Filming now. JURASSIC PARK Star Sam Neill Joins MonsterVerse; Set To Star In GODZILLA x KONG 3 Three decades are squaring off against a T-Rex, Sam Neill is set to face off with a pair of monsters far larger than anything the planet has ever seen, as he's joined Legendary's Godzilla x Kong 3! News By RohanPatel - Apr 16, 2025 10:04 AM EST Filed Under: Godzilla vs. Kong Multiple sources are reporting that Sam Neill (Jurassic Park; Thor: Ragnarok; Peaky Blinders) has joined the cast of Legendary's next MonsterVerse installment, the tentatively titled Godzilla x Kong 3. Plot details are being kept strictly under wraps for now, but the studio has teased that the new film, which is being helmed by Grant Sputore, will follow “several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat.” It's up for debate what that cataclysmic world-ending threat could be, but the previous film's director Adam Wingard teased last year that, if he were to direct the next film, Destoroyah might be in the cards. Speaking with Discussing Film, he said, "I’ll say this, one of my top Godzilla movies is Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. The reason it’s one of my favorite films is I don’t think any other Godzilla movie, maybe outside of Minus One and the 1954 original, has ever hit such emotional highs. The ending of that film, when Godzilla Jr. dies and, subsequently, Godzilla [frick]ing melts to death, is so poignant and also beautiful in the way that they do it. The first time I saw it, it brought tears to my eyes. And part of that is thanks to Akira Ifukube’s grand score that plays in that scene. It’s crazy because you look at [Godzilla vs. Destoroyah], and it’s a very high-end version of having a guy in a Godzilla suit. I would say it’s probably the peak of it because I don’t think it’s been matched in terms of that version — the quality and the scale of having Godzilla brought to life through an actor in a suit. But that’s the thing for me, if I were going to do another one of these films, I would want to hit that kind of emotional resonance with Godzilla as a character this time. That’s what I’ll say for now.” Neill joins a star cast that features Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart; Dopesick; Unbelievable), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken; ’71; Godless), Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods; The Harder They Fall; The Good Fight), Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket; Stranger Things; Oppenheimer), Alycia Debnam-Carey (Fear the Walking Dead; The 100; Saint X), and Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey; Legion; Beauty and the Beast).
