An Unmade King Kong vs. Godzilla Sequel Promises a Fight the Monsterverse Now Has the Opportunity to Deliver
For years, the 1962 film “King Kong vs. Godzilla” remained the sole project to feature both the King of the Monsters and the King of Skull Island. However, since 2021, there has been two additional films to pit the two against each other, with another on the way in 2026 in the form of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” sequel.
The numbers of movies Godzilla and Kong will have made together by 2026 are astonishing, considering what came before. Toho, the owners of Godzilla, produced only one other King Kong movie when it held the rights to the monster. They had other plans for him, but none were followed through on. However, the Monsterverse’s movies have made it possible for some of these ideas to come to fruition.
Toho Almost Made a King Kong vs. Godzilla Movie Featuring a Giant Scorpion
The giant scorpion was an apparent replacement for the octopus in “King Kong vs. Godzilla.” This was to be done as a way to offer some action that would help ease the slow setup for the rematch at the climax of the film. The scorpion would target Kong’s throat with its stinger, and the ape would then grab its tail and kill it.
It is unclear why the movie was abandoned, but the scorpion fight itself could be a clue. The fight never came to pass, and so did the planned rematch between Godzilla and Kong and most other aspects of the film. It is unclear why it was abandoned, but the scorpion fight could be a clue. As previously noted, it was quite similar to the octopus battle in “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” and the same can be said for several other story beats in the treatment. Therefore, it may very well be that Toho deemed the film to be a bit too repetitive.
How Godzilla: King of the Monsters Seemingly Set Up a Scorpion Titan
A scorpion titan may dwell beneath an ancient temple in Turkey. The redacted text of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” concealed a set of coordinates: 37.21870, 38.855563. These coordinates are for Gobleki Tepe, an archaeological site in Turkey. This site is widely believed to be one of the oldest known temples on the planet, having been constructed approximately 12,000 years ago. Found on the ruins of the temple are depictions of a scorpion, which provide a hint as to the coordinates’ significance in the Monsterverse.
It is possible that the ancient people of Turkey were aware of a scorpion Titan that resided in the region. This could explain why the temple was erected in the first place. It is already known that Titans were worshiped by humans, so it is not implausible that in the Monsterverse, the temple was meant to be a place where humans paid tribute to the scorpion Titan, who may have been a god in their minds.
The Monsterverse is a giant kaiju franchise that began in 2014 with “Godzilla” starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen. The film was followed up by “Kong: Skull Island”, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, “Godzilla vs. Kong”, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”, and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”.
