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Godzilla vs. Kong, a prequel to King of the Monsters and Kong: Skull Island, will be released in 2021 as a sequel to both films.

After a tumultuous production process, Godzilla vs. Kong was initially scheduled for release on May 29, 2020, before being moved forward to March 13, 2020, and then again to November 20, 2020, and finally to May 21, 2021. It was then rescheduled for release on March 26, 2021, before finally hitting cinemas on March 31, 2021 in the United States of America. The film was also available for viewing on HBO Max until April 30, 2021, where it could be seen in real time.

Godzilla vs. Kong pits two of the world's most feared monsters against one other in a fight that might decide the destiny of the whole planet. Jia, an orphaned child with whom Kong has created a special and deep relationship, joins Kong and his guards on a risky adventure to locate his rightful home. When Godzilla unleashes his fury, they find themselves in the path of the monster, whose trail of destruction cuts over the whole planet. Despite the titanic battle sparked by unknown forces, the mystery surrounding Earth's interior has only just begun to be unraveled!

The Titan attacks the soldiers before capizing the barge and almost drowning Kong and the others on board. Finally, Nathan releases Kong's bindings, allowing him to fight Godzilla under the surface long enough to swim up to the surface and overturn the barge, saving the passengers from drowning. Then Godzilla leaps onto a nearby aircraft carrier to face Kong. Fighter planes successfully distract Godzilla before Kong can force Godzilla back into the ocean. Kong rushes off the carrier to dodge the atomic explosion, but Godzilla wraps his tail around him and drags him into the ocean, attempting to drown the Titan.

Their struggle is broken up, however, when Godzilla is distracted by depth charges, allowing Kong to surface for air.

Nathan, seeing no other choice, suggests that the gang should instead turn off the power to all the ships in order to fool Godzilla into believing he destroyed them and Kong was vanquished, a plan that finally works. Godzilla surveys the wrecked fleet with interest and then swims away, assuming he has won. Recognizing that Godzilla may reappear if the ships are reactivated, the party alters their plans and instead fly Kong to a Hollow Earth entrance point in Antarctica, the location of Ghidorah's initial freezing. Jia explains to Kong that his house is through the entryway, but he is unwilling to enter.

Given that they won't be able to return Kong to Skull Island owing to the cold, Nathan asks Ilene whether Kong would go down the tube if there were others like him. Ilene advises Jia to inquire about Kong's family's whereabouts.

Madison and Josh encounter Bernie, who recognizes Madison as Mark's daughter and joins their inquiry since they feel Apex had something to do with Godzilla's change of behavior. There is no "eye" in the Apex base that Bernie had indicated before as they slip in together. In their quest to find a hidden facility, the team accidentally becomes trapped in an antigravity transport truck transporting Skullcrawler eggs and is taken to Hong Kong through an underground tube.

The plan of Walter to defeat Mechagodzilla by using the energy of the Hollow Earth is then revealed. After seeing that Mechagodzilla is the actual culprit, Madison understands that Apex is using Godzilla as a pawn to replace him and all of the Titans so that humans may take their rightful position as the planet's dominant race. While searching for a way out, Madison and the others stumble upon a room where Ren is controlling Mechagodzilla via radio waves using the severed head of Ghidorah, which has been turned into a biological supercomputer and cockpit by Apex after Alan Jonah acquired it because it had previously been bitten off by Godzilla during his battle with Ghidorah five years earlier.

The Hollow Earth has an ecosystem that is comparable to Skull Island. Two Warbats attack them, with one of them destroying one of the HEAVs while investigating the area. Kong rescues the group by killing the first Warbat and flinging its corpse onto the second, staggering it for a while before it recovers and constricts itself around him, knocking him out. Nathan's team's HEAV assaulted the Warbat before smothering Kong, enabling Kong to escape and pound the monster to death before eating on its guts.

Kong and Nathan's team set off on their journey after discovering a majestic stone temple belonging to Kong's forebears. They uncover artifacts of an ancient fight between Kong and Godzilla's race on their way inside, and Kong discovers an antique axe carved from a deceased Godzilla's race member's dorsal plate. This power source may also be used to recharge Kong's axe. Despite Ilene's concerns that Apex cannot simply seize the find of the century, Maia and the Apex team use spider-like drones to retrieve the power source and return it to their Hong Kong headquarters. Maia's guards open fire on Nathan's team, but Kong cries back furiously. When Godzilla senses the activation of Mechagodzilla, he races to Hong Kong.

Sensing Kong's presence in the Hollow Earth, Godzilla drills an atomic breath shaft into the environment, causing the temple to collapse. Kong and Nathan's team fight off a flock of Hellhawks while Maia and her team try to flee in their HEAV, only for Kong to grab it on their way out and, despite Maia attempting to shoot him in order to escape, he instantly crushes the aircraft in his hand after peeking inside to make sure that Jia, Ilene and Nathan aren't in there, killing Maia and her personnel inside.

