the ages: Godzilla vs. Kong, which is currently dated for May 29, 2020.

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!

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38 Comments

Highflyer - 10/21/2016, 6:05 AM

Was Krampus good?

KiLLeR939210 - 10/21/2016, 6:08 AM

@Highflyer - started good but then..
i mean it was average

jamesdnyc - 10/21/2016, 6:11 AM

@Highflyer - I wouldn't say it was a good movie but it was a fun cheesy horror flick, I enjoyed it

TheFro - 10/21/2016, 6:05 AM

I liked the first one. Should've killed Aaron Taylor instead of Cranston though.

TheFro - 10/21/2016, 6:06 AM

And my god the first reveal of Godzilla at the airport was absolutely phenomonal.

Could've done with 10 mins more screentime tbh.

KiLLeR939210 - 10/21/2016, 6:06 AM

CaptainElrond - 10/21/2016, 6:15 AM

SuperCat - 10/21/2016, 6:20 AM

Killuminatic - 10/21/2016, 7:57 AM

@SuperCat - AHAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, I love you man.

ComicBookGuy015 - 10/21/2016, 6:27 AM

Can Fin Fang Foom get in Fight Night: King of Kong's vs The God of Zilla's.

Kevwebsz - 10/21/2016, 6:37 AM

grif - 10/21/2016, 6:38 AM

this shits not even written yet? well its been 2 years since we said we would make sequels. i guess we should start writing it now. what a joke.

Nightmare - 10/21/2016, 7:42 AM

Still waiting on that Trick r Treat sequel, Dougherty.

MisterBabadook - 10/21/2016, 9:01 AM

I guess none of you saw Shin Godzilla? I saw it 3 times this week. Incredible.

vitamix - 10/21/2016, 9:24 AM

@MisterBabadook -

vitamix - 10/21/2016, 9:26 AM

lol whatever. As is the tradition, Japanese Godzilla made American Godzilla its bitch this month.

ChiliConCarney - 10/21/2016, 12:13 PM

I hope they can find room in the script for more than ten minutes of screen time for the title character...

Pathogen - 10/21/2016, 2:57 PM

Godzilla vs the Krampus?

Ha1frican - 10/22/2016, 3:33 PM

I was excited for this until they combined it with King Kong again. The Kong Movie looks awful (and im probably the biggest kong fan that i know) because they adjusted his size to make him big enough to fight GZ. I hope its great but i honestly dont see how it could be

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