Warner Bros. and Legendary have scheduled the next installment in their “Godzilla†franchise for a June 8, 2018, release.
Gareth Edwards, who is also developing one of the “Star Wars†standalone pics, returns as director of the monster movie sequel. At Comic-Con in July, Legendary dislcosed that Godzilla will be joined by a number of other iconic beasts from the long-running franchise — Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah — in the next movie.
“Godzilla†has already grossed $508 million worldwide, making a follow-up something of an inevitability. Legendary financed 75% of “Godzilla’s†$160 million budget, with Warner providing the rest and the companies splitting marketing costs.
Legendary recently announced a “King Kong†prequel, “Skull Island,†which will bow November 2016.
