 The cinematic monsterverse is locked and loaded with all of our favourite kaiju and ready to give us the showdown these characters deserve. Join me today as we discuss the first official trailer and what we can expect from this head-to-head battle of monster proportions. So firstly let's take a look at Kong's introduction to this world already under Godzilla's reign. Now most Kong movies, before Skull Island at least, had Kong taken against his will to civilization where he inevitably breaks free and destroys the city in an act of fury and desperation. This time it appears to be in an effort to defend the city from these kaiju, but just as they say in the trailer, something is provoking them to attack each other, and they even mention an ancient war meaning it just might be their instincts to attack each other. But before we get into it, speaking of epic battles, this video is brought to you by Raid Shadow Legends. 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The original film was very fun but you feel a little let down that the movie doesn't take a definitive stance. People are still debating now who won in the original movie, so I do want people to walk away from this film feeling like okay there is a winner. End quote. The original film is referring to of course being King Kong vs Godzilla from the 1960s, that movie being a couple of actors fighting in monster costumes. It obviously aged terribly but being from a time before CGI you've got to admire their creativity, and it's definitely got a special place in fans hearts. Thinking this fight through to its conclusion I'm starting to think that as Godzilla is king of the monsters, this movie could see Kong defeat him and become, wait for it, King Kong. But is that what they want us to think? I'm not sure. Personally I'm probably a slightly bigger fan of Godzilla and would love to see more laser blast into the mouth of his opponent as a final finisher, but we've seen that all before and it looks like Kong has some sort of melee weapon to combat his lasers so it really is anyone's fight. Now a potential major spoiler here, you have been warned. Going through this frame by frame, about 4 seconds into the trailer you'd be forgiven for thinking that that's mecha Godzilla overhead. And there has been toy leaks of the mechanical giant so it's definitely not ruled out. Unfortunately Wingard has had a sketchy run with directing movies. Personally I really loved Your Next, a quality home invasion horror but let's not forget he was responsible for the live action Death Note which is borderline unforgivable. But obviously a Kaiju monster movie is a far cry from what he's done previously and I am willing to give him a chance. So let's take a look at the synopsis for the movie. It says, quote, In a time when monsters walk the earth, humanity's fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearthed clues to the titans origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures both good and bad from the face of the earth forever, end quote. I don't think I'm alone in saying that you don't watch these movies to see what the humans do but I totally get that it is necessary even if it is just to fill the usual two-hour-ish runtime. But who will be the cast playing out these events? Will we have some of the king of monsters cast returning including star Millie Bobby Brown? Noticeably this time we won't be having Acting Powerhouse Vera Farmiga though, which is a shame. We also have Alexander Skarsgaard joining Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry. So this movie is set almost 50 years after the events on Skull Island, meaning that's a lot of time for Kong to grow into a faux Godzilla's own size, and they do seem to shape up to each other height-wise in the shots we've seen, towering over the city in the poster. So Godzilla vs Kong is part of Warner Bros and HBO Max's partnership and will be in cinemas and available to stream on the 26th of March 2021, meaning we likely won't be waiting for more than a couple of months. But for those of you that just can't wait, I've been watching a few Godzilla movies that I haven't given a chance until recently, one of which being 2016's Shin Godzilla, a Japanese made Godzilla movie which is basically a soft reboot of the franchise, remaking the original Godzilla movies in modern day, including the politics of how the Japanese government would handle such a situation. Again, it is still more of the standard humanity vs monster plot we've seen our fair share of. But the visuals in this movie are incredible and having the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, I would expect nothing less. The amount of damage to Japan shown is just incomprehensible when the scale of Godzilla is just terrifying, giving us some really memorable scenes. Another piece of Godzilla content I'm consuming at the moment is the Godzilla anime trilogy on Netflix. I'm currently up to the second one and so far they aren't bad. Not a huge fan of the 3D anime art style personally, but the monsters look badass all the same. Definitely worth your time if you're after a few films to scratch that monster itch in the meantime. But back to the movie at hand, who do you think is going to be the victor, out of Godzilla and Kong? Will Godzilla manage to maintain his well-earned crown, or is it Kong's time to earn the title of King Kong? Let me know or I'll be down there in the comments. But be sure to subscribe for more videos covering your favourite movies and TV shows. 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