Summary
The nextGodzilla vs Kongmovie cast added anotherStranger Thingsactor to Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse franchise. The actor joins a stacked cast in Godzilla and King Kong’s next film.
Legendary Pictures' MonstersVerse franchise launched with director Gareth Edwards’Godzillain 2014. Over a decade later, the shared universe includes 5 feature films and two television shows. The most recent feature film entry,Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, was one of the franchise’s less-acclaimed installments. However, it became the highest-grossing MonsterVerse movie with $571.9 million worldwide. The inevitable sequel is now moving forward and is assembling an ensemble cast of human faces to join Godzilla and Kong, with the latest addition coming from Netflix’sStranger Things.
Godzilla vs. Kong Sequel Casts A Familiar Stranger Things Actor
PerDeadline,Stranger Thingsstar Matthew Modine has closed a deal with Legendary Pictures to join the MonsterVerse’s nextGodzilla vs. Kongmovie.The Hollywood Reporternotes that its sources sayModine will play a general.Modine is perhaps best known to younger audiences for his role as Dr. Martin Brenner inStranger Things–the antagonistic government scientist who conducted unethical experiments on children with paranormal abilities, includingMillie Bobby Brown’s Eleven. Of course, Modine has had a notable career spanning several decades with roles in iconic films such as Stanley Kubrick’sFull Metal Jacket, Robert Altman’sShort Cuts, Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight Rises,and Nolan’sOppenheimer.
Who Else is in the Next Godzilla vs. Kong Movie?
Modine is not the firstStranger Thingsactor to join the MonsterVerse franchise. Bobby Brown starred inGodzilla: King of the Monsters(the third MonsterVerse movie) as Madison Russell, the daughter of Kyle Chandler’s Dr. Mark Russell and Vera Farmiga’s Dr. Emma Russell. Two years later, Brown reprised the role inGodzilla vs. Kong. As of this writing, the nextGodzilla vs. Kongmovie cast mostly features franchise newcomers likeThe Last of Usseason 2 star Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell, and Delroy Lindo.Godzilla x Kong: The New Empirestar Dan Stevens is, thus far, the only actor reprising his role from a previous MonsterVerse movie.
While the MonsterVerse movies aren’t known for having the best human characters, most of the actors involved have always given it their all. Some fans believethe next MonsterVerse film should only feature kaijuwithout human characters. However, if there must be human characters in Godzilla and King Kong’s next cinematic adventure, Modine is undoubtedly a welcomed addition to the franchise.
The nextGodzilla vs Kongsequel is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire finds the titular pair of giant monsters facing a new enemy hidden below the Earth’s surface.
