I’d rather see Kong fight brand new monsters instead of Toho monsters in another sequel of his.
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Gojirafan2013
MemberBaragonSep-20-2021 2:16 PMWith the introduction of the Hollow Earth in GVK, a lot of fans have expressed their desire to see more Toho monsters brought into that world.
But personally, I’d like to see Kong and Monarch encounter original monsters in a future MonsterVerse film instead of more Toho monsters. I’m all for seeing Gigan, Biollante, or Destroyah in future Godzilla films, but why limit yourself creatively by including Toho monsters in a Kong sequel when you could just create new ones instead? There are probably hundreds of new monsters waiting to be discovered in the Hollow Earth, and I’d like to see the potential of what’s down there be explored in the future.
I understand there’s a lot of demand to see monsters like Gorosaurus, King Caesar, Varan, Baragon, Ebirah, Kamacuras, and Kumonga show up in the Hollow Earth in cameo roles. But with the exception of King Caesar and Baragon, those monsters just wouldn’t be worth buying since they’re just large versions of real world animals. If they’re just going to be used as fodder for Kong, then what’s the point in spending millions of dollars to purchase them when you can use all that money to create your own monsters and have them fill the same role? It’s very easy to create giant spiders, crustaceans, insects, and dinosaurs in the United States, as it’s been done before in previous monster movies such as Earth vs the Giant Spider (1958), Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), Them (1954), the original King Kong (1933), and The Lost World (1925).
King Caesar and Baragon make some sense to purchase since they are more original than the others that are commonly suggested by fans. But even then, I don’t think they are necessary for a Kong sequel.
Kong: Skull Island showed us that Legendary is capable of creating brand new creatures that have interesting designs and neat characteristics like the Skullcrawlers (whose designs *were* inspired by the two-legged lizard from the original King Kong film, but have their own unique flare), Skyer Buffalo, Mother Longlegs, Leafwings, and Spore Mantis. The Birth of Kong graphic novel series has also introduced a lot of cool monsters like the Sirenjaw, Death Jackals, and Psychovultures.
It would be very cool if we got to see brand new megafauna in the Hollow Earth, which is essentially a much larger and more diverse version of Skull Island. Plus, Skull Island is even confirmed to be a landmass from the Hollow Earth that ended up on the Earth’s surface. This implies that the creatures that lived on that island came from the Hollow Earth. So if Skull Island is a part of the Hollow Earth, why not introduce brand new creatures like Legendary did in Kong’s first outing in the MonsterVerse?
Think of all the different types of creatures Legendary can create in a Kong: Hollow Earth film. Kong could fight an anglerfish-like Titan in an aquatic region, a feathered bird-like Titan in a mountainous region, giant leeches in a swamp, and a Titan made entirely out of crystals in a giant cave (sounds crazy, I know)!
The filmmakers could even introduce some unused monsters like the Shinomurah and that amphibious sawtoothed monster from The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island. It was supposed to be the main antagonist before being replaced by the Skull Devil in the final film.
My point is, Legendary doesn’t need to spend money on lesser Toho monsters since they have plenty of assets to use.
