Godzilla vs Kong, the blockbuster directed by Adam Wingard, lands on Netflix on October 5, 2026. Released in 2021, the film brings together Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall, Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir for the first face-off between the two Titans in the MonsterVerse.
As Godzilla unleashes a fresh wave of attacks on Apex Cybernetics’ facilities, Kong leaves Skull Island under Monarch’s protection. Joined by Jia, a young girl with whom he shares a special bond, the Titan must venture to the Hollow Earth to uncover his origins.
Godzilla and Kong’s paths finally intersect, triggering a series of showdowns. Meanwhile, Madison Russell digs into Apex’s true aims, the organization’s investigations that could upend the fragile balance between humans and Titans.
The film marks the fourth chapter of the MonsterVerse, after Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla II: King of the Monsters. Its story continues in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Our take on Godzilla vs Kong
A pure-kaiju blockbuster in the classic mold. That’s what Godzilla vs Kong delivers, Adam Wingard’s feature-length entry and the third chapter in the franchise that began in 2014 with the world’s most famous giant monster. The film’s strength is exactly there: it channels the original kaiju vibe, delivering sprawling monster battles against a backdrop of Asian cityscapes—neon signage, kanji, sweeping destruction, and panicked crowds screaming in the streets.
So it’s a movie far closer to the originals, less Americanized, but more contemporary and meticulously executed—where the story moves at a brisk, seamless pace and the cinematography shines.
The film is tightly calibrated as well: it follows the brief, expected brief to the letter, yet it ripples with a few narrative liberties that keep things feeling fresh. The structure is predictably linear, but the arrangement feels more fluid, with multiple overlapping plotlines that braid together and pay off in a satisfying finale, giving extra weight to everything that came before.
Fans will also appreciate the cheeky MechaGodzilla twist (yes, you read that right—a robot Godzilla). It’s not shockingly original, but it isn’t predictable either. It’s a nod to the franchise’s roots, notably distant from the environmental-message stance of the first film, yet welcome and refreshing, grounding the saga in a tangible reality and prompting reflection on society’s pressing issues—absent here, alas.
A big, showy cinematic spectacle in the vein of what we go to the cinema for, without pretension, and not pretending to be more than it is. That’s another of the film’s strengths: it gives audiences exactly what they came for—two monsters battering each other with reckless abandon, tearing through everything in their path, without wading into grandiloquent prose or heavy dialogue à la Audiard.
Not trying to be more than it is, and the audience gets their money’s worth. In short, a must-see on the big screen ( popcorn optional and painfully absent when you need it), if the screening is on the schedule.
Godzilla vs Kong will be available on Netflix starting October 5, 2026.
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