Director: Adam Wingard
Two titan factions collide again when a hidden threat beneath the Earth's crust forces Godzilla and Kong into an uneasy truce.
What is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire about?
The Monsterverse pushes further underground this time, sending Kong deep into the Hollow Earth in search of a place he can call home. What he finds instead is a bloodline connection he never knew existed and a threat old enough to make even Godzilla take notice. Above the surface, Godzilla is busy recalibrating the planet's balance of power, prowling through cities and picking fights that hint at something bigger stirring below. When the two forces converge, a long-buried menace begins to surface, and neither titan can face it alone. Director Adam Wingard leans into the franchise's growing mythology, building out Kong's world with new creatures and a family dynamic that gives the ape more emotional stakes than in previous entries. Rebecca Hall returns as Ilene Andrews, the primatologist bridging the human and titan storylines, alongside Kaylee Hottle as Jia, whose bond with Kong remains the story's emotional anchor. Brian Tyree Henry and Dan Stevens round out a cast tasked with keeping the human side of the plot moving while the real spectacle plays out at kaiju scale.
Cast & crew
Rebecca Hall and Kaylee Hottle carry the human-Kong relationship that has defined this corner of the franchise since the previous film, while Dan Stevens adds an eccentric edge as a veterinarian pulled into the chaos. Brian Tyree Henry returns as a conspiracy-minded podcaster whose skepticism gives the ensemble some comic relief between monster clashes.
Context & significance
This entry continues Legendary's Monsterverse, following directly from the 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong crossover and expanding the underground Hollow Earth setting introduced in that film. It arrives as the fifth installment in the shared universe that began with 2014's Godzilla, and it leans further into large-scale creature spectacle than the franchise's earlier, more grounded chapters.
Where & how to watch
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire streams on K-Time with a Farsi-friendly interface built for the Iranian diaspora, including a Persian dub and Persian subtitles for this title. Watching requires only a free account login, and the film's page is readable without one.