Meg 2 director Ben Wheatley is able to take his big animals to land, as he has expressed curiosity within the Godzilla and King Kong franchises.
After exploring the world of mega sharks, it solely appears pure to need to delve into kaiju and big primates. And that’s simply what Ben Wheatley, the director of Meg 2: The Trench, hopes to do some day, displaying an admiration for the likes of Godzilla and King Kong, two of the largest and baddest beasts to stroll the planet.
Meg 2 director Wheatley lately instructed Display Rant that not solely did his sequel take inspiration from motion pictures like Jaws – the film that primarily launched sharksploitation – but in addition these throughout the Godzilla universe. “I take a number of affect from [Jaws]. After which I actually love the type of 70s Godzilla stuff, then Shin Godzilla, and the present cycle of legendary Godzilla motion pictures. It’s all that stuff…” When requested particularly if he would need to direct a Godzilla and even King Kong film, Wheatley bluntly mentioned, “Yeah, after all. That’s one of many nice collection of flicks that’s round. They’re at all times good; I at all times get pleasure from them. Undoubtedly, there’s unfinished enterprise for me with big monsters. I’ll undoubtedly return to that if I’m allowed.”
Whether or not or not Wheatley is “allowed” could partly rely rather a lot on how Meg 2: The Trench does on the field workplace. It opened with $30 million, which was sufficient to chomp at Oppenheimer however nonetheless significantly lower than the unique. That first film was nominated for the Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel Razzie as a Jaws knockoff and, primarily based on critiques, Meg 2 might comply with go well with.
Neither Godzilla nor King Kong has been featured in a serious movement image since, nicely, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). However they may stomp their means again to theaters with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, with Adam Wingard returning to direct. As for Meg 2‘s Ben Wheatley, he would possibly proceed discovering inspiration from the 24-hour Godzilla channel on Pluto.
Do you assume directing one thing like Meg 2: The Trench units you as much as proceed exploring big monsters on the massive display screen? Do you assume Ben Wheatley can be a good selection to direct an entry in both the Godzilla or King Kong franchises? Give us your take beneath!