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The Godzilla vs. Kong trailer has proved that, in this time of pandemic where cinemas all over the world are shut, all viewers want to see is two big monsters crashing into each other. And soon, viewers will be able to watch the movie sequel in their own homes when the film is released both to cinemas (wherever they are open) and to the U.S. streaming service HBO Max.
Godzilla vs. Kong release date
Amid the coronavirus, which has led to the release dates of nearly every blockbuster being delayed time and time again, Godzilla vs. Kong has actually had its release date pushed forward. After four release date delays (from March 13, 2020, to May 22 to May 29 to November 2020 and then May 21, 2021), the movie is now set to re-released on Friday, March 26.
Although the fact that major movies like No Time to Die and The King's Man have now been pushed into summer and fall 2021 may lead fans to worry that Godzilla vs. Kong will also be pushed back, its release date seems pretty solid now.
That is because Warner Bros., who is distributing the movie, has announced they are releasing all their 2021 movies on HBO Max at the same time that they come to cinemas. This means they are less reliant on whether theaters in the U.S. are open at any one time.
Of course, this does not mean that the movie will not be delayed elsewhere around the world, as HBO Max is currently a U.S.-only service. The U.K. release date for the movie, for example, is currently also March 26, but with no cinemas currently open in the country, it seems likely that this will be pushed back into mid-May, which is when the film is coming out in the rest of Europe. The movie comes out in France on May 19, and in Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia and Ukraine (and Argentina) on May 20th.
To watch Godzilla vs. Kong in the U.S., viewers will have to subscribe to HBO Max. The streaming service got rid of its free trial once it started releasing blockbusters like Wonder Woman 1984, so viewers are unable to watch the film online for free. That means that watching this new movie on the streamer will cost at least $14.99, the cost of one month of HBO Max.
In terms of what fans can expect from the new movie, the sequel to 2014's Godzilla, 2017's Kong: Skull Island and 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the official logline reads: "The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another—the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong—with humanity caught in the balance."
Godzilla vs. Kong is released in theaters and HBO Max on Friday, March 26.