Kong accepts Godzilla's challenge and sets off with his axe towards Hong Kong, followed by Ilene, Nathan, and Jia in their HEAV, a hole created by Godzilla's atomic breath. When Kong meets Godzilla in Hong Kong again, he gains the upper hand and shoves his axe down Godzilla's throat, preventing him from firing his atomic breath. Kong injures Godzilla in the thigh with his axe, but Godzilla removes and discards the axe. Kong reclaims his axe and wields it against Godzilla, generating an explosion that sends both Titans fleeing, giving Nathan the idea that Kong had won the second round of the Godzilla fight.

Both Kong and Godzilla recuperate and rise to their feet, with Godzilla on the hunt for Kong, who hides from the Titan by perching himself atop a tower. Kong throws a construction crane into a building, distracting Godzilla to the point where he ambushes him from above and places the Titan in a chokehold with the intent of strangling him, only for Godzilla to break free and unleash his full fury on Kong, eventually dislocating his left arm, slashing Kong with his claws, and even stomping on his chest twice, despite Kong trying to force Godzilla off of him by punching his wounded thigh. With Kong restrained and held down, Godzilla roars fiercely at his opponent in a display of power, while Kong, beaten, roars passionately in defiance against Godzilla.

After seeing Kong's strength and fortitude, Godzilla shows pity and saves his life before going away, leaving Kong alive but severely hurt, and he finally loses consciousness as a result of commotio cordis, which means "compassionate heart."

Walter tells Ren to dispatch Mechagodzilla to slay Godzilla back at Apex headquarters. The mecha is activated, despite Ren's warnings not to use the new Hollow Earth energy source without testing. The security guards also apprehend Bernie, Madison, and Josh and bring them to Walter. While Walter denies inciting Godzilla's war and triggering the whole mess, Madison accuses him of accepting responsibility for giving humans a chance to confront Godzilla and the Titans.

Despite the titanic efforts of the two Titans, the robot ultimately triumphs. Mechagodzilla attempts to impale Kong with its tail drill, but Kong's axe has lost its charge and he manages to escape. There is nothing Bernie and the others can do for Kong or Godzilla, so he proposes that they drink. Bernie's flask is stolen by Josh, who has an epiphany, and he spills the contents of the flask over Mechagodzilla's control panel, forcing the creature to halt and enabling Godzilla and Kong to regain control of the battle.

After seeing Kong holding his axe, Godzilla charges it by blasting it with his atomic breath. This allows Kong to dismantle Mechagodzilla from head to toe and then sit down to relax after raising his trophy and letting out a great shout of victory.

Madison reunites with Mark and introduces him to Josh and Bernie, who are happy to see Mark and ask him onto his show to discuss the Monarch facility in Roswell. Godzilla suddenly approaches Kong, forcing the Titan to take his axe and restart the battle. Godzilla doesn't attack, but stares Kong down. Kong lowers his axe, ending the conflict between his species and Godzilla's. Godzilla and Kong are now equals, and Godzilla returns to the sea quietly, with Kong and all the people watching.

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The prevailing consensus is that Godzilla vs. Kong is a good movie. On Rotten Tomatoes as of April 16, 2021, the film has 341 reviews, 254 of which are fresh, and a "Tomatometer" with a 74% certified Fresh score. Critics have agreed that Godzilla vs. Kong delivers on its title, removing human drama and character development in favor of the sheer spectacle of huge monsters battling it out.

The site's summary of audience evaluations reflected a similar sentiment, writing that "This long-awaited blockbuster matchup makes it easy not to think about the so-so story and characters by serving up plenty of action and incredible effects." Indeed, although critics lauded the film's monster brawls, others lamented the film's "half-baked" human aspect. The picture was credited with bringing an end to a box office slump fueled by the COVID-19 outbreak, earning an estimated $48.5 million dollars in the United States by Sunday morning of the five-day weekend release period. WarnerMedia did not reveal viewership figures for the film on HBO Max, but noted that it was a picture that fans watched several times and had a bigger viewership than any series or feature published on the service since its introduction. Additionally, the picture grossed a whopping $236 million in overseas markets.

Since 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla, neither Godzilla nor King Kong have appeared in a film together.

Chandler's appearances in King Kong, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong establish him as the only actor to appear in a King Kong picture, a Godzilla film, and a crossover feature between the two.

The sequence in which Kong slams his dislocated right shoulder against a structure in order to reposition it might be a reference to Martin Riggs' iconic ability of the same sort in the Lethal Weapon series.

Kong's hops from ship to ship are comparable to Eva Unit-02's jumps from ship to ship to evade an angel, which is similar to Godzilla's jumps from ship to ship.