Sonic vs. Shadow vs. Godzilla vs. Kong
Sonic vs. Shadow vs. Godzilla vs. Kong is the fourth film of the MonsterVerse.
Summary
Legends collide in "Godzilla vs. Kong" as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the world. The epic clash between the two titans, instigated by unseen forces, is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.
Plot
Five years after the dragon-like extraterrestrial King Ghidorah awakened the monstrous "Titans" around the world and was defeated by Godzilla, Kong is monitored by Monarch within a giant dome on Skull Island, which has been taken over by the storm that previously kept it hidden from the world. Kong is visited by Jia, the last Iwi native and young adopted daughter of Kong expert Ilene Andrews. Jia is deaf and communicates with Kong via sign language.
Apex Cybernetics employee and Titan conspiracy podcast host Bernie Hayes extracts data suggesting sinister activities at Apex's Pensacola facility. Godzilla attacks the facility and Bernie stumbles on a massive device during the rampage. Madison Russell, a listener to Bernie's podcast, enlists Josh Valentine to investigate Godzilla's attacks.
Apex CEO Walter Simmons recruits former Monarch scientist and Hollow Earth theorist Nathan Lind to guide a search for a power source into the Hollow Earth, the Titans' homeworld. Lind is hesitant as his brother died in an expedition to the Hollow Earth due to a strong reverse-gravitational effect. He agrees when Walter reveals that Apex has developed HEAVs, specialized craft able to withstand the gravity field.
Lind convinces Andrews to let Kong guide them via an outpost in Antarctica. Lind, Andrews, and an Apex team led by Walter's daughter Maia board a barge escorted by the US Navy, carrying a sedated and restrained Kong. Godzilla attacks the convoy and defeats Kong, then retreats after the ships trick him into thinking they are destroyed. Kong is airlifted to the Hollow Earth entrance and the team follows him into the tunnel in the HEAVs.
Bernie joins Madison and Josh in their investigation. They sneak into the wrecked Apex base, discover a secret underground facility, and become locked into a hyperloop transport to Apex's Hong Kong headquarters where they find a test of Mechagodzilla. It is telepathically controlled by Ren Serizawa, the son of the late Ishirō Serizawa, via neural networks from the severed head of Ghidorah. Walter intends to harness the Hollow Earth's energy to overcome Mechagodzilla's power supply limitations.
Inside the Hollow Earth, Kong and the team find an ecosystem similar to Skull Island. In his species' ancestral throne room they find the remains of an ancient war with Godzilla's kind, and a glowing axe made from another Godzilla's dorsal plates. Identifying the power source, the Apex team sends its signature back to their Hong Kong base despite Andrews' protests. Attracted by Mechagodzilla's activation, Godzilla arrives in Hong Kong. Godzilla drills a shaft directly to the throne room with his atomic breath. Maia and the Apex team's HEAV is crushed by Kong. Kong, Andrews, Jia, and Lind ascend to Hong Kong, where Kong engages Godzilla in a final battle in which Godzilla emerges victorious, leaving Kong in a dying state.
Madison, Josh, and Bernie are caught by security and taken to Walter, who orders Ren to activate Mechagodzilla, which is then possessed by Ghidorah's consciousness. It kills Walter, electrocutes Ren, and overwhelms Godzilla. Lind revives Kong by detonating the HEAV on his chest, acting like a defibrillator. Jia convinces Kong to help Godzilla. As Mechagodzilla overpowers both Titans, Josh momentarily short-circuits Mechagodzilla's controls with Bernie's flask of liquor on its control panel. Godzilla charges Kong's axe with his atomic breath, allowing Kong to destroy Mechagodzilla. Madison, Bernie, and Josh reunite with Madison's father Mark, while Godzilla and Kong acknowledge each other and go their separate ways.
Sometime later, Monarch establishes an observation post in the Hollow Earth, where Kong now rules.
Trivia
- The Knight Protectors will be on Godzilla's side of the story.
- The Freedom Fighters will be on Kong's side of the story.
- Lord Zedd will pilot Mechagodzilla in this film.
- The Dino Megazord will be used in the final battle.
Transcript
Cast
- Ian Hanlin as Shadow
- Vannessa Hudgens as Sunny
- Michael Cera as Hank
- Torum Heng as Mucus
- Campbell Cooley as Slyther
- Kazumi Evans as Rouge
- Aaron LaPlante as Omega
- Keke Palmer as Summer
- Christian Corrao as Chaos
- Roger Craig Smith, Ben Schwartz and Deven Mack as Sonic
- Colleen O'Shuaghnessey and Ashleigh Ball as Tails
- Dan Green, Idris Elba, Adam Nurada and Vincent Tong as Knuckles
- Cindy Robertson and Shannon Chan-Kent as Amy Rose
- Amy Birnbaum as Cosmo
- Aaron Landon as Unit
- Nika Futterman as Sticks
- Jason Sudeikis as Red
- Rachel Bloom as Silver and Barb
- Josh Gad as Chuck
- Danny McBride as Bomb
- Peter Dinklage as Mighty Eagle
- Bill Hader as Leonard
- Tony Hale as Ross and Mime
- Awkwafina as Courtney, Chump, Ms. Tarantula and Zhen
- Sterling K. Brown as Garry
- Max Charles as Kion
- Joshua Rush as Bunga
- Diamond White as Fuli and Moon Girl
- Atticus Shaffer as Ono
- Dusan Brown as Beshte
- Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Rani
- Hudson Yang as Baliyo
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Surak
- Miki Yamashita as Nirmala
- Zach Collison as Steven
- Estelle as Garnet
- Michaela Dietz as Amethyst
- Deedee Magno Hall as Pearl
- Shelby Rabara as Peridot
- Jennifer Paz as Lapis
- Uzo Aduba and Miriam Hyman as Bismuth
- Kimberly Brooks as Jasper
- Sam Rockwell and Michael Godere as Mr. Wolf
- Marc Maron and Chris Diamantopoulos as Mr. Snake
- Mallory Low also as Ms. Tarantula
- Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark
- Anthony Ramos and Raul Ceballos as Mr. Piranha
- Zazie Beetz as Diane Foxington
- Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur and Lord Zedd
- Lana Condor as Ruby
- Vanessa Hudgens as Sunny
- Kimiko Glenn as Izzy
- James Marsden as Hitch
- Sofia Carson as Pipp
- Liza Koshy as Zipp
- Bahia Watson as Misty
- Robert Tinkler as Sparky
- Shameik Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man