The MonsterVerse is expanding as Godzilla and the Titans is coming to Apple TV+.
The live-action show has received a huge update as WandaVision director Matt Shakman has signed on to direct the series, according to Variety. It will follow on from the Legendary MonsterVerse which has been established in earlier films Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla (2014).
Shakman is set to direct the first two episodes, serving as an executive producer for the rest of the series.
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The show is set to pick up straight after the events of 2014's Godzilla, and follows "a family's journey to uncover long-buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organisation Monarch".
It will also see Hawkeye producer Matt Fraction and Star Trek: Enterprise writer Chris Black joining.
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Aside from his Emmy-winning work on WandaVision, Shakman has directed over 40 episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and is set to direct an upcoming Star Trek sequel. He has also worked on an episode of Hulu's The Great as well as Game of Thrones, The Boys, Mad Men and Fargo.
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The Apple TV+ series follows on from a string of successes in the rebooted MonsterVerse. Four films have been released: Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) – with the four collectively grossing around $2 billion at global box office.
Godzilla vs. Kong is also confirmed to be getting a sequel which will be filming later this year and sees Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens cast in the lead role.
Godzilla vs Kong is available to rent at home in the UK from Prime Video, iTunes and other participating digital retailers, while it is available to watch now in US cinemas and on HBO Max in the US.
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