Monsters Clash in “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” First Trailer

Tommy McArdle, Ingrid Vasquez
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'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' is in theaters April 12

Godzilla and King Kong are back — and they are fightin' mad.

The first trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a sequel to 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong, debuted on Sunday.

New Empire, according to a synopsis, "follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence — and our own."

<p>Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures</p> (L-r) DAN STEVENS as Trapper, REBECCA HALL as Dr. Ilene Andrews and KAYLEE HOTTLE as Jia in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release

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(L-r) DAN STEVENS as Trapper, REBECCA HALL as Dr. Ilene Andrews and KAYLEE HOTTLE as Jia in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release

The movie "will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever."

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The trailer begins with the ground rumbling and a seismometer shaking wildly as a voice says, "For most of human civilization, we believed that life could only exist on the surface of our planet. What else were we wrong about?"

A large hand wearing yellow armor emerges from the ground, and viewers are shown a glimpse of King Kong approaching a small monkey.

As an eerie sound is heard and the music intensifies, a text comes on screen that reads, "Witness the rise of a new empire."

"Kong can't stop this on his own," a voice says before Godzilla is shown emerging from the water with glowing pink spikes. The trailer ends with a tease of an epic battle between Godzilla and Kong.

The new film brings back Rebecca Hall's lead character Ilene Andrews, a scientist who was first seen in Godzilla vs. Kong.

Along for the ride in the latest clash between titans are Dan Stevens, Brian Tyree Henry and Kaylee Hottle.

<p>Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures</p> Photo from "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire"

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Photo from "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire"

Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard returned to direct The New Empire from a script written by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett and Jeremy Slater.

The new movie comes as the spinoff series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, starring Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell, airs on Apple TV+.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is in theaters on April 12.

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