Blair Witch’s Adam Wingard will direct Godzilla vs. Kong
Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s Godzilla vs. Kong, slated for a May 2020 release, has just named its director, Deadline reports. Adam Wingard, best known for his critically acclaimed indie horror breakthrough You’re Next (2011), and more recently for Blair Witch (2016), a low-budget spinoff sequel to the 1999 found footage classic, will pick up his first monster movie.
Wingard also recently finished work on Netflix’s Death Note, a live-action adaptation of the popular 2003 manga series, which will stream in August. He’s an odd choice, given how uncommon it is to see a director move from indie horror to mainstream action blockbuster, and the decision hints that Legendary’s already gritty take on the monster movie will be…
