WithGodzilla: King of Monstersnow playing in theaters around the world, I recently sat down with directorMike Doughertyfor an extended interview in the Collider studio. During the wide-ranging conversation, Dougherty went into great detail about the making of the sequel, how he landed the job, why Mothra was such a daunting creature to include, how the writer’s room impactedGodzilla: King of the MonstersandGodzilla vs Kong, how he designed the massive action set pieces, what he learned from the test screening process, deleted scenes, what surprised him about the process of making his first big budget movie, and so much more.
As I’ve said many times, I loved theGodzillasequel and think Mike Dougherty did a fantastic job behind the camera on his first big budget movie. If you haven’t seen the film, I strongly recommend checking it out in the biggest screen where you live.
As most of you knowfrom the trailers,Godzilla: King of the Monstersis the sequel to the 2014 film and starsMillie Bobby Brown,Vera Farmiga,Kyle Chandler, Bradley Whitford,Ken Watanabe,O’Shea Jackson Jr.,Thomas Middleditch,Sally Hawkins, Mothra, the three-headed beast King Ghidorah, and the titanic Pteranodon Rodan.
Check out what Dougherty had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
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Here’s the official synopsis forGodzilla: King of the Monsters:
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
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