Krampus director, writer hired for March 2019 sequel

The entertainment industry news source Variety reported on Friday that child actress Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) has agreed to appear in Godzilla: King of Monsters , the sequel film to Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla movie. Variety noted that Legendary has yet to announce whether Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Elizabeth Olsen — the stars of the 2014 film — are involved in the sequel.

Michael Dougherty ( Krampus ) is directing the sequel, after co-writing the script with his Krampus writing partner Zach Shields. Dougherty previously led the writing room collaborators who brainstormed how to unite the current Godzilla and King Kong projects under Legendary's "MonsterVerse" franchise. Alex Garcia is producing the project for Legendary.

Godzilla: King of Monsters was previously known as Godzilla 2 before Legendary announced the film's new title last month. The film is slated for March 22, 2019. The planned Godzilla vs. Kong crossover film is slated for May 29, 2020.

Director Gareth Edwards, who directed the 2014 Godzilla film, left the Godzilla sequel project last May. News source Deadline described the split as "amicable."

Legendary Pictures had transferred its Kong: Skull Island prequel film from Universal Studios to Warner Bros. in September 2015 to allow for the possibility of the Godzilla vs. Kong crossover. Warner Bros is planning to develop a new "ecosystem" of both new and classic giant super-species.

Source: Variety (Justin Kroll)