‘The Nun’ Actor Demián Bichir In Talks To Join ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed The Nun actor Demián Bichir is in talks to join the cast of Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong.

Character details remain under wraps. Bichir will be joining the cast which includes Millie Bobby Brown, Julian Dennison, and Brian Tyree Henry. The film is set to be the culmination of Legendary Entertainment’s cinematic MonsterVerse following 2014’s Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island and the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Brown will be reprising her role from the new Godzilla sequel in the film.

Godzilla vs. Kong is directed by Adam Wingard (Death Note) from a script written by Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean), Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne (Star Trek Beyond), Lindsey Beer (The Kingkiller Chronicles), Cat Vasko (Queen of the Air), T.S. Nowlin (The Maze Runner, Pacific Rim: Uprising) and J. Michael Straczynski (World War Z).

Godzilla vs. Kong is due in theaters May 22, 2020. Production on the project is set to begin this November in Atlanta but first up is Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In addition to Brown, the film also stars Kyle Chandler, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Zhang Ziyi, Anthony Ramos, Ken Watanabe, Randy Havens, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Aisha Hinds, Thomas Middleditch, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins and Charles Dance. Here’s the official synopsis:

The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters hits theaters on May 31, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong as we learn it.

Source: THR